Thanks everyone for your good wishes.
It's a mystery
First of all the hospital staff were marvellous with Alan. We've always had marvellous treatment when it is not dementia related. The nurse who tested Alan's eyes was excellent with him. She assured us from the outset that if it was what she was thinking from what I was telling her, then it would be a very quick application of the laser (less than 5 minutes). Alan completed the eye test with both eyes.
The nurse then went to speak to the doctor and he said he wanted to have a really good look so she applied some drops in both Alan's eyes. The doctor did a thorough examination and said that the eye was perfect apart from a tiny amount of creasing which wouldn't cause a problem) I asked him loads and loads of questions and told the doctor it was because I was certain of what Alan was saying and there must be some reason that his vision is blurred. The doctor assured me that the eye was absolutely fine. I had to leave it at that because I could see that we were not being fobbed off and that Alan had had a proper examination.
It is now a mystery. There has to be some cause but I have logged it here and in my blog and I am going to mentioned it to Alan's GP (as well as the event with his finger ends). It may be a progression of the disease - who knows. It is recorded and I will now monitor anything new that happens - just in case.
So thank goodness it won't mean surgery or any further hospital visits (this hospital is further away than our local one and is a pain in the neck to park there).
It's back to life as normal here. I've decided I've done all I can for the moment and to just put it away and get on with everyday living. Next week the w/e in-house respite issue starts up again as the SW will be back from her break. Then there is the S & L therapy issue in the pipeline. So I am going to make the most of a bit of peace and (dare I say it) 'normality' for the next few days
Love
It's a mystery
First of all the hospital staff were marvellous with Alan. We've always had marvellous treatment when it is not dementia related. The nurse who tested Alan's eyes was excellent with him. She assured us from the outset that if it was what she was thinking from what I was telling her, then it would be a very quick application of the laser (less than 5 minutes). Alan completed the eye test with both eyes.
The nurse then went to speak to the doctor and he said he wanted to have a really good look so she applied some drops in both Alan's eyes. The doctor did a thorough examination and said that the eye was perfect apart from a tiny amount of creasing which wouldn't cause a problem) I asked him loads and loads of questions and told the doctor it was because I was certain of what Alan was saying and there must be some reason that his vision is blurred. The doctor assured me that the eye was absolutely fine. I had to leave it at that because I could see that we were not being fobbed off and that Alan had had a proper examination.
It is now a mystery. There has to be some cause but I have logged it here and in my blog and I am going to mentioned it to Alan's GP (as well as the event with his finger ends). It may be a progression of the disease - who knows. It is recorded and I will now monitor anything new that happens - just in case.
So thank goodness it won't mean surgery or any further hospital visits (this hospital is further away than our local one and is a pain in the neck to park there).
It's back to life as normal here. I've decided I've done all I can for the moment and to just put it away and get on with everyday living. Next week the w/e in-house respite issue starts up again as the SW will be back from her break. Then there is the S & L therapy issue in the pipeline. So I am going to make the most of a bit of peace and (dare I say it) 'normality' for the next few days
Love