A New Battle Within The War

Hi all,

Update regarding my appointment: It seems my scar has smoothed itself on the surface (they say it was quite lumpy) but the diameter is more or less the same.

This is yet another stepping stone that has astonished and amazed my consultant and the department. They say although this is quite common, mine is the worst they’ve seen for a case like mine and the most delayed response they’ve seen a donor tissue do this. Which is VERY rare and very remarkable. Especially as it’s center on my cornea when apparently it normally happens around the edges.

My consultant reckons that this was something that was bound to happen sooner or later. They’re going to check to see what ethnicity my donor was as this could be a contributing factor as well.

I’ll be undergoing, I believe, Keratotomy or something similar in which they debulk the scar as much as they can and go from there. I’m looking December time to have the procedure.

As always, they have to state the worst case, which is more scarring is caused by the operation, and the chances of having another transplant sooner than expected is now much higher when they were hoping 15 years originally. Looking at 50% chance of just having to have a transplant again should this surgery not work.

Not all doom or gloom as we have to take each step at a time.

ollie x