"Still Waiting..."

Well, I'm still waiting to hear from the other Dr. Fun. Fun.

"Dr on Vacation"

I got a call from the corneal specialist's office. Turns out he's been on vacation and will be out for another week. I'm thankful to have heard something from them so I know what's going on.

"Eye Appointment"

I just got back from the eye Dr. This is my regular eye Dr., not the corneal specialist. (I'm still waiting to hear back from him.)

He took much time and care to check my eye for any changes and to check the overall health of my eyes besides the Fuchs'. It's nice to have a Dr. that actually cares about the patient.

My eyes are healthy besides the Fuchs'. My left eye had more swelling than my right.

I don't need a change in my eye glasses. I just need to figure out what times of day or night it's best to wear them. With my eyesight fluctuating because of the corneal swelling, sometimes they bother me and I can see better without them. Wierd.

I had a glare test done today. That was strange. My eyes were worse with the glare, but I forgot to ask for details about how much a difference there was. I know it's not nearly bad enough to lose my license or anything, though. It was quite interesting to see the difference between reading the letters under ideal conditions and again with the glare of the light shining at me.

My optometrist is sending my records to the Corneal Specialist. Maybe that will help get the ball rolling for me since I haven't heard anything back from him, yet.

"Current Symptoms" May update

"Current Symptoms" Bold, italic words indicate changes from last post of current symptoms.

*Trouble reading road signs/fast food menus/printed material/Bible -Either can't focus to read or get extreme strain and or bad headache from reading. (started using audio Bible in March and learned to Ctrl scroll to make online print larger for reading) Very hard to read captioning on TV or reader board that scrolls across during Nascar races, get eye strain if I try.

*Eye pain with bright/fluorescent light-I'm now wearing sunglasses indoors at church due to florescent lighting and at home if drapes are open as well as outdoors.

*Burning/watering eyes-Especially in sun or bright light. Hard to do outdoor photography.

*Imaginary moving objects/shadows-While driving, especially at night I think I see things/people in or by the roadside that aren't there.

*Imaginary moving objects/shadows-In the house, Seems like things flash by quickly, like a mouse or spider is in the house and just went past and I turn my head to look and nothing's there.

*Watery eyes in AM-Started using Muro 128 eye drops in March, but switched to natural MSM eyedrops Late April/early May. I am using two drops in each eye to help dry them up, helps vision.

*Hazy vision in AM-some mornings looks like light layer of smoke is filling the house. MSM eye drops are helping with this.

*Halos-around street lights-big round fuzzy areas of halo around street lights/porch lights. light bulbs-Can't see filament, looks like marshmallows with streaks coming off.

*Glare-night driving-headlights cover both sides of road. computer screen-must turn down or wear sunglasses back lit objects-very little detail off metal objects-especially sun glaring off cars.
*Dry Eyes-Dry and burning in afternoon/evening-Using Gen Teal wetting eye drops, as needed.

"Questionnaire"

I have sent a questionnaire to a corneal specialist over in Idaho Falls.  He was recommended to me by someone on my online Fuchs' Support group.  If I like his answers and feel comfortable with the possibility of him doing my corneal transplant surgeries, I will make an appointment to see him.  It will be quite a drive and some gas, but well worth it for the security of knowing I have someone well qualified to operate on my eyes. 

I am awaiting his reply.

"New Eyedrops Update"

Well, I've been taking the new, natural eye drops for just under a week, I think. They don't burn like the Muro 128 drops do. I like that fact, though I'm not so sure they do as good of a job drying up my eyes and helping with the corneal swelling.

My eyes don't seem to be quite as sensitive to light as they were before, but today they are quite sensitive, so maybe it's just a coincidence. I am encouraged enough for now to continue to use them.

"The Voice of Truth"

This is the video of a song that speaks to me. It encourages me on this journey. Not just Fuchs', but life in general.

This song, helps give me the strength to face another day: When I feel trampled on and attacked. When I'm overwhelmed and feeling so helpless. When everything seems to be going wrong and I feel like a failure in all that I do. When I know there's nothing I can do to help someone that I love with something they are going through. When Satan puts lies in my head. When my tears become so numerous that I feel like I may drown in them.

May this song encourage you as it does me.

"Package Received"

I received the package containing my new natural eye care vitamins/herbs/minerals today. I am anxious to see what, if any, improvements or positive changes that come about as a result.

"Natural Eye Care"

Today I ordered some vitamins and eye drops from the Natural Eye Care website. From reading all about them, I feel pretty good about trying them especially since they contain all and more items that are in my other vitamins but some of the most important ingredients are at more therapeutic levels and the fact that I won't have to take some of them separately. I just can't swallow all of the different things that are good for vision. We'll see how they work...
Click here to go to the Natural Eye Care website. Choose the eye problem you have to get a list of things you can do to help your condition.

I am also going to do a better job of not eating the foods that I'm allergic/sensative to. That's part of the vision diet as well as my own health regimine that I've kind of been fudging on for a while. I have gained some weight due to that and also I'm sure it is not helping my mood any to eat the junk foods, and even healthy foods if I'm allergic to them.

"There is Joy"

I've had a couple of bad vision days recently and am also struggling with a bit of depression. Satan tried to deter me from going to church this morning. I really wanted to just drop my kids off and go back home and crawl back into bed. But I didn't let him win. Take that, satan!

I'm so glad I went to church. The music is always great, but one of the songs was especially uplifting for me to sing today. It goes like this...

In The Presence of the Lord

There is joy, there is joy,
There is joy in the presence of the Lord.
There is joy that's full, there is joy that's free;
There is joy in the presence of the Lord.

There is peace, there is peace,
There is peace in the presence of the Lord.
There is perfect peace when I rest in Him,
There is peace in the presence of the Lord.

There is love, there is love,
There is love in the presence of the Lord.
There is love that's real no matter how I feel,
There is love in the presence of the Lord.

Stand and sing, stand and sing,
Stand and sing in the presence of the Lord.
Stand and sing your praise to the risen King;
Stand and sing in the presence of the Lord.

Another thing that was a real blessing to me today was that before my husband left to go out of town for the week, (at 3am this morning) he left post-it notes all over the place! One on the bathroom mirror that reads, "I love you!" One on the coffee pot (that was ready to brew when I got up this morning, just like it is nearly every morning) that reads, "Just for you, babe!" One in the refridgerator that reads, "I'm thinking of you." One in the car that reads, "Miss me yet?" I'm sure I'll find more througout the week. He's so sweet! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful man for a husband. He even left some just for our girls in their rooms/bathroom.

Anyway, I just thought I'd share that with you all. It's so good to be reminded that even in hard times we can have joy, peace, love and rest in the presence of the Lord and in the blessings He bestows upon us. Simple truths of God's character! He is always the same, no matter how I feel! I praise Him for that!