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Newest news on the eye.
Retina's are looking even better. Did not have to get shots into them this time.
Will have to go in for a dye test next week, as they attempted to do one yesterday and managed to inject dye into my muscle rather than my vein which OW MOTHERFUCKING OW THAT SHIT HURTS. ahem.
Once that's done, it starts a 'clock' which at the end of which if my eyes stay the same/improve I can finally have my YAG treatment (laser eye surgery to remove some remaining cataract tissue) and then finally get real honest to god better glasses. And see! Better!
Rheumatologist has looked me over and given me more blood tests. He is now thinking that I may not have lupus, because I am not showing any symptoms at all other than my eyes and it makes no sense. So, after this next round of results comes out, one of two things is going to happen.
1) I will test negative for the one marker for lupus that I tested positive for, and be taken off of all the drugs because I don't have lupus. This is good (lupus is fucking terminal and sucks) but also bad (then we will be back to square one of no diagnosis whatsofuckingever).
2) I will test positive for that marker again, and we'll discuss taking me off my current meds for awhile to see if any symptoms start up. If they start up, then I have lupus and I go back on them. If they don't start up, then I don't have lupus.
Quote from the rheumatologist appointment:
Doctor - "Well, I think that's it. I have to run to my next patient because well, it's.." he sighs and frowns.
Me - "Complicated?"
Doc - "Yeah, Complicated."
Me - "Well, I'm complicated."
Doc - "True, but you're not uh.. you're complicated but you're not..." frowns more.
Me - "Complicated and dire?"
Doc - "Exactly."
So, I'm officially complicated, but not dire.
Retina's are looking even better. Did not have to get shots into them this time.
Will have to go in for a dye test next week, as they attempted to do one yesterday and managed to inject dye into my muscle rather than my vein which OW MOTHERFUCKING OW THAT SHIT HURTS. ahem.
Once that's done, it starts a 'clock' which at the end of which if my eyes stay the same/improve I can finally have my YAG treatment (laser eye surgery to remove some remaining cataract tissue) and then finally get real honest to god better glasses. And see! Better!
Rheumatologist has looked me over and given me more blood tests. He is now thinking that I may not have lupus, because I am not showing any symptoms at all other than my eyes and it makes no sense. So, after this next round of results comes out, one of two things is going to happen.
1) I will test negative for the one marker for lupus that I tested positive for, and be taken off of all the drugs because I don't have lupus. This is good (lupus is fucking terminal and sucks) but also bad (then we will be back to square one of no diagnosis whatsofuckingever).
2) I will test positive for that marker again, and we'll discuss taking me off my current meds for awhile to see if any symptoms start up. If they start up, then I have lupus and I go back on them. If they don't start up, then I don't have lupus.
Quote from the rheumatologist appointment:
Doctor - "Well, I think that's it. I have to run to my next patient because well, it's.." he sighs and frowns.
Me - "Complicated?"
Doc - "Yeah, Complicated."
Me - "Well, I'm complicated."
Doc - "True, but you're not uh.. you're complicated but you're not..." frowns more.
Me - "Complicated and dire?"
Doc - "Exactly."
So, I'm officially complicated, but not dire.