Final Eye Update ('Cause I Don't Want To Bore Y'all)!

Hi Reading Buds,

Well, it's sloooooowwwwwwwlllllllyyyyyy getting better. Final check with the opthamologist (not the cranky doctor;-) resulted in the following diagnosis:

Due to my hysterectomy, and being 'thrust' into menopause, instead of chin hairs, I got eye trauma. The vitrious humor (nothing funny about it, if you ask me) has separated--that's the gel inside your eyeball that helps you see...or, in my case, NOT see.

A huge blob of it blocked my lens, and it has to dissolve of its own accord. Now, my body has always had a mind of its own, so this blob of goo is taking its own sweet time going away. My eyeball still looks like it has schmutz on it and needs a good washing.

I also have thinning spots in my retina, but nothing can be done about those. I've been told to periodically "rest" my eyes, especially the right one (yeah, right! Me? Rest?). My cue to rest is a massive headache centered nearly inside my eye.

So, no need for surgery. Once my body gets used to its new hormone-less state, it should settle down...but the potential for this to happen in the other eye is high. I'm already seeing tiny floaters in it...when I'm bored, I try to chase them around inside my eyeball (I know, I'm weird).

So, that's it for now. I've official become a SAHM, and joined the ranks of either the unemployed, or retired (I prefer the latter), so I should be reviewing more often now.

Thanks for the prayers and concern. You all are great and wonderful friends, and I'm blessed to have you in my life.

Love ya!

Deena