Well, isn't this just ducky

There is an old saying out there:  if I had known I was going to live this long ...   Well that's exactly how I am feeling right now!

The other day, we went to the optometrist's office.  She said my eye pressures were really high, and the cataract in my left eye was ready to be dealt with.  She told me to get to the ophthalmologist immediately.  So I did.

My appointment was at 11 this morning.  I was given every test the doctors have.  I was finally seen by the doctor, and she did more tests.  So now I am to use the Lumigan again because the pressure in my right eye is so high.  It is really caused more by my thickened corneas, but she wants the pressure down.  Bright side of this - I will have lovely eyelashes again.  This is that same drug!

Then she discovered wet macular degeneration in the left eye.  She said the cataract was the last of the problems there. This is the poor eye that about 10 years ago had an aneurism.  It was treated with laser therapy, and  the retinal specialist was amazed that as much vision came back as it did.

So I was whisked off to the retinal specialist once again.  I just didn't want to see the same specialist.  He just couldn't say anything more than lose weight.  And I haven't.  In fact, there is now pre-diabetes in my life.

I didn't have to see him, but I had to drive to another area since they were no longer in the medical center where I was.  Darn.

So off I went - at 2.  No lunch.

My eyes were dilated - again   The pressures were measured - again.  Pictures of my retinas were taken - again.

To cut to the chase, now I do once a month for an injection IN MY EYE.  It also will cost me between $85 and $100 because the cost without insurance is about $2000.  I called for assistance this afternoon, but after reading the information once again, because I am on Medicare, I won't get it.

So I have had cancer, my kidneys are sick, I am insulin resistant, and now I am going blind if I don't get this all done.  Wonderful.

If I had known I would live this long ...