Thank you gorgeous lovely people out there for all your concerned messages – lovely to come back to. The good news is that he seems to be fine. That is to say that the specialist didn’t find anything wrong with his optic nerves, or whatever other blobby things he looks for whilst wearing a scary piece of headgear and shining a bright torch into his eyes. In addition, with a little bit of gentle persuasion he was able to read the line below the letters that were the size of a house. He kept doing a comedy getting right up close to the colour-blind numbers – squinting and struggling, but the consultant didn’t seem to be worried about that.
The specialist then asked him to describe his symptoms: “everything has gone blurry” he said “and I can’t see much and certain stuff seems sort of spotty and some things are almost like cut in half – but that is quite useful at the moment because we’re doing symmetry at school and it makes it easier to get the answers right”.
He’s been referred to somebody else – an optomist? (we need a few of those around at the moment), but not as a matter of urgency. He wasn’t even convinced he was going to need glasses. So all good. Phew, phew and phew.
Fat, frumpy and fifty...
October 16, 2008good news…you are breathing now right?
btw my daughter at 8 was prescribed with reading glasses,a dn then never wore, them..the next time she went her vision was 20/20…she admitted to playing, cos she wanted to see what she looked like with glasses..the girl at 8 and the 16 yr old she has become!!!???
family affairs
October 16, 2008Yes, I think he genuinely wants to wear glasses or try them anyway, he was getting quite excited and was positively cross when told that he was fine. Lx
Janelle
October 16, 2008THANK GOD! well. do keep us posted..he sounds like such a divine character your young one…and one to give grey hairs too!! XX
Frankofile
October 17, 2008It’s essential to have the experts. But mum’s instinct counts for a lot. You’ll be keeping a close eye (OMG so many cliches involve sight, don’t they?)
http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com
October 17, 2008Phew. Poor boy. Poor, poor you. He’ll be fine. of course he will. but scares are scary. and exhausting. drink wine. have a nice long hot bath. blog it all out. we’re listening. x
Expat mum
October 17, 2008Isn’t it funny how guilt ridden we are about poor sight – our own or our children’s. There’s nothing anyone can do about it, and unless you have been forcing him to do his homework by the dim light of one meagre candle, it’s not your fault either. I’ll be interested to hear the outcome.
family affairs
October 17, 2008Thank you all and yes, I asked his teacher to “keep an eye on him” and then realised I’d just made a bad pun Lx
A Mother's Place is in the Wrong
October 17, 2008Great news Lulu, I’m know how relieved you must be! Love M xx
Kitty
October 17, 2008Phew! x