Saturday, January 21, 2012

I'll take Deep Blue Sea for $100

My last visit with my retina specialist I was told that there is a "thickening of the retinal pigment epithelium".  My mom asked "What does that mean?" To which I replied "It is medical speak for 'you are hosed'".  There was no fluid at that time (fluid is caused by blood vessels growing unchecked and dumping blood behind the retina (translation: bad).  The treatment for fluid is Avastin. I guess when there is a "thickening" it may lead to bleeding, it may not.  So the doctor said my choice was between the devil and the deep blue sea.  In other words, we could treat and I could lose eye sight or we could do nothing and still lose eye sight.  Glad to know I have options.  How about I choose the sailing vacation in Fiji, can that be somewhere between the devil and the deep blue sea?

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