Archive for the ‘Ocularist Appointment’ Category

I am leaving tomorrow to go and get my prosthetic eye made. My appointments aren’t until Monday and Tuesday, however, it’s a 5 hour drive and we are taking our two year odl daughter so we figured it’s best to leave the day before.

I am going to try to document as much as I can. I’m not sure if they’ll allow me to take pictures or record video but I’m hoping to atleast get pics of the different stages of the eye being made. If not, that’s okay too. I am just glad that the time is finally here.

I keep having dreams that I’m not going to look right. I don’t know why. I’ve seen so many examples, I know how talented an ocularist is but I still worry it may look bigger, smaller, darker, lighter, etc. I guess I’ll have to wait and see though.

On another note.. Last night I ended up in emergency. Apparently I have either asthma or bronchitis. I have had a horrible cough for a bit 3 weeks with breathing slowly getting harder to do. As of yesterday if I walked the length of myself I couldn’t breathe and if I so much as talked I’d start coughing until I vomited.

The doctor put me on a puffer which opens the airways and relaxes the muscles. I feel about 80% better. That, with some halls cough lozenges and I feel fine. I hope I feel good for Monday and Tuesday’s appointments.

Anyway, I’ll have my laptop with me so I’ll keep you all updated. Wish me luck!

I cannot believe that I had my eye removed over 3 months ago. I can remember the days where I’d sit and think that June 28th would never come, and now it’s only 6 days away.

I’m sure the next 6 days will drag by, but I have a lot of packing and planning to do for the trip. The ocularist I am seeing to have my eye made is about 5 hours away. We are going to be travelling there on Sunday, along with my 21 month old daughter, because my appointment is early on Monday (8am).

I will have another appointment or two on Tuesday, and hopefully it will be finished then. Apparently, when I go home with the eye, I will be asked to go back in a few weeks to make sure the fitting is still good.

With taking our daughter, comes a lot of planning out. We have to plan meals, rest stops, and fun things to do in between. I have to find a hotel, or relatives house to stay at (whatever we choose) and make sure the distance between there and the ocularists is not that far.

Needless to say I am very anxious. I cannot wait to ditch these eye patches.