I debated on whether to post this at all, but figured what the hell, you guys are family even if we’ve never met!
About 2 years ago, we were going on a bike ride and I was taking a bike off a hook on the ceiling and the end of the handlebar hit me in the left eye. It hurt and my eye got blurry, right in the middle where the retina focuses. I went to my optometrist and he looked at it and said if it gets worse, see him again. The pain went away, but the inability to focus stayed and I just dealt with it. This past December I went in to use up my vision eligibility for the year and they wanted to do retina pictures. Being the cheap ass I am, I didn’t want to pay the $25, so they did it for free. Well, he saw something that he didn’t like and referred me to a retina specialist. Went to the retina specialist last week and he too didn’t like what he saw and referred me to the only eye oncology doctor, in Oklahoma.
We drove to OKC yesterday, for a 4 hr appt. Through numerous tests, dye being injected into my vein and an ultrasound, they concluded that I have Ocular Melanoma. So skin cancer in my left eye, which is pretty rare and only happens to 6:1,000,000 people. I’m waiting on scheduling for plaque radiation therapy, which is where they put a bottle cap sized disc with radiation, behind my eye. I’ll have it in for 4 days, then they’ll remove it and we’ll monitor it. It has a 95% success rate, but will/can cause further eye damage (similar to macular degeneration) 1-2 years down the road. I’ve told my immediate family, but not going to post anything at this point, on FB or anywhere else. Again, I consider this place family and wanted you guys to know.
This just reinforces Infinity and DevilDoc thoughts on saving cigars or beer or whatever else you might save. Things happen for reasons outside our control. If I wouldn’t have gotten hit in the eye, this wouldn’t have been caught. Smoke those special cigars, drink those special beers/hard to find whiskeys, because you just never know. Once I’m in the clear, something special will be enjoyed to celebrate!
I’ll keep everyone updated.
. How they get it in the eye, is what I’ve been trying to figure out. I’ll have to watch more videos.
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