Eye Appointment

Clay had another follow up appointment with his eye surgeon on Wednesday. His vision has not been great lately. Clay was due in another month or two to get stitches out, but the doctor noticed Wednesday that a stitch was loose and "not doing us any good" so he decided to remove it. Silly me, I made the mistake of asking at that point "how many stitches are in there?" When the doctor replied "oh, 18-20" I heard Clay gasp. I'm sorry, I should not have asked that one! Wow, I thought he would say 5 or 6 stitches.

It took the doctor 10-15 minutes and he ended up removing 3 stitches altogether. The process of taking out stitches was a stressful one for both of us. Stressful for Clay because the doctor was shining a bright light in his eye plus the process is a bit uncomfortable. Stressful for me because I had sufficient eyesight to see the tools the doctor was using - an X-Acto knife and a pair of tweezers. Yikes, Clay, don't move! The procedure went well though and Clay just has to take antibiotic drops for a few days - a normal practice when removing stitches.

The doctor also said the surface of his eye is drier than expected and more rough in texture. He is thinking about giving Clay a "contact bandage" which is like a contact lens that goes over the eye to keep the moisture in. We really hope that will not be necessary because it would be a big hassle to take care of, and if it's something Clay has to take in and out he will not be able to see it. Anyway, the doc has him doing his artificial tears 6 times a day and if that works he won't need the contact bandage. He goes back on Wednesday the 19th to see how everything looks.

As for surgery we still have to wait to find out what the final result will be. Healing can take a year or more and we are only 5 months in.