Jan. 3rd, 2016
Well 2016 isn’t starting off that great.
On the Dec. 29, 2015 I had my 6 month glaucoma testing and it was bad. Since I’ve been in Chicago my levels have gone up by 6 leaving it at 24 (which is bad). However, because it got worse it also gave my doctor an idea of just what kind of glaucoma I have. It’s called Pigmentary Glaucoma. According to Google it is “a type of inherited open-angle glaucoma which develops more frequently in men than in women. It most often begins in the twenties and thirties, which makes it particularly dangerous to a lifetime of normal vision.”
That being said my doctor gave me two options. I can take another type of eye drop or have a laser surgery that may fail in the long run. I took the eye drop option. With the new drop I have to take it once in the morning and once at night - I also have to continue to take my original eye drop at night too. He also told me not to do exercise or a lot of bending, lifting, etc because that can increase my levels and lead to damage. If the levels don’t drop the last choice would be the surgery.
I’m always really calm when I’m in the office with him, but when I got home I’m pretty sure I just broke down and cried for like 2 hours straight. My parents keep trying to cheer me up, but it’s not really helping. Like my mom came in and told me Elvis had Glaucoma and my dad told me this guy he works with has a 70 year old wife who has it. -__- Like I said not helping.
I’m not really scared of not being able to see if my eyes would go. I’m more upset that I won’t be able to do the things I enjoy like reading novels and manga, playing video games, watching subbed anime, and drawing. Then I also have the feeling that if that were to happen I’d really just become a burden to my family and I don’t really want that either.
The first type of drop he gave me for this new glaucoma actually gave me a severe almost emergency room allergic reaction, but the one we switched it out with seems to be alright - though it burns a lot when I put it in. It’s literally like just taking shampoo and smearing it in your eyes. But you can’t wash it out. It last for a good 10 minutes, but then my eyes are blurry for awhile afterwards. v_v
The Meadow got two new members so I’ve been trying to check that every couple of days too just because I miss talking Harvest Moon.
I also have to call the book store back when I get a chance. They called me to set up an interview and when I called back the manager who I needed to talk with was off so they took my name and told me they would have him call me the next day. The next day of course was News Years Day and I waited for them to call all day long. It’s now Sunday night and I still have not heard anything from them. I think they might have lost the note about calling me back so come tomorrow if I don’t hear anything by 1 p.m. I’ll be calling to see if they’re still interested in me or not. I really hate when places won’t call you back. Though I have to admit I’m a bit nervous now about what type of work I’ll be doing since I got my new diagnosis. I know when I work my last two jobs I had a few incidents happen where I had to go home because my vision got so bad so hopefully it won’t be too much. .__.
The days right after Christmas (27 + 28) I spent with Kristi helping her out in her copy of Story of Seasons and watching the entire English dub of Full Moon wo Sagashite. We then did a little of Fushigi Yuugi and played Mario Kart 64 and Donkey Kong 64. All-in-all a fun time like always. She’s wooing Klaus in Story of Seasons. ^^ For Christmas this year she got me the first two books of Demon Prince of Momochi House and two of the Sailor Moon Twinkle Dollies (Mars and Mercury).
After she left I spent a lot of time reading all the manga I got. I got the complete sets for: Marmalade Boy, Full Moon Wo Sagashite, Kodocha, and Fushigi Yuugi. I still have to finish Fushigi Yuugi and I haven’t started Kodocha at all.
My New Years weekend mostly consisted of playing Story of Seasons, watching Unbroken and American Sniper with Dad, playing Monopoly with Mom and Kelly, and then watching Age of Adeline with Mom. I also caught up on that new cartoon show Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. It’s super cute and very Sailor Moonie.
I also keep trying to get someone to watch Jurassic World with me and everyone tells me no. >_< I’ve been trying since Christmas day. I think sometime this week I’m just going to sit down and watch it alone. I’m tired of waiting to see it.
On the Dec. 29, 2015 I had my 6 month glaucoma testing and it was bad. Since I’ve been in Chicago my levels have gone up by 6 leaving it at 24 (which is bad). However, because it got worse it also gave my doctor an idea of just what kind of glaucoma I have. It’s called Pigmentary Glaucoma. According to Google it is “a type of inherited open-angle glaucoma which develops more frequently in men than in women. It most often begins in the twenties and thirties, which makes it particularly dangerous to a lifetime of normal vision.”
That being said my doctor gave me two options. I can take another type of eye drop or have a laser surgery that may fail in the long run. I took the eye drop option. With the new drop I have to take it once in the morning and once at night - I also have to continue to take my original eye drop at night too. He also told me not to do exercise or a lot of bending, lifting, etc because that can increase my levels and lead to damage. If the levels don’t drop the last choice would be the surgery.
I’m always really calm when I’m in the office with him, but when I got home I’m pretty sure I just broke down and cried for like 2 hours straight. My parents keep trying to cheer me up, but it’s not really helping. Like my mom came in and told me Elvis had Glaucoma and my dad told me this guy he works with has a 70 year old wife who has it. -__- Like I said not helping.
I’m not really scared of not being able to see if my eyes would go. I’m more upset that I won’t be able to do the things I enjoy like reading novels and manga, playing video games, watching subbed anime, and drawing. Then I also have the feeling that if that were to happen I’d really just become a burden to my family and I don’t really want that either.
The first type of drop he gave me for this new glaucoma actually gave me a severe almost emergency room allergic reaction, but the one we switched it out with seems to be alright - though it burns a lot when I put it in. It’s literally like just taking shampoo and smearing it in your eyes. But you can’t wash it out. It last for a good 10 minutes, but then my eyes are blurry for awhile afterwards. v_v
The Meadow got two new members so I’ve been trying to check that every couple of days too just because I miss talking Harvest Moon.
I also have to call the book store back when I get a chance. They called me to set up an interview and when I called back the manager who I needed to talk with was off so they took my name and told me they would have him call me the next day. The next day of course was News Years Day and I waited for them to call all day long. It’s now Sunday night and I still have not heard anything from them. I think they might have lost the note about calling me back so come tomorrow if I don’t hear anything by 1 p.m. I’ll be calling to see if they’re still interested in me or not. I really hate when places won’t call you back. Though I have to admit I’m a bit nervous now about what type of work I’ll be doing since I got my new diagnosis. I know when I work my last two jobs I had a few incidents happen where I had to go home because my vision got so bad so hopefully it won’t be too much. .__.
The days right after Christmas (27 + 28) I spent with Kristi helping her out in her copy of Story of Seasons and watching the entire English dub of Full Moon wo Sagashite. We then did a little of Fushigi Yuugi and played Mario Kart 64 and Donkey Kong 64. All-in-all a fun time like always. She’s wooing Klaus in Story of Seasons. ^^ For Christmas this year she got me the first two books of Demon Prince of Momochi House and two of the Sailor Moon Twinkle Dollies (Mars and Mercury).
After she left I spent a lot of time reading all the manga I got. I got the complete sets for: Marmalade Boy, Full Moon Wo Sagashite, Kodocha, and Fushigi Yuugi. I still have to finish Fushigi Yuugi and I haven’t started Kodocha at all.
My New Years weekend mostly consisted of playing Story of Seasons, watching Unbroken and American Sniper with Dad, playing Monopoly with Mom and Kelly, and then watching Age of Adeline with Mom. I also caught up on that new cartoon show Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. It’s super cute and very Sailor Moonie.
I also keep trying to get someone to watch Jurassic World with me and everyone tells me no. >_< I’ve been trying since Christmas day. I think sometime this week I’m just going to sit down and watch it alone. I’m tired of waiting to see it.