Julie Barrett is a freelance writer and photographer based in Plano, TX.

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Thursday, January 31, 2013


I'm back from the retina specialist, and the news is really good. The tear is healing very well, and it's quite possible they won't need to use a laser on it at all.

The hemmorhage is a different matter. It's going to take some time to settle out, but he's optimistic that will happen given time.

I go back in two weeks, and can start back on most normal activities tomorrow, but with a little caution. It's like the old joke: Doctor, my vision gets worse when I do this. Then don't DO that! The idea is to not stir the crud in my eye up if possible. And I'll be able to tell if that's happening. 

This is really one of the best outcomes possible. I'm grateful to my doctors for making sure I knew what to expect so I could get in quickly, and also for giving me top-notch treatment. I may not be so happy when the bills come in, but that's another matter. ;-)

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Linnea said:
Glad your eye is going to be okay. I got shingles in September (that's when the chcken pox virus travels up your nerve endings to drive you nuts) The left side of my face swole up, my left eye swole up and I had blisters all over the left side of my forehead and face and scalp. What a sight. But worst of all was my poor old eye. I lost my eyesight after about 3 weeks but my opthalmologist kept me on antiviral drugs and steroid drops. Slowly my vision began clearing but there was still a lot of swelling behind my eye so my eyesight wasn't great. Only a couple of days ago I felt the swelling start to reduce. Yeah! I'm optimistic of a full recovery. Hope yours heals up fine too.
Date: 2/8/2013 4:31:42 PM Date: 2/8/2013 4:31:42 PM

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Linnea said:
Glad your eye is going to be okay. I got shingles in September (that's when the chcken pox virus travels up your nerve endings to drive you nuts) The left side of my face swole up, my left eye swole up and I had blisters all over the left side of my forehead and face and scalp. What a sight. But worst of all was my poor old eye. I lost my eyesight after about 3 weeks but my opthalmologist kept me on antiviral drugs and steroid drops. Slowly my vision began clearing but there was still a lot of swelling behind my eye so my eyesight wasn't great. Only a couple of days ago I felt the swelling start to reduce. Yeah! I'm optimistic of a full recovery. Hope yours heals up fine too.
Date: 2/8/2013 4:31:42 PM Date: 2/8/2013 4:31:42 PM





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