" I can see clearly now".....

Last week was Collin's bi-annual apt with Dr. Weisberg our eye doc. He is about the nicest person that you will ever meet. He is kind and patient and just down to earth. Collin has been going there for the past 3 1/2 years. Since when he was 4 he started to develop a "growth" on his upper right eyelid. The growth had to be surgically removed and turned out to be a cyst with cells consistant with NF. Even at Collin's first apt Dr. Weisberg had stated that Collin was ever so slightly near sighted, and although most kids at the tender age of 4 are slightly far sighted it was nothing to worry about. So this went on for a few years with never any major change to his sight. Always just ever so slightly near sighted. For those that don't know it is really important for people with NF to have their eyes checked and dilated once a year. Starting around 6ish people with NF can develop nodules in their eyes. This nodules can cause sight issues and even blindness.

  Anyway, In January when Collin saw Dr Weisberg to have the full eye exam he noted their had been some change in Collin's vision and although it wasn't major it was enough to make him put up a red flag, a very tiny red flag, but a flag non the less. He asked that he start seeing Collin every 6 months so we could really monitor his vision and for me to note any changes as well.  This past monday when we went back there was again a change in his vision. I actually wasn't shocked because towards the very end of the school year Collin was coming home complaining of headaches and this seemed to occur when the were doing alot of "board" work. There was a change in not only his "regular" vision but a slight decrease in his 3D vision as well. After all was said and done and Dr Weisberg assured me Collin's eyes were cleared of Nodules (for now) we decided to go ahead and check his persciption..although he never had glasses before they had checked what he "MIGHT" need in Jan. Again there was a change so we all decided that given the change in his visions, and the recent Visual Processing Dissorder diagnosis that the time had come to get Collin glasses.

  Let me just tell you he was NOT happy infact I will go right ahead and say it he was PISSED. He refused to even try glasses on at the office. So we took our scipt and went on our way. When Daddy got home from work we all went to Wal-Mart since their glasses are way cheaper and still do the job anyway. We picked out a pair that he would tolerate and the 9 day wait began. But today, they came in. We picked them up and being the mean Mommy I am made him put them right on. He grumbled about it for a bit, but then about 30 minuets later he said "Mommy wow, I can see those words down there" we were in a store and he was commented on a sign down the aisle. Gee what do you know!!!! So now we begin our life with Collin wearing glasses!!!! I have to say that I may be a little bias but I think he looks awefully cute in glasses.....