Detachment

[lilmissnever]

If anyone had thought to ask me two weeks ago, I would have told them that the saddest words in the English language are "empty hotel room." I enjoy being Carmen San Diego--the corporate overlords who sent me out to Washington DC to give a talk at a think tank were pleased enough that they would like me to put on a repeat performance in January--

Comments

[kryscat]

You should compare notes with agntprovocateur sometime. I know she had that air bubble retina reattachment surgery a few years back. I hope your recovery goes more quickly and completely than predicted. *hugs*

[lilmissnever]

We have compared some notes. Her case was not quite as bad as mine--she had surgery before there was any macular involvement--and she had a really good outcome. If I recall correctly, she got to wear contact lenses again after 8 or 9 months and nearly all of her vision was restored, with just minor distortion. It was nice to talk to someone for whom this had not gone terribly wrong. The other people I know who have had retinal detachments had additional complications.

[dazeoflaur]

Wow, quite mind boggling really. I can't even begin to imagine what it has been like for you. To be out of town at the time must have be terrible. It makes sense you decided to come home. Not moving for a week seems impossible to me.

[lorigami]

I am hoping that this goes as well as possible for you and you are back safe, recuperating in your bunker soon.

[stilettowhore]

Well that's just complete donkey balls! And sounds scary as shit to boot. Hope you can survive the laying-down part and everything recovers successfully

[lilmissnever]

For my next trick, I will write about the surgery and the week of post-op recovery.

[cholula]

Wow. I totally feel your pain. That is some scary, scary shit.

A couple years ago, my husband had a massive vitreous hemorrhage in his left eye due to diabetic retinopathy. In less than a week, his retina became 70% detached and required immediate surgery. The surgery was followed by two weeks of face down recovery so that the silicone oil could act as a splint and hold the newly attached retina in place. There was so much scar tissue that he is now virtually blind in his left eye and can only see shapes and movement. He continues to have periodic hemorhages in his good eye and we live in constant fear that the right retina might detach as well.

People who take their vision for granted should be immediately punched in the face.