I’m a little scared for my future
Hi all. I (32 F)have been lurking here without posting for a while now. I consider myself lucky in a lot of ways. I have a really good medical team working with me and I’m grateful for their help. They’re placing my stents in January, but I can’t help but feel negative and concerned for the amount of vision loss that’s already occurred.
I’m a digital artist with a degree in media arts and animation and between my vision deteriorating and my hands going numb now and then, I’ve essentially lost most of my access to my passion. My left eye was already weak long before I was diagnosed and it’s basically useless now, and my right struggles often, even on the diamox. My doctors are confident that I should not lose my sight entirely, but I can’t help but worry about whether I’ll need to give up on art someday. Even if I go into remission, there’s a chance I could lose my sight in the future if it makes a return right? Am I being too negative? I don’t mind giving up on art as a career and just keeping it as a hobby, but it hurts to think of living without it completely.
Thanks for letting me vent.