Bad news (century training)

[skywalkerbeth]

Hi everyone

Thanks for the nice thoughts.

I think Oakleaf nailed it. I'm not fully believing this is happening yet, with my eye. It's my bad eye, so it's not like I would be losing a fully functioning eye. But still.. I just want this to be over with.

[grey]

I second the reminder that there will be other centuries. Take care of your body.

[turbojackie]

I agree with everyone else, take care of the eye!! Good luck and let us now how it goes!

[Sardine]

Just wanted to wish you well and hope you heal soon.

[bmccasland]

Hope you're feeling better and get to go out to play soon!

[Owlie]

There will be other centuries to ride. Take care of your eye. Hopefully everything goes well with it. ((hugs))

[skywalkerbeth]

Thanks everyone. It's nice to come home from the doctor's and see positive thoughts coming my way. I have some good news but some bad news.

The good news is that the current eye problem is responding. It's slightly better but it's going to take a while to get out of the woods.

The bad news is that my good eye, the other one, apparently has some thinning in the back of it which leaves me at risk for a retinal tear or detachment. He's a retina specialist and decided to look at both eyes.

What this means, apart from the fact that it's bad news, is that after this other eye is healed enough (2-3 weeks) I am going to get laser surgery to "tack it down" so that it won't break free. I am not allowed on my bike until well after that has healed. Which means sometime in October. I'm not going to even do the metric this year I don't think.

He didn't make the good eye sound ominous unless I get head trauma or something. He thinks that once we tack it down I'm going to heal up and be OK. But I'm grounded.

Sigh sigh sigh. Well, the bike is there and ready to go, as soon as I am.

Thanks again everyone. I really do appreciate it. Sorry so short here, I'm reeling a little bit I think. I'll be OK, just a lot to process. Scary. A close call. Maybe getting dragged in for this bad issue was a good thing or they would not have seen the retina issues?