I had my neural ophthalmologist appointment today. I had to expected for my Visual Field Teat to be terrible because I know what I can and cannot see. I can no longer have my Mom or Sean stand behind me to my right. My brain cannot make sense of that!
I have always said that my right side is my ‘poop side’ because I discovered that I have osteoporosis in my hip in 2024, I tore my ACL in 2000, and then I tore my meniscus in 2017. All on my right side!!! it’s totally my ‘poop side’!!!
I was lpso nervous for this Visual Field Test! The last time I took one, Sean was seven. I was very nervous that I wasn’t going to see all of the blinking lights. A nurse named Ashley helped us and administered the test. She told me that I was doing a beautiful job. She had red hair!
After my Visual Field Test, I had an appointment with my neural ophthalmologist. First, a nurse came and gave me a battery of tests and then after that, I think she was a resident. She did a bunch of tests as well!
Finally, my doctor came in and they did tests together on my eyes:
My doctor, who is the replacement for Dr. Skarf who retired, told me that my eyes had stayed the same. I couldn’t believe that?! I see so much worse! I see my optometrist in July and I will ask him about the battery of tests, the nurse, the resident, and she completed.
I thought that my checkup was going to be terrible because it had been so long had that test administered to me. She wants me to see her again in two years.
There is evidence of disease progression however. My Mom had to push and hold my back up so I could put my face into the box. I told my Mom what it was like looking in there. It’s like staring at Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when they are with Mike TV and he gets sucked into the television. Everyone is wearing white in the room and the room itself is white. I stare into that little box that is white and that’s what it makes me think of.
I used to be able to take this on my own without someone holding my back, but it’s been almost 25 years now…?