Mom Kim - Update on my vision problems

From Mom Kim – just a short post to give a little update on how my eye condition is coming along after so much trouble over the past few months plus the surgery for skin cancer and my overnight hospital stay.  It appears (kinda worried I might jinx it if I say this but) at least for now (and maybe longer?) that my eye condition has stabilized for the time being – and I am seeing a little better with each eye doctor visit.  I wanted to post about this today because I was originally scheduled for an eye procedure today, 1/21/14, that would have improved my vision.  Remember back in late September  when I had that skin cancer removed – my vision worsened for a few days but then it started  to improve a little between eye doctor visitis and hasn’t changed course since.  This is pure speculation on my part but it would appear that when the plastic surgeon did what he did to take care of that skin cancer, the skin around my eye tightened up which somehow improved the overall muscle tone on the right (paralyzed) side of my face which is the same side as my eye with all the problems.   After the surgery for my skin cancer I told my eye specialist that I wanted to reschedule my eye procedure so that I could get those medical bills paid off before creating new ones – he didn’t have a problem with that.  Since then, we have mutually agreed to postpone the surgery INDEFINITELY since my vision has slowly improved.  He agrees that as long as my vision is working good for me then why do anything that might pose a risk and as he reminds me, having  the surgery at all was always up to me.  My vision is not yet where I would like it to be but I have been able to maintain my job without missing any work except for doctor appointments and time off around the holidays.  IF the day comes when my vision gets worse again and once again the procedure is indicated then that idea will be re-visited.  However, as with all surgeries, nothing is guaranteed so in the meantime as I always say – “If it ain’t broke-don’t fix it”.

Oh yes, I did want to share something else – some of you may remember all that bruising I had on my face following the removal of that skin cancer that was on my nose along with that line where the stitches were -

 Some of you  thought it might leave some permanent scarring.

Welllllllll..................

as you can see now,  you can't really tell there was ever much done-

even that stitch line now looks more like a natural crease line in the skin.

There are a couple little bumps left where the stitches were but I can tell that even

those are getting less and less noticeable when I touch that area.

This surgery was performed by the same surgeon who removed a \

melanoma from my right jawbone years ago-

can't even see where that was done -

I am real pleased with the outcomes of both surgeries especially since 

margins were clear of any left-over cancer cells, both times!

So, if anyone is ever around Topeka, Kansas and 

needs to have plastic surgery or a skin cancer removed-

just let me know and I can hook you up with a really good surgeon!

~Mom Kim~

THANKFUL THURSDAY - appointment yesterday with specialist - a quick update and disaster relief reminder

Ok - so the appt was yesterday but I am reporting on it today so that is why it is Thankful Thursday.  So at this appt. with my specialist yesterday there WAS a bit more improvement in my vision and the doc is optimistic the improvement WILL continue but right at his moment, it is still not good enough to return to work.  However the issue of disability retirement is still a possibility altho hopefully I will be able to return to work for at least a few months to get some bills paid off. The issue of disability retirement is not so much related directly to my vision altho that is a big problem but rather the overall health of my eye which is what leads to my vision problems - if my eye was healthier then there would be fewer or no vision problems - I would not have missed 15+ months of work out of the past 39 months - I would not have had two cornea transplants and two stem cell transplants - each time something like this is done to the eye there is more trauma to the eye even tho it is for a good reason.  However, more trauma means the eye becomes LESS & LESS HEALTHY which would mean more transplants - more trauma - vicious circle.  Also the possibility of using my own stem cells from my left eye which is totally healthy except I can't see out of it, is still a possibility however that would be several months away.

Next appt. with specialist is next Tuesday, May 28th.

Mom Kim, Diva Shasta'n Shiloh

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