So, about my ophthalmology appointment. It was the most difficult appointment that I have had in 25 years! The appointment was only for two hours and I’ve had four hour appointments pertaining to my eyes before. This one just was difficult.
I have already written that the nurse who brought us back had bright orange hair. I wanted to call her ‘Tange’ that completely shows my age!!! I didn’t because she probably doesn’t even know who those actors are! I was completely thinking of Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine.
I think this scene was when he called her ‘Tange?’:
I got called back to a room with a bunch of monitors and that machine where you put your face in it. This woman started with my right eye, which is my ‘poop eye,’ and it was very difficult to see anything! It was a little bit frustrating, and the nurse with the orange hair held my head right up to so then she could take pictures of my eyes.
Then she moved over to my left eye after about 10 minutes maybe? I could see everything clearly, and I announced that this is, “My strong eye!”
We finished and changed waiting rooms. We waited to get seated in the handicapped accessible room because it’s like that for me. Barb was her nurse and she has been a nurse for 37 years. She knew Dr. Skarf. She told us that he trained Dr. Bansal. She tested my eyes a little bit as well. I could see ALL of the finger she was holding up on both sides of her head!
I was tired after this, and I dozed just as Dr.Bansal was coming in. I saw her walking in, and I smiled behind my mask. She shook my hand, and she has a terrible handshake as she turned and greeted my Mom. She did all of the tests and looked at papers. I don’t think that she really worked on the monitors this time. She told me that I can come back in two years. That was great for me to hear! She told me that my eyes were stable and she’ll see me in two years.
When we were finished with our appointment, she looked at my Mom and me and told us that we were refreshing. That was really nice to hear and she said that she sees people here and they’re usually sad or grumpy. She commented on the fact that my Mom and I were smiling and were pleasant with each other. That’s a win for us!!!
I was surprised at how tired I was after this appointment! I don’t really love the disease progression that is going on and it’s scary. I am scared.