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The Home Stretch for Recovery
10 years ago
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hOI!!!
Hoo and ray! *Quacks merrily* After one week away from the Eye Hospital, I returned to find everything is healing perfectly!
Thanks to my Glaucoma Specialist being able to see all my ocular tissue healing with no signs of detrimental leaks, I can now taper all the heavy medication that I've been on for well over a month. The most notable of which being the oral steroids that have messed with my taste buds, make me shakey, and prevent me from having a solid night's sleep. I was taking 60 MG to prevent the swelling in my eye from impacting the recovery, but now I'm down to taking 40 MG. I'll be only taking 20 MG by the time I have my next follow-up on Monday, March 7th. If all goes well, I'll drop to 10 MG and then be rid of the oral steroids completely. Woop!
I've also been allowed to cut down on the dialating drop, the anti-biotic drop, and the ocular steroid drop. As all these medications have side effects that slow healing in lieu of preventing infection and/or swelling, my eye can more focus on acclimating to the corneal transplant while returning to standard operation.
If all goes well on March 7th, I will also be able to finally remove the Bandage Contact Lens! I've had to wear one since November to prevent infection while ensuring all the medications stay strongly confined upon my ocular surface. this includes the Amnionic Disc that, at this moment, is dissolving and making it next to impossible for me to see as it spreads its healing enzymes throughout the whole of my ocular surface. Fortunately, this is expected and not being able to see is more a bother than a problem. :)
So it is all good news here! If March 7th goes just as, if not more, favorably, I may be able to start seeing what my eye can really do as early as March 8th! I know I currently have over 600 submissions to browse so it will be loads of fun to see what everyone has been up to as I've focused on my recovery. :)
Thanks again for all of your support throughout my recovery. You are the best friends a dino-ducklett could ever ask for. You make me so proud to be a part of this site while doing all I can to contribute to the better of all through our love for the arts.
SIDE NOTE:
I listened to this today and it reminded me of how all of you have helped me to embrace who I am while finding ways to focus less on me and more on what I can do to be a better friend and inspiration for those who may also have to cope with life changing events where having a support can make the difference between a good outlook and a bad outcome. It really reminded me how I can turn any negative into a positive so long as I remember to see life as a "Learning Experience" / "Opportunity" instead of a "What's in it for me?"
Your Pal,
---Yosh E. O'Ducky ;)
Hoo and ray! *Quacks merrily* After one week away from the Eye Hospital, I returned to find everything is healing perfectly!
Thanks to my Glaucoma Specialist being able to see all my ocular tissue healing with no signs of detrimental leaks, I can now taper all the heavy medication that I've been on for well over a month. The most notable of which being the oral steroids that have messed with my taste buds, make me shakey, and prevent me from having a solid night's sleep. I was taking 60 MG to prevent the swelling in my eye from impacting the recovery, but now I'm down to taking 40 MG. I'll be only taking 20 MG by the time I have my next follow-up on Monday, March 7th. If all goes well, I'll drop to 10 MG and then be rid of the oral steroids completely. Woop!
I've also been allowed to cut down on the dialating drop, the anti-biotic drop, and the ocular steroid drop. As all these medications have side effects that slow healing in lieu of preventing infection and/or swelling, my eye can more focus on acclimating to the corneal transplant while returning to standard operation.
If all goes well on March 7th, I will also be able to finally remove the Bandage Contact Lens! I've had to wear one since November to prevent infection while ensuring all the medications stay strongly confined upon my ocular surface. this includes the Amnionic Disc that, at this moment, is dissolving and making it next to impossible for me to see as it spreads its healing enzymes throughout the whole of my ocular surface. Fortunately, this is expected and not being able to see is more a bother than a problem. :)
So it is all good news here! If March 7th goes just as, if not more, favorably, I may be able to start seeing what my eye can really do as early as March 8th! I know I currently have over 600 submissions to browse so it will be loads of fun to see what everyone has been up to as I've focused on my recovery. :)
Thanks again for all of your support throughout my recovery. You are the best friends a dino-ducklett could ever ask for. You make me so proud to be a part of this site while doing all I can to contribute to the better of all through our love for the arts.
SIDE NOTE:
I listened to this today and it reminded me of how all of you have helped me to embrace who I am while finding ways to focus less on me and more on what I can do to be a better friend and inspiration for those who may also have to cope with life changing events where having a support can make the difference between a good outlook and a bad outcome. It really reminded me how I can turn any negative into a positive so long as I remember to see life as a "Learning Experience" / "Opportunity" instead of a "What's in it for me?"
Your Pal,
---Yosh E. O'Ducky ;)
Also, as I will be unable to access my computer on March 7, please accept this good luck hug now *hugs*
It's been a long road, but definitely a positive one. The fact I was able to avoid my eye exploding / imploding makes me so happy. It'll be great to get back to enjoying everything you and all of our friends have been up to since this surgical adventure started back precisely one month ago today. :)
Here's wishing you all the best, Kaffre. I look forward to hearing good news from you as we make our way into a most delightful Spring filled with cuteness and new possibilities. :)
It's been a long recovery, but all that was learned in 2012 has made it a very positive recovery. If all keeps going as it sounds it is, I will actually see a little better than I have in over four years! Knowing this potential possibility makes me so happy since it'll allow me to better appreciate your artwork, along with that from our other pals. I most definitely will not take anything for granted as, at the advent of all this, I was expected to lose all of my sight entirely. :)
I really am thankful to have a great friend like you, Boom. You, like everyone else, do not need to comment to let me know you're there. I honestly thought about your thoughtful artwork throughout this recovery to bring me a smile as I await when I can try my eye out. I have so many happy thoughts to feed off of and, no doubt, one of the 600 submissions I have waiting for me has to be from you. I can't wait to see it. :)
If you can think of anything I should give a gander to first, please let me know when I make my March 7th follow-up post. This way, I can go right to what you'd like me to see. :)
and been working with some Tsurgdar pics x3
It will be fun seeing all you've added to [oi]Tsurgdari[/I]. I should be getting to it this week. It's truly impressive how many friends shared their stories with me and I've loved reading each one. :)
and you read Tsurgdari, oh wait, not yet, welp, I still have short stories to get to. XD
I'm hoping to get to Tsurgdari this week. I've made a lot of progress towards catching up on stories and am eager to make sure I provide fun feedback based on all I've gotten to enjoy.
Have you learned anything new and/or delicious in school?
Well a fan sequel
How has class been? I do hope well.
I'm looking forward to being able to catch up on as much of your work as I possibly can when I can. If things go as hoped, I may be able to start trying to see artwork again by the end of the week. Definitely crossing fingers over here. :)
classes have been going good, preparing for mid-term
I may soon have a pretty exciting announcement to share, too. The reason I mention it to you is that it relates to something you and I talked about a few months back. I should know for sure by March 8th, but I'm very excited and will love hearing your thoughts as it could incorporate with my part of our proposed BronyCon presentation. :)
Our son needed tubes in his ear due to how he'd no sooner get done healing from an ear infection he'd get another. :( Fortunately, once he reached Age 4, it seemed to finally stop being a non-stop battle to keep him from experiencing such things.
Have you noticed your daughter gravitating more towards you, or mom, when she is ill? My wife always found it funny how my son would be all about "Dada" until he got sick. Then he'd be all "Mama" and chasing her everywhere. The way children seem to go towards a particular parent based on their feelings is very interesting.
As for the eye, I'm just happy I'm in the final stretch of all of this. Right now, the Amnionic Disc is fully dissolving into my eye and making any vision nearly impossible. However, since I went into the first surgery expecting no vision at all after it was over, I'll gladly take a few days of healing enzymes fusing into my ocular surface. :)
My biggest hoope is that my vision improves enough that I can make out where my son is when he participates in his Spring 2016 soccer. I couldn't see him at all during the Fall of last year and, even if it is just a silhouette, it'd be nice to see him guarding the goal. :)
As for who she wants, I don't think she want one of us over another. I tend to take her so my wife can be fresh for work since she has the better job.
And I can't wait to hear what kind of vision you have once all is said and done. That would be really neat if you got back a great deal and could really see without just being a silhouette. If its going to work then the most is best! Keep healing and I will keep you and yours in my thoughts.
Schools are always a haven for colds. Fortunately, as we noticed with our son, your little lady will build up a pretty strong immune system and be good by the time she reaches grade school. It's no fun knowing your child has to keep on seemingly endless roller-coaster of colds, but you are a great parent and your wife is an awesome parent, too. So all will turn out great before you know it. :)
When I lost my job in 2008, I enjoyed taking our son out to the nearby park so my wife could have some time to herself after work. It's where he and I developed some fun theme songs that I still hum and/or modify to this day as he goes about being a silly nine year old. Kazootles is it hard to believe how fast they grow up.
Right now, the Amnionic Membrane has decided it is going to finish its dissolving into my eye. So, for a few days, I won't be able to see a thing as the last of the healing enzymes work their magic. Fortunately, this is expected and gives me more reason to keep the yee closed to further its overall recovery. :)
Are you getting ready for Spring Break over there? Will you be able to enjoy Spring Break? Or does it seem your professors will have you doing an internship, observation, etc. over the beloved holiday?
In my MBA, my Spring Break was always just an excuse to pile on assignments. Though, it all worked out and the experience I gained really shaped me into a better person. Hopefully, you can find a chance to have a little fun despite whatever you are tasked to do. :)
I also have some business stuff to take care of for the program. I need to get some testing out of the way as well as renew a few background thingies.
Anyways, I hope your healing continues unabated! *hugs*
It actually made me sick when I had my previous job knowing I was making more than the tenured teacher here in PA. Why should I be paid more to validate software and write-up manuals than an educator who makes such a profound difference in the lives of our future? It's just not right.
Today, I'm heading off for the appointment in which will determine if all the efforts put forth since January 27th have been successful. My vision has been horribly obscured, largely due to the healing membrane and daily doses of dialating drops. If all goes well, I'll have the healing membrane removed and be allowed to stop dialating my eye. (The reason for the dialating is the same as why I've been taking steroids. this being to reduce swelling that kept my eye from being able to create ocular fluid to create adequate pressure)
I'll most definitely be posting an update as soon as I can. However, since I've fallen behind on comments, I thought I'd at least update everyone I could here. I'd be lying if I didn't say I'm a very nervous ducky, but I know all will be well as our friendship will continue no matter what I discover at tomorrow's appointment. *Snugs*
In just being my friend, you have helped me immensely in making it through this recent series of surgeries and procedures. I've been working to look at everything "Objectively" so I don't scare myself as I did back in 2012. It's amazing what a little "Brain Power" can do to take away the scary stuff. :)
I'm glad you haven't had the double vision since your steroid treatment. Hopefully you can avoid them for a good time to come as they have to very gently be administered and reduced gradually.
So far, aside from the Amnionic Membrane fully dissolving into my eye, I'd say everything has gone massively beyond expectations. I may not be able to see much as my eye absorbs the healing ensymes of the membrane, but it is a short term bother that I'm okay with.
What is super nice is how all they learned in helping me maintain site despite the odds will benefit my sister when her time comes to have her cornea transplanted. They felt it was very unlikely I'd come out with sight, but I did. So, when my sister needs it, they'll be a lot more confident and could even do more for her than they did for me. :) Not to mention all the knowledge gained in working around a difficult case so others born with similar conditions have loads of hope where none may have existed. :)
It is always great to share adventures with you, Skye. You've fought a lot of battles to get to where you are and it makes me feel good knowing that, like you, I'm playing a part to help others through going through what I must to maintain my overall health. It's not always easy, but our friendship has certainly made me see things from a much more positive perspective ad I will always be immensely appreciative of that. :)
I'm super thankful for you and all of our friends. The support I feel really does give me so much determination to not panic, be patient, and know when I come back at 100%, I'll be one awesome little duck-butt.
I'm excited to see if you have any new posts in which I have missed during my recovery. It's going to take me awhile to get to all of them, but it is definitely nice knowing I can continue to enjoy your submissios along with those from our friends. :)
Due to the healing membrane, contact lens, dialating drops, and oral steroids, I've been a complete mess. I can only see shadows and bright lights. I'm hopeful this is all just due to the meds and the dissolving membrane.
I've found some ways to navigate web-sites with my screen reader, but many aren't very nice. I did, however, find a way to read over some nice works on FiM Fiction. The site is tough to find stories, but direct links to stories seem to work out. I managed to give "Glitter Sparkle" and a few others some quality feedback. I'm hopeful to still catch up on more as time allows based on what I learn during my appointment tomorrow.
May you be well and have a super-duper day!
Thanks for all your warmth and support, my friend. It has meant a lot. :)
Today, I head off for the appointment that will determine if all that has been done has truly been effective. Good news tomorrow means I should be able to get all the icky healing stuffs taken off my eye so I can find out how much vision I still have after all of this. I have so many butterflies in my tummy. Now I just want soft, cuddly hugs. *Quacky Blush*
Today, I'm off for the appointment where I'lll learn if all the issues pre and post-op have been resolved through the use of a special contact lens coupled with a membrane disc. Good news tomorrow could mean I could be able to do more things by the end of the week. I'm very excited, and nervous, at the same time.
Thanks for all of your patience as I've been gearing up for and working through this recovery. It will be nice to get things back to normal soon.