I visited the eye doctor today. He told me my intraocular pressure was 21. This is good news. It means that I haven't had any episodes of high pressure in my left eye for at least two weeks, the longest stretch since I had the vitrectomy. It's a strong indication that my eye is healing. It's also…
The past two days have been very hard. I was at my lowest ebb physical and spiritually. The pain from eye was constant. I learned the heard way that I've become physically addicted to the painkillers. Almost all my friends were busy this weekend, at festivals or trips or whatever. I thought I had no one to…
It can be risky to write a post like this. You feel as though you're jinxing yourself. I'll say it anyway: I feel like I've turned a corner in my health issues. My eye hurts less. My excess white cell count is dropping. My blood sugar is under better control now that I understand that sucralose (Splenda)…
I’ve been a rune-reader for a long time. In 1999, as a result of a contribution to the Goddess Brigid during an Imbolc ceremony, I started wearing a Wunjo necklace, which I’d made myself.
Today a group of friends came over to play some games. We played Cards Against Humanity (twice!) and Settlers of Catan. It was the first time I played either one of those games. I enjoyed myself, though I won neither game. Good company, good games, good times. It was a healing experience. Once again, I thank all…
I just came back from my primary care physician. He prescribed tramadol. I took some 30 minutes ago; no pain reduction yet, but I'm still hoping. I've also lost 30 pounds in the past two months. I don't know if this is stress, the result of taking two diuretics (one for high blood pressure, one for intraocular…
Two codeine tablets and I'm still in pain. I want this to be over. I hope the doctor is right.
I visit my eye doctor today and tell him, "I'm having pain my eye, the worst I've had so far." His response: "No, you're not!" *Sigh* OK, I think I know what happened. What he heard was that I had an infection in my left eye. He's tested for that, and I don't have one. That doesn't…