Yes, Back In Boston

I never quite saw this one coming. Dr Fay had set-up my followup appointment with a doctor in Charleston  and he said that I should be taking tylenol and moving on in my life in no more than three days after they removed my eye. Boy would that have been nice.

Needless to say on day three I still had not had anything to eat and the pain was pretty rough. I made it back to Augusta where my family was waiting for me. They spent all weekend waiting on me hand and foot. They are the BEST! My mother decided to stay the week with me because the pain was not subsiding the way we had anticipated. We ended up going to Charleston early to get the doctors view on the healing situation. Needless to say i was not very fond of this doctor and he decided that he did not want to touch my eye and recommended I fly back up to boston as soon as possible. That night sitting at the Marriott in Charleston (compliments of Titi Lisa and Rich), I booked a flight the next morning for Boston. My mother drove me back to Augusta the next day and off I went to Boston to find out what was going on. Upon arriving, I saw the doctor who thought that there could be a hemorrhage causing all the pain. They admitted me back into the hospital for pain and had me scheduled for an MRI the next day. My mother flew up the next day compliments of the Statham family to make sure everyone was set straight this time around. I failed to mention earlier but my first time at the hospital was a nightmare and when I was admitted the second time I had to speak with the charge nurse, doctors, patient advocate and social worker to make sure we were all on the same page and that I would get the treatment I deserved.

      The MRI revealed that there had been a hemorrhage which was causing the additional pressure and pain. It had stopped bleeding but there was still a lot of dried blood. There is nothing that they can  do in this situation but wait and try to manage pain. I stayed in the hospital another night and then went to the Marriot where my mother was staying (again compliment of Titi Lisa and Rich).

     I have had pain all over my body but I feel like pain in the eye can be one of the the most debilitating spots. Every time I would try to open my left eye my right eye would hurt so it was ideal to have both eyes closed to help control the pain. However closing both eyes leaves you with very few ways to distract you from the pain ie watching movies or surfing the internet. My friend Maggie a Child Life Specialist and well respected professor in her field tried her darndest to come up with some distraction techniques but even that was a little tough she said.

     Anyway, my mother and I flew back from Boston this past Thursday (compliments of the amazing sky miles of the Summers family) to recover in Atlanta. The pain is still there and never really fully goes away but the eye is still draining the old blood and I am able to open my eyes for longer and longer each day. I am a little confused as to what God is doing right now but I am sure his masterpiece will be revealed one day! Thank you all for your love and support, it means the world to me.