Retina Specialist

                    Today I went back for my first laser treatment with my new Retina Specialist. It was so pleasant not to have to have my eye's dilated twice because the Dr. was running behind. I get really bad headaches from the dilation. So having to do it twice is really miserable. I was surprised when I went into the laser room to see how they were going to laser my eye. Instead of being laid back in a chair and having the lens above my eye this time they had the laser used sitting up. My chin was on a chin rest and they placed the lens in my eye so I could not close my eye. The laser treatment was not too bad considering. Last time they lasered me twice because they said was blinking too much and not holding still enough. They complained my eye's watered too much. This time my eye's did not water as much I was fairly comfortable and they procedures was not nearly as painful because they seem to be following what is considered standard procedure. I was not surprised they used this method I thought my first laser procedure would be like today's but at the other place it was not. I am so glad I followed my gut on changing Dr.'s. In fact most of the blood from the hemorrhage is healed up already I say in about a month all of it should be gone which is wonderful. The staff was great and the place was not overly crowded and they answered all my questions.
 
                      Looking back now I wish I had switched sooner I would have avoided the hemorrhage in the first place if they had followed standard procedures instead of wanting to just operate. I have learned a great deal from this experience and will continue to trust my gut feeling in the future.