It has happened again. Saw a flash, maybe three, in the corner of my right eye Saturday evening. We were outside doing the evening walk to the corner and back, so I did not think anything about it. Saw the massive floater yesterday and the tissue paper effect. Thought it had been this same eye before. Had a day of sheer panic that has stretched into today as my eye doc seems to be closed, at least for now, and the retina specialist place he told me call if anything ever happened will not see me without doctor notes.
So, they decided to send me to an eye doctor next door, and after some discussion with the very nice scheduler who wanted me to wait two plus weeks as a new patient, I go in early afternoon tomorrow for an exam.
Finally remembered I had blogged about this before. Read this and then figured out that it was the LEFT last time and now it is the RIGHT. SO NOT THE SAME FREAKING EYE, AFTER ALL.
Panic Level Alert dialed down to a 7 as it was diagnosed as a posterior vitreous detachment before and was told it would most likely happen again with the other eye. Once you do it in one, it is a virtual guarantee. As long as the retina has not also detached, I should be fine after an annoying few weeks of the giant floater with the tissue paper effect.
So, if you will, keep a good thought as I deal with this tomorrow. Please and thank you.
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I feel your pain and your panic, Kevin, as I am going through similar eye problems. Through accidents I have come close to losing my eyes several times in the past and am now extremely phobic if anyone comes close to them. I had my first eye operated on last week. I was knocked out for what they called a "minor procedure"; otherwise I fear I may have physically hurt the doctor when he came close to the eye. The operation went well and my vision is better and the doctor is alive, so all that is a plus. Sometime at the end of the month, they will look a their calendar and schedule work on the other eye, and I am already beginning to panic. But sometimes you have to go through hell for the greater good. Despite any ill feelings you may have, you will get through this ordeal with flying colors because you are made of sterner stuff than me.
Oh, no, I am not, Jerry. Time has proven that several times since our worlds were rocked bt the loss of our respective spouses.
I was horribly freaked out about your eye procedure and still am. I hate this eye stuff.
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