Dizzo Eye update!

[dizzojay]

So, I had a hospital appointment on Friday, and it's official.  I have a macular hole in my right eye.   Apparently it's something that's mostly age related - It's most common in people over 60, and I'm 54.  So yay me, it's nice to know I'm a statistical anomaly!

The good news is it's a small hole, the bad news is I'll need an operation to fix it.  This apparently involves pumping a gas bubble into my eye to put pressure on the hole and enable the edges to heal.  The doctor also said that the operation massively increases the risk of me developing a cataract in that eye within the next two years (like more than 90% risk), so while they're doing the biz for the macular hole, they'll pre-emptively repair the cataract as well.

I'm definitely going to choose to have it done under a general anaesthetic - there's no way I want to be awake and aware of all that crazy happening to my eye!

So I'm just waiting to hear from the hospital to arrange a date and then - looking forward to putting it behind me!

So, how's your 2023 going ...?

Comments

[apachefirecat]

Bless you, hon!!!! You'll be in my thoughts! <3 <3 <3

[spiralicious]

*hug* Hurray that it's fixable though. (That totally sounds terrifying though. I would opt to be asleep for that too.)