Square One Again - Eye & Vision Message Board

Anxiety Man · 05-22-2005, 08:06 AM

Purple, Hellas, whoever... I'm back to square one again!
After seeing better in my left eye for two days, and even the blepharitis being so much better, I got up this a.m. with the blurring returned, the eye feeling like a boiled egg, crusted over deluxe, and goop in it! I've decided that this must be chronic and for a lifetime. I'm tired of coming on here and griping about it. It does no good. Besides there aren't words adequate to describe the feelings of hopelessness and despair I'm feeling today. Kind of ironic it hit me on Sunday, the Lord's Day! I won't give up praying about it all, but it sure is uphill by now.

Oh, Elyse, please pass along my sincere thanks to your Dr. for taking time to evaluate and write that e-mail regarding my problem. Not many would do that. I'd give my EYE teeth if I could SEE him!!

purple2067 · 05-22-2005, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Anxiety Man

I'm tired of coming on here and griping about it. It does no good. Besides there aren't words adequate to describe the feelings of hopelessness and despair I'm feeling today.

I am feeling the same despair and hopelessness today. But I guess we have to realize that with whatever disease we may have, there are going to be some days that are better than others. I learned a long time ago to be greatful for the good days, however few and far between they may be. Don't feel bad about comnig on here and griping. It's the one place that you can go where we know what you are going through. We all need to have that. I wish there was a live support group for dry eye sufferers, people with vision problems, etc....My live MS group helps me immensely. Although today I had a real breakdown and was sobbing like a baby! Once in a while we all just need to gripe and vent and have a good cry.

I will definitely pass along your thanks to my doctor. And believe me, he's gonig to ask me about you again. I have already thanked him a hundred times myself, but I will be sure to tell him again. I knew that once he actually had the time to sit down and read my email, he would right a response. That's just the kind of guy that he is. I wish everyone in the world could come and see him. But then, I'd never get in the door, now would I?

HELLASRULES · 05-22-2005, 02:44 PM

Hi there Tony,
Sorry you're having such a hard time of it. Having a couple of good days, and then back again. Wish I had some answers for you. And of course it does good to come on here and gripe about it! I used to keep a diary and would gripe about everything in there. Just writing it down helped me. Better than holding it all in! And sometimes by writing it down, I even came up with answers. And just bouncing your cares off of us (people on the boards) may result in answers. So, you just keep on griping!!! We'll listen and give you all the support we can, even if it's just a shoulder to cry on.
You hang in there Texas...and I wish you many, many, MANY goopless days
to come.

Anxiety Man · 05-22-2005, 04:21 PM

Howdy, Sis Purple & Sis Hellas! Ya'll done been ay-dopted!

Me and Barb were both "only-kids", and I decided to adopt you guys!

Thinking of your Dr. Elyse, makes me think of the old saying, "Build a better mousetrap..." The world would beat a path to his door if they knew all he can do to help this stuff! As I said on the other thread, I'm so sorry you've had a bad day, Sis Elyse. You got hugs coming at ya', and I'm sure our Sis Hellas has some for ya' too!

Thanks to you guys for being here for me to complain to, about my "what used to be-eyes"! Well, really, my rt. eye is much better. The blurring is what puzzles me more-- dry eye, cataract, brain, or all of the above!?

That's good on keeping the diary, Hellas. I'd wear my eyes out staying in it all day!

So much going haywire.

Well, I'll try to see ya'll later. I have hesitated on starting the dry eye drops (can't remember the name) I guess for fear it might clash with something like this dye they want to fill me with, on that MRI "if" I decide to re-slate it.

Well, enough hot wind from me--I'm full of it!

Love ya'll,
Bro. "Magoo" Tony

purple2067 · 05-22-2005, 09:20 PM

Well hi there extended family! I'm feeling a little better now, emotionally anyway! My eyes are VERY dry and goopy today. I just wish that ONE of my health problems would go away. Well, at least my tonsils will be coming out soon enough. Then I'm just back to battling the MS and the eye problems.