What’s going on…(isn’t that a Marvin Gaye song)
Here is a picture of the chocolate soufflé M made me for dessert for V Day.
So I am having some eyesight issues. A few days ago I saw flashes of light out of my right eye. I had been reading on my e-reader and I figured my eyes were just tired, closed out, and went to bed.
Alas ever since then my right eye has been experiencing floaters in front of my vision I’ve never had before. I tried to get in to see my optometrist, but he is semi-retired and can’t see me until Mid-March. I don’t want to wait that long so I am trying to get an appointment to see M’s ophthalmologist (M has Glaucoma and has had several eye surgeries). I have self-diagnosed that I have a Posterior Vitreous Detachment, which if so should be manageable with treatment and monitoring, but it could be much worse like a retinal tear, so I definitely want to get it checked.
This means even more slowing down on updates. I am doing some writing obviously but not as much so be warned. I am sure it will ultimately be all right.
In other news I’ll be going away for an overnighter this weekend. I took Monday off of work (it’s President’s Day though not a holiday for us) but I will be back Sunday night.
So that’s the latest. I know we’re all going through something. That seems to be the way of things these days.
Spirk (with a small dose of Pinto) 
February 15, 2022 at 7:52 am
Those look yum!
Vitreous issues was my first thought too. Hopefully that’s all it is but yes. Definitely get it checked out. Here’s hoping it’s nothing too serious. Crossing my fingers and sending good vibes!
Take your time. We’ll be waiting!
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February 15, 2022 at 7:57 am
yes I think so because nothing has gotten worse like it should have/would have had it been a retinal tear or detachment, so I am hoping.
And yes, they were delicious!
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February 15, 2022 at 8:08 am
That’s exactly what I was going to say that sounds like. I had a friend with the same situation, identical to yours. And yes of course you need to see someone IMMEDIATELY. That’s an emergency situation! My friend was immediately put in the hospital for surgery. And it went well. But yeah – definitely you’re doing the right thing to deal with it NOW. Hopefully yours is nothing like theirs in severity and won’t put you in the hospital. I’m just so sorry you have to even deal with it. My advice is for you to stop playing football or wrestling or whatever caused this! 😄😄😄
The souffle’ looks amazing – I’ve never even had it. Was it just wow?? It looks wow. What happens when you cut (dip?) into it?
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February 15, 2022 at 8:12 am
Oh – I started getting floaters when I hit 35, when I was proofing/editing for a living. The same ones are still here, but back then I was staring at white photo paper 8 hours a day. When I left that job, I hardly ever notice them any more, even back starting 2017 when I started extensively reading your years of works.
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February 15, 2022 at 8:24 am
yeah floaters themselves are common, especially as we age, and apparently the brain can learn to kind of ignore them to a certain extent. M has had floaters for many years too. It’s the “new” onset of floaters for me that makes me want to get checked, especially as they appeared right after the flashes, which, haven’t come back at least. I also have a cataract in that eye, but that’s another story lol
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February 15, 2022 at 8:21 am
Usually something that requires surgery is the retinal tear or detachment rather than Vitreous, and I don’t “think” it’s that but we shall see 🙂
The soufflé is very chocolatey. Eventually they start going down from that puffiness you see there. They are very rich tasting and kind of soft and creamy.
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February 15, 2022 at 5:15 pm
My next project is to learn to make souffles. Those look amazing! And I bet tasted delicious! Is that a cooking scale in the background? I need one of those.
I’m sorry to hear about the eye sight issues. Hopefully its nothing serious and easily treated like your self-diagnosis suggestion.
I hope you have a lovely time away this weekend 🙂
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February 15, 2022 at 7:05 pm
Yep it was just like I thought it was, have to go back in 4 weeks for a re-check
Yes it is a food scale, good catch!
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February 15, 2022 at 8:34 pm
So you got to see a doctor today?
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February 15, 2022 at 8:44 pm
Yes sorry I planned to say tomorrow but replied to Jamie. My eyes are super dilated and blurry now.
But yes, I it’s Poster Vitreous Detachment. I had a bunch of tests and they don’t really do anything for it unless you have a retinal tear, which CAN be a complication but it’s rare, so they just monitor it. I go back on March 17 and they do the same tests and if everything is okay the Vitreous detachment is done
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February 15, 2022 at 9:13 pm
So they don’t have to reattach the detachment?
(The only reason it sounded like my friend’s situation was the flashing lights thing. However, it was that way in the movie Phenomenon when he first saw flashing lights and then became a super brain! 🙂 )
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February 15, 2022 at 10:18 pm
Right they would reattach a retina if it had detached but this is not that, it’s pretty common in geezers, LOL
Here’s more info on what happened to me: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14413-posterior-vitreous-detachment
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February 16, 2022 at 8:32 am
So did they give you an estimate of how long till your vision isn’t blurry or bothering you any more – I mean, other than the *&^% floaters?
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February 16, 2022 at 8:35 am
I’m no longer blurry as that was just the drops they used. The floaters will never go away obviously. But hopefully my brain ignores them for the most part, lol. When I go back on the 17th of March, they will redo all the tests and take more pictures to make sure everything is all right and the detachment didn’t tear anything and if everything is okay I am good to go until the left eye does it, ha ha. Apparently if one eye does it, the other eye is likely to do it eventually as well. “Yay” I say sarcastically.
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February 16, 2022 at 8:55 am
Yeah, I read that in your link. I also take that ‘geezers” remark very personally as I am – what? 14 years geezer-ier than you? So I don’t think I’ve ever had flashing lights. But I have the exact same shape floaters at 68 as I had when they started around 35-ish. I have one that looks like a wound hair – kind of like the Andromeda constellation – in my left eye. I can’t believe it’s been there now almost HALF of my lifetime. That’s just…..my brain can’t even handle all that! LOL
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February 16, 2022 at 9:15 am
well the detachment happens to those of us who are aging so,,,yes LOL
M has had floaters for many years too
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