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The Last Eye Surgery Ever
3 years ago
Hamha:
Here’s what’s new in story commissions and all things dino-duckling!
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CURRENT STORY COMMISSIONS:
1:
littlebeararnold - Updating Parts 3 & 4.
2: Anonymous – Revising ‘First Draft’ of ‘FiM Fiction Story’.
GOING ON HIATUS:[/i]
Today’s surgery will have be quite unable to do much quality writing for at least a week. I had initially hoped to have had finished the stories for Arnold and ‘Sue Donym’ a lot sooner. Unfortunately a lot of real life stuff came up that, combined with my anxiety over this last-ever eye surgery, I was unable to do so. This is why I will no longer being taking any new story commissions until I’ve recovered from today’s pivotal procedure.
THOUGHTS FROM THE CHANGING TABLE:
It’s not often that I am at a loss for words. I imagine Yosh not quacking up a storm while being changed making life a lot easier for Miss Macaroni Penguin, MILF Mama Goatella, Mommy Rainfeather, and Miss Nutalie. Of course this would be so out of the ordinary for the dino-duckling that they’d make haste to the nurse’s office after getting Yosh cleaned up.
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Since the day I entered into this world, I have been in a losing battle against Glaucoma. Glaucoma, put simply, is when the fluid in your eyes cannot properly regulate itself. This means that your eyes, which are much like water balloons, can either have too much, or too little, fluid pressure within them. An ocular pressure below 10, which is a value that various ophthalmic tools can measure, puts you at risk of your eye ‘deflating’ while causing a tremendous amount of damage to all of its inner workings.
If the pressure is above 20, the overfilled eye will start to damage the optic nerve for that eye until sight loss occurs. Should the fluid in your eye not be able to return to a safe value of between 10 and 20, you will continue to experience irreparable sight loss as additional parts of your eye, such as your cornea and retina, begin to deteriorate.
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Glaucoma is [i]not curable. The damage done by it is also irreversible. There is hope that regeneration of the optic nerve will be possible by 2070, but regeneration and/or repair of other parts of your eye, which includes the eyeball itself, are decades beyond my allotted time on this Earthly Plane.
Some good news is that my type of Glaucoma is super-duper rare. Most people do not even show possible risks of being afflicted by Glaucoma until they are in their 60s.
Being born with Glaucoma, as Winry and I were, is a result of a genetic defect that is now being researched. Winry, Mrs. O’Ducky, and I all participated in a study that shed light on how respective genes play a part in giving birth to a child who is afflicted by Glaucoma. This research, coupled with all the good, bad, and neutral outcomes countless surgeries, procedures, and medications have been done on me will serve to further spare children not yet born to avoid having to experience what I have experienced in my42.5 years of life. (As of the writing of this journal, Winry still has ‘usable’ eyesight in her right eye. She has not had to have nearly as many surgeries, experimental medications, etc. As she is 3 years younger than I am, Winry should serve as an example of how the practice of medicine does get better-and-better through both success and failure in the treatment of diseases that, more often than not, uniquely impact each individual whose body acquires an unwanted disease, defect, disability, etc.).
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What makes today’s surgery most notable is how it is my very last one. My right eye was removed in Spring 2019 and, before today ends, my disease-ravaged left eye will no longer be around to cause me harm.
Now that I will no longer have an eye, I will finally be able to transition into my life post eyesight. I’ve had absolutely no physical vision since December 2016, but fully accepting my life as one who will never see beyond his imagination for the rest of his life has been a psychological struggle. The reason being how I always held on to even the slightest of slight chances of, one day, having some level of vision restored to me. No longer having an eye to work with and the area the eye occupies fixed up to work with contact lens-like, prosthetic eyes will officially transition me into embracing what I can do as one without physical eyesight instead of one who is totally blind and desperately trying to hold on to those things that my situation prevents me from genuinely participating in. The mental trauma of “What if…?” will finally be gone and, most important to me, I will no longer have a hurtful habit of trying to vicariously live a life with sight through others.
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Okay… *Takes a deep breath while stretching his body* All the best as I waddle off to the hospital for the final eye surgery I’ll ever need. May you all be well and, for me, please do what you can to make sure you take care of your eyes. I never asked for my condition and its ongoing reign of terror on my life. This said, Glaucoma is preventable and easily treated when acquired through the natural aging of your body. Do make all the efforts you can to avoid, or at least reduce, eye strain in our era of screen-based communication. Also, when possible, do try to see an eye doctor at least 1 time per year to make sure Glaucoma, or another potential, sight-stealing disease, does not get the best of you.
Your Pal,[
---Yosh E. O'Ducky ;)
Here’s what’s new in story commissions and all things dino-duckling!
----
CURRENT STORY COMMISSIONS:
1:
littlebeararnold - Updating Parts 3 & 4.2: Anonymous – Revising ‘First Draft’ of ‘FiM Fiction Story’.
GOING ON HIATUS:[/i]
Today’s surgery will have be quite unable to do much quality writing for at least a week. I had initially hoped to have had finished the stories for Arnold and ‘Sue Donym’ a lot sooner. Unfortunately a lot of real life stuff came up that, combined with my anxiety over this last-ever eye surgery, I was unable to do so. This is why I will no longer being taking any new story commissions until I’ve recovered from today’s pivotal procedure.
THOUGHTS FROM THE CHANGING TABLE:
It’s not often that I am at a loss for words. I imagine Yosh not quacking up a storm while being changed making life a lot easier for Miss Macaroni Penguin, MILF Mama Goatella, Mommy Rainfeather, and Miss Nutalie. Of course this would be so out of the ordinary for the dino-duckling that they’d make haste to the nurse’s office after getting Yosh cleaned up.
***
Since the day I entered into this world, I have been in a losing battle against Glaucoma. Glaucoma, put simply, is when the fluid in your eyes cannot properly regulate itself. This means that your eyes, which are much like water balloons, can either have too much, or too little, fluid pressure within them. An ocular pressure below 10, which is a value that various ophthalmic tools can measure, puts you at risk of your eye ‘deflating’ while causing a tremendous amount of damage to all of its inner workings.
If the pressure is above 20, the overfilled eye will start to damage the optic nerve for that eye until sight loss occurs. Should the fluid in your eye not be able to return to a safe value of between 10 and 20, you will continue to experience irreparable sight loss as additional parts of your eye, such as your cornea and retina, begin to deteriorate.
***
Glaucoma is [i]not curable. The damage done by it is also irreversible. There is hope that regeneration of the optic nerve will be possible by 2070, but regeneration and/or repair of other parts of your eye, which includes the eyeball itself, are decades beyond my allotted time on this Earthly Plane.
Some good news is that my type of Glaucoma is super-duper rare. Most people do not even show possible risks of being afflicted by Glaucoma until they are in their 60s.
Being born with Glaucoma, as Winry and I were, is a result of a genetic defect that is now being researched. Winry, Mrs. O’Ducky, and I all participated in a study that shed light on how respective genes play a part in giving birth to a child who is afflicted by Glaucoma. This research, coupled with all the good, bad, and neutral outcomes countless surgeries, procedures, and medications have been done on me will serve to further spare children not yet born to avoid having to experience what I have experienced in my42.5 years of life. (As of the writing of this journal, Winry still has ‘usable’ eyesight in her right eye. She has not had to have nearly as many surgeries, experimental medications, etc. As she is 3 years younger than I am, Winry should serve as an example of how the practice of medicine does get better-and-better through both success and failure in the treatment of diseases that, more often than not, uniquely impact each individual whose body acquires an unwanted disease, defect, disability, etc.).
***
What makes today’s surgery most notable is how it is my very last one. My right eye was removed in Spring 2019 and, before today ends, my disease-ravaged left eye will no longer be around to cause me harm.
Now that I will no longer have an eye, I will finally be able to transition into my life post eyesight. I’ve had absolutely no physical vision since December 2016, but fully accepting my life as one who will never see beyond his imagination for the rest of his life has been a psychological struggle. The reason being how I always held on to even the slightest of slight chances of, one day, having some level of vision restored to me. No longer having an eye to work with and the area the eye occupies fixed up to work with contact lens-like, prosthetic eyes will officially transition me into embracing what I can do as one without physical eyesight instead of one who is totally blind and desperately trying to hold on to those things that my situation prevents me from genuinely participating in. The mental trauma of “What if…?” will finally be gone and, most important to me, I will no longer have a hurtful habit of trying to vicariously live a life with sight through others.
***
Okay… *Takes a deep breath while stretching his body* All the best as I waddle off to the hospital for the final eye surgery I’ll ever need. May you all be well and, for me, please do what you can to make sure you take care of your eyes. I never asked for my condition and its ongoing reign of terror on my life. This said, Glaucoma is preventable and easily treated when acquired through the natural aging of your body. Do make all the efforts you can to avoid, or at least reduce, eye strain in our era of screen-based communication. Also, when possible, do try to see an eye doctor at least 1 time per year to make sure Glaucoma, or another potential, sight-stealing disease, does not get the best of you.
Your Pal,[
---Yosh E. O'Ducky ;)
Nevertheless, I wish you a speedy convalescence! *salubrious hugs*
I'm not going to miss having to worry about an eye going all whack-a-doo. Given the current prognosis, I may even have more energy to use towards writing and such as the current level of swelling is already better than what I was experiencing on a regular basis by retaining the not-so-gnarly eyeball.
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Given how my mom was making such a fuss over my 'exposure' while I waited the 3 hours to get wheeled into the operating room, I can't ever stop thinking of this mental image of being seen sitting on the gourney from various angles. One would have Yosh's little penis just poking out from between his crossed legs and the other would view the same pose that shows more of his feathery-tushie than he ever thought had become exposed. (A diaper could fix this, but you are not allowed undergarments when you are going to be operated on. Nope! Just a super-revealing gown that can be removed easily in an emergency that, no doubt, many have used to get sneak peeks at naughty places.) *Giggles*
Fortunately, as I no longer have any eyes at all, I am now both 100% blind and will never need an eye surgery ever again. :)
The recovery is going better-than-expected. What's even better is that, even though it will take another 2 months to fully heal, the area where my left eye once resided has already become less 'poofy' than it was before the surgery had been done to remove it. I'm thinking this will help me think more clearly and have more mental energy since less pressure will be put upon the left side of my noggin. :)
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Thanks so much for always being such a great friend, doodle. Life may not allow us to share words as much as we used to, but you shall always be a very cherished and beloved friend. I hope you also know that I will always be there for you if you ever may need the assistance of a silly lil' ducky. :)
Many thanks for the well-wishes. Have a wonderful day!
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After all the surgeries I have had in my life, I must share how I have really enjoyed picking up on all that I can about the OR itself before the anesthesia takes me out. For example, while being wheeled in, they had the song Every Rose Has Its Thorn playing. The next tune was Brickhouse and I fell to the anesthesia while the song informed me of how "She's a brick... house.". <LoL!>
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I also, given it being my very last eye surgery, did succeed in smuggling my Snowdrop plushie into the OR! I was happy that she made it all the way until they totally knocked me out. She has been such an important part of every eye surgery and procedure I've had since 2013. It was only right that we hear the 'twinkles' together as the last connection my icky-ucky birth defect was removed from me. :)
By the way Yosh... I've passed the written exams for the public teachers contest!!! The written test were the only ones with a minimum score required to continue in the process and I passed it! The test was quiet hard and a lot of people failed it. So, having this good result now my chances to get a job position as a teacher increase a lot. We'll still have to wait the rest of the process which may take a few months still. We'll see what happens, but the hardest step is finally over fortunately.
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I was scared going into the surgery to remove my remaining eye. A part of me still hoped and dreamed that holding on to the eye itself would, one day, provide me an opportunity to have my physical eyesight restored to even that of light recognition. However, the day after the surgery, my post-op appointment revealed that my left eye was far more damaged than I ever had expected it to be.
Sparing yucky details, the doctor performing the surgery needed more than the projected time to remove the eye while ensuring that donor tissue and the muscles that controlled the eye healed properly. Past surgeries had created quite the bit of scar tissue, but the doctor was able to make everything perfect for when the swelling has resolved enough to get another prosthetic eye.
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I am very happy that you are getting your eyes checked by a doctor / ophthalmologist as regularly as is possible. Our world is certainly only going to become more and more reliant on physical eyesight to participate in all aspects of life. There are some things you cannot avoid happening, like how I was born with Glaucoma in both eyes. However, based on your description, what is troubling your vision in the one eye is an easy fix that is best done when you and your doctor agree it is best to do so.
It still amazes me how quickly a successful operation can be done to remove a cataract from the eye. Most cataract surgeries take less than 45 minutes and have a recovery period of less than a week. What you have may even be fixed through the use of a specialized laser that would only require a few numbing drops, the ability to hold still, and let the doctor make the microscopic repairs in a specialized exam room without needing to visit an operating room.
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Do continue to keep me updated on your opportunity to become an instructor / teacher. I really and truly feel that nobody could do a better job than the very person who gave us the lovable and ever-caring 'Padded Princess of the Foals'.
If everything goes well, in the next few months will start the process of assigning positions to the contest winners, even if I don't get one of the positions, I'll stay on a kind of "waiting list" of where I'll be called once a position gets free in the next two years. Meanwhile, I'll be doing a mandatory course for professionals like me who didn't studied for teachers in college. The course will teach us the basis of teaching so we'll be more prepared for our jobs.
Oh! And by the way. Welcome back to FA Yosh!!!