Project New Eye: Update (original) (raw)

Wed, Mar. 26th, 2008, 09:33 pm

mystress_vatra: Project New Eye: Update

hey everyone!

it's been a while since my last posting, but that's mostly been due to the fact that i had the cross-linking done, and there was quite a while of mega-squinting (it sounds lame, but squinting all day will give you a wicked headache!).

i went back to my eye clinic today for a check-up and got awesome news: not only are my eyes healing really well, but my sight actually improved in the left eye! you can imagine how stunned everyone was - we went ahead with surgery just to halt the thinning of my cornea, so having the sight improve is a huge bonus that we never even considered! i couldn't believe it - i was on the verge of happy-tears all day. you know when you're on public transit, and there's always that one person who's laughing to themselves, and everyone else moves away ever-so-carefully? that was me and my mom on the subway! we'd burst into happy giggles out of nowhere. yes, we looked crazy, but i'd do it again in a heartbeat. :p

i have to say it: if you're even thinking about the C3R operation - it's really worth it! i know, i know, we've heard it all before "results not typical", but it's given me a second chance. which is not to say it's all gum-drops and unicorns, rainbows and lollipops - it can get really frustrating to see nothing but blurriness for a month; and audiobooks are only so much fun; and yes, it gets to the point where if one more person says "just be patient" you want to poke them in both eyes as hard as you can and then ask them to "be patient" - but todays diagnosis really made it worthwhile. all the drops. all the "no i can't see that!"-s. all the squinting at everyone and everything - and all the possible wrinkles i may have given myself - all worth it.

i just really wanted to thank everyone who took interest in this, who cheered me one, wished me luck, all my friends who had to help me cross the street and point out the obvious for me - it really meant (and still does) sooooo much! and for everyone still dealing with their keratoconus, i know this sounds super-corny, but really, there is hope, it does get better, and you can totally beat this thing!!