So on May 8th, I had a macro aneurism in my right eye. Life changed from that day. Saw an eye doctor that day, he immediately referred me to a retina specialist. The only one that was available was a visiting doctor who based in Cleveland. He recommended a surgery to insert a bubble to try to move the blood clot away from the center of my vision, but only 50/50 chance of success. We took the advice. A week later on May 17, I got the surgery. Today, May 18, the 3rd doctor did my post op follow up. The patch is off. Vision is blurry. I have to keep my head down 24/7, or 45 min of an hour and sleep on my left side. Elim is a sweet heart and ordered a massage chair for me that I can sit face down with support. Eny called every day. I think besides the blurry vision that makes my right eye wanders away when I look straight, would be the requirement to keep my chin to the chest and to sleep on my left side. I’m a back sleeper. My body aches if I sleep on my side and my ear hurts.
Leo is my champ and constant support. I can’t drive now and he needs to walk Benny 3 times a day plus the final pee at night, and he needs to put drops in my eye for me, I can’t see enough to do it myself. it’s a lot of pressure for him but he stays strong and supportive for me. I’m very lucky to have him in my life. He has always been the support for me.
Future is unknown. Dancing, photography are both up in the air right now. I am such an impatient person, but for this one, I have to wait and see and it may take up to 2 months to even know the result. In the mean time, I am staying upbeat and learning to deal with it. It happened and the only thing I can do is to do what I need to do and learn to deal with the consequences. Lots of adjustments to life, my perceived hobbies, and how I function as a person. Boy, the universe is giving me a very tough challenge. Never imagine I would have to face some kind of impairment. This is a big one!