Myopia status update july 2020
On Thursday the 23nd of july, I had my first check-up for high myopia at the hospital. When, in January of this year, the optometrist measured -16, which was a 2 diopter difference from two […]
Physical health
Short myopia update
I had a quick check-up last Friday. My eyesight was measured. The difficult part about having your eyesight measured is that it’s a trial-and-error process. You take off your glasses, take place behind a machine […]
Possible factors in high myopia
Two days from now, I have an eye exam coming up at an optometrist. I am also on a waiting list for a checkup at the hospital, but with the covid-19 measures the waiting lists […]
The saga continues. Or maybe not..
Today, I received a reply from the hospital. This reply is in response to my question about the cyst diagnosis. Here’s what happened: On January 23rd 2019 an ultrasound was made by a resident obgyn, […]
On privacy and having a say in what happens to you or your data. Or: If you didn’t object, you must therefore agree
I’ve had multiple medical misdiagnoses in my life, to the point where I can faithfully say I don’t think a doctor EVER made a correct diagnosis. I’ve had ear tubes surgery when I was a […]
Why you should trust your doctor
If you Google “mistrust doctors”, you find numerous websites expressing concern about the decline in patient trust in doctors. Two points I find interesting: Patients don’t trust science If a patient doesn’t trust their doctor […]
A chart of my Myopia progression
My old optometrist sent me the receipts for all sets of glasses my parents ever bought there. So today, I charted it. Here’s my Myopia progression from age 5 to age 35 (now). If you […]
Some recognition
Three weeks ago, I called the hospital. I talked to a complaints officer and shared with him what had happened to me. He was a little bit skeptical I think about what I had to […]
Can my myopia be reversed?
I have severe myopia. Before I got sick in 2018, I always wore contact lenses. Over time, I was prescribed stronger and stronger lenses. Going ever further back in time: When I was four, I […]
Podcast 1 – pain and systemic health issues from surgical clips
Mark Craber and myself have suffered complications of surgical clips / sterilization clips. In this podcast we share our stories. Struggling with your health? Anxiety and depression came up since you had surgery? Skin rashes, […]