Day 11 - Important...

Your EYES!!!

Take care of those peepers!

My shiny, new Rheumatologist (who I like a lot better than the last one) started me on a new drug. One that has some gnarly side effects including potential damage to your retinas. Fun times. This possibility does not bring me joy mostly because I paid a pretty penny to have my eyes fixed and the idea of screwing that up gives me heartburn. I like seeing. Period. 

So she sends me to an Ophthalmologist. Yay! A NEW specialist! I went in a few weeks ago for the initial exam. I like the doctor - she's a good fit for me. (Side note - with the exception of my original Rheumatologist assigned to me in the hospital, I have ended up with doctors that are good fits for me. I'm a challenge.) She looks in my eye and makes some notes. She adjusted my medication and told me to come back when my eyes weren't dilated for more tests. 

That brings us to today.

I went in this morning for a bunch of "click the button when you see the light" tests and nerve pictures and color tests. Luckily I didn't have to take the "Better, Worse, About the Same" test. I HATE that test. After the testing I see the doctor for the results. She looks at the pictures of my nerve and says (verbatem) "the nerve in your left eye is a little funky."

Yep. That'd be me. 

Mutant
Variant
Funky Nerve

Go ahead and chart it. 

She also said I failed one of the light blinky tests because I cheated. Apparently you're not supposed to LOOK for the light and the stupid machine can tell when you do. Tattle tale machine. Yeesh. I got better the second time which means I'm "trainable". Score for me!

Now I Get to back every 3 to 4 months for the testing. 

Oh joy, oh delight.

At least I can see!

Until next time....