Happy 2013! Lots of things to update so lets get started.
Lasiks: I’m about a month and a half post Lasiks. Science is
amazing. My day vision I’m seeing as
clearly as if I had my contacts in. Low
lights and my night vision is still iffy.
This is to be expected. My eye
doc said it can take up to 3 months for it to stabilize. I see halos and there isn’t as much clarity
when I try to focus on words I really
don’t have dry eyes besides the morning.
I haven’t really have to use my rewetting drops so dry eyes are not a
problem. The redness of my eyes disappeared several weeks post op I felt some sensitivity when I wash my face and when water gets in my
eyes up for a month post op. All surgeries require time to heal.
Halos and low lighting are the biggest culprits so I'm happy overall. I sometimes still feel as if I should take off my contacts at night and have finally stopped reaching for my glasses in the mornings.
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| 2 weeks post op |
Gyno visit: Third
time is the charm. After two reschedules
with my gyno, I finally saw her in early December.
Basically, she scheduled tests that I thought she would schedule. The good news is that she feels my cycles are
normal and frequent enough that my hormones are very active. (Good news and bad news I guess regarding
breast cancer vs ovary production.) I
have to time the tests with my cycle so I couldn't get that test done until
later in December. Overall great news! Looks as if I'm close to where I should be for a 36 year old! One test showed that I was .05 lower than someone my age but that was to be expected for the chemo I was on! I'm all about knowing and mentally preparing myself for the future so I'm glad I know where I'm at and I'm very happy.
Gene Patenting Case:
Friday we were told that the Supreme Court will take on whether or not
human genes will be patentable so fabulous news! Hopefully we will have a decision by the
spring of next year. It’s pretty crazy. We started this process when I was 32 and I’m
36 now. I really hope we win because
this would be monumental in terms of more research, less cost on testing, more
availability of testing and possibly more advancement. My hope of course is that it will help me
make a definitive choice as well as hope those behind me. I’ll update more as things progress. Some links to check out for more
details.
Today is January 1, 2013 so Happy New Year! Wow, what a year! I'm going to have to devote another entry on my reflection of 2012.
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