On March 11, 2010, after nearly a year of constant pain in my right (blind) eye, I went into Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates' office to have my eye removed. The decision was a painstaking one, and required a lot of thought and talks with both my parents and my boyfriend as to which was the best option.
I will admit that I don't like change. Abhor it is more accurate. So it was with a heavy heart that I decided to have my eye removed, a process that is irreversible.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
3-17-10: The Realization That My Eye Is Gone
Well after being upbeat and positive the first 6 days after surgery, the realization hit me full in the face on the night of St Patrick's Day: My eye is gone. It is not coming back. And nothing anyone can do can put it back.
Cue immediate tears. Of course this would occur while I was in the middle of holding warm washcloths up to my eye to soothe it, thereby putting pressure on the stitch that's currently holding my 2 eyelids together.
The good news is we heard from the pathology lab today and my eye didn't have any cancer. However, that's a small consolation considering I can't just put it back in.
Oh well. Live and learn. At any rate, you live.
That is all for now.
Cue immediate tears. Of course this would occur while I was in the middle of holding warm washcloths up to my eye to soothe it, thereby putting pressure on the stitch that's currently holding my 2 eyelids together.
The good news is we heard from the pathology lab today and my eye didn't have any cancer. However, that's a small consolation considering I can't just put it back in.
Oh well. Live and learn. At any rate, you live.
That is all for now.
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