MrThink2Much

It's ok I'm just chillin'.

Right after the bandages were taken off of my eyes, I saw a constant flashing. My dr. told me it was probably from the eye medication, but it just never went away. After some online research I figured it was my neurons, something along the lines of remembering there should be something there but there's not. It was annoying at first, as if someone just kept waving something in your face, but I'm very much used to it now. The best way to describe it is to look at the gray black and white static on a TV that doesn't work. That's what I see along with things that normal people see.

I had to start driving only when it's not too bright outside since the glare of the sun blinds me at the moment of shine + for a couple more seconds. It got a bit dangerous and I had to pull over and just chill or call someone to pick me up. I also had to adjust to night-time, I literally can't see at all when it's dark unless there's a street light or something. I "kissed" many-a-curb and have had about 6-7 flat ties (once I popped the rear and front at the same "kiss"), broke the axle of my car etc all at night-time. I am also blinded at night momentarily from the light of cars driving the opposite way.

I just never came back, too many bad times for $8 an hour. I wanted to blame that job for my vision loss, but deep down I know it's cause I was a stubborn kid who chose money over his health.

I was never fired for my vision per se, I never let my future employers knew what was up. But I got two more jobs as a cook, both ended up with me not being able to read tickets for orders, recipes, and just plain being slow. On the brightside I still have a couple recipe books. (That I can read :) ) Great questions.

This has gotta be a trick question.

Red.

Hmm. Cope. You just do. There's no way out of it, it's real, it's already here and it's going to happen. It just is and you just do. I wonder the same thing about cancer patients, the terminally ill etc and the only thing I can think of is they just do cause they have to.

But I don't know if I would have been as strong if my family wasn't there to cope with me. A strong support is absolutely instrumental for these types of situations. Seriously, nothing could've made me feel so much better, so much safer. If a friend were to lose sight, tell them you'd be there for them. Hold their hand and help them walk, read things for them. We're meant to handle difficult situations, that's really all I can say.

Wow. Glad to see (hehe) you're doing good!

:( I was a selfish, greedy, stubborn kid with a kitchen manager position on my plate. I was working 45-50hrs a week just trying to get this promotion. Money money money. It's all I wanted. I didn't realize the consequences, I didn't care that I wasn't able to take breaks or eat. I didn't care about my health no longer. Perhaps it's just life/God whatever you want to call it, a way of teaching me a lesson. Albeit a very hard lesson.

I hope so. You have an idea of how happy I'd be if I could just see the world in it's wholeness once again. I'd cry my eyes out. I've done some reading on stem cell treatment for glaucoma patients, still in the testing process though so you're right. Hopefully someday soon. Thanks for posting, stay strong.