Not Blaming the Blameless

On opening my eyes without bandages and shield following the victrectomy, my vision was improved. Dr. Krzystolik had not been convinced, but I had theorized that this procedure of replacing the fluid in my eye would improve my vision because the new fluid put in my eye would be cleaner. I’m happy to have been proven correct on this, not in any sense of "knowing better" than the doctor but because my vision is better than it was before the procedure.
My vision will never be fully functional. Two great loves of my life are permanently lost to me, reading and driving. It can be hard to explain what I can and cannot see at any given time. It’s not just diabetic retinapathy that limits my vision. Obstructions, light sensitivity, cataract lense restrictions, muscle damage within the eye and other factors all contribute variable conditions. Doctor Krzystolik herself noted on her first examination that I had the most complicated eyes she had ever seen.
I like and respect Doctor Krzystolik. She has been cautious in promising expectations following any treatment. She has told me what I cannot expect for improvement. She has listened to me on every level and addressed some aspects of coping with what’s been going on.
I can’t emphasize enough my approval and satisfaction of this retina specialist with offices in both Providence, Rhode Island and Plainville Massachusetts, for two reasons. First, I have been so candid on this blog when doctors have done wrong that I feel it fair and necessary to accentuate the positives. Secondly, the victrectomy saw complications for which I do not blame Doctor Krzystolik.
There’s a schoolyard oath that I must have vowed then broken during my wayward and turbulent childhood: "Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye." That theory is as useful as if I wanted to blame Doctor Krzystolik , which I don’t.
I think rightfully I still blame Negrey and Michael O’Brien at Koch Eye Associates for most of my current and permanent disabilities. Doctor Krzystolik , however, has done her best to temper those conditions and correct what she could, all without pushing me towards things with a lack of necessary information.
Details of the surgical complications to follow.