Jen's Eye

Three years ago at a routine eye exam the doctor told me that I have a "freckle" on my retina. It isn't too big, but I have to have it checked by an ophthalmologist every year. I go in, they put drops in my eyes (too many if you ask me!), make me wait for twenty minutes or so, and then take me into a small room with a large camera. They take a picture of the back of my eye! I wish I could say that this is a thrilling experience, but it's not. If you think you get spots from a regular camera...you should try this sometime. This time the boys got to come with me. Nathan and Grayson have now seen the inside of me from my eye to my back to my tummy. Anyway, I go back every year so they can photograph it and decide if it has changed or not. They call it a Choroidal Nevus. The link will give you a pretty good idea of what it is and show you a picture. Mine kind of looks like a space-ship...pointy at one end and two spikes at the other. Even my retina is "spacey". This year the doctor told me that we will watch it yearly for five years and then if it hasn't changed, we can go to every other year. I keep my fingers crossed every time I go because just like your regular skin, you can develop skin cancer even in your eye. I don't relish the idea of them telling me that one day.