Another 4 Week Check-up

M had another appointment yesterday with her surgeon and optometrist.

She had her cataract removal surgery on November 23, 2012 and started wearing a contact and patching just over 1 week later.  Which means we've been doing contacts and patching for almost exactly 5 months now.  Which also means that we've been seeing this surgeon and optometrist for 5 months now, every few days, to every week, to every second week, and now to once every 4 weeks.

The first time we scheduled an appointment for 4 weeks later seemed so strange.  We had gotten used to having to take M so frequently to see them, that it seemed odd and wrong not to be taking her.  But, like everything else, seeing these 2 people now every 4 weeks has become something we are used to; in fact this appointment yesterday seemed to come so quickly since the last one, I didn't even realize it had been the 4 weeks.  Previously, I had been counting down the days, and definitely knew when the next appointment was.

So the appointment...  Everything is good.  We are to continue to have M patch full days every day.  Contact looks like it fits pretty well, and we haven't been having too many issues with patching (definitely some issues, but not too bad!).

I did discuss with the optometrist how to keep the contact cleaner.  Despite nightly removals and cleanings, it seems to get cloudier as time goes by, and some days seem worse than others.  The contact still isn't that bad, and the next time we take M to the optometrist (in another 4 weeks!) he said he will show me how to do a hydrogen peroxide cleaning with it.  He would have showed me yesterday, but I didn't think we had much time.  Appointments had been late, and it was getting dangerously close to supper time, with still rush hour traffic to get through.

All in all, things are and seem good at home and at these appointments.  I'm sure most people end up feeling this way, but I just think M's surgeon and optometrist are the best people for us and her.  They are so involved in her care, and are reachable when we need them, and are willing to have discussions about whatever you need to be discussing, when you see them.  I don't know how they got into eyes, but I'm glad they did since we've found ourselves in this position!