Hello everyone, A belated HAPPY CHRISTMAS to you all. I hope you enjoyed yourselves, and managed to spend it with your family or friends.
I am feeling much better, after a very scary, and worrying time when I gradually began to loose my sight. At first I thought it must be eye strain, but as my eyes became even more blurred, and it became impossible for me to read or write, and then I began to see double. I knew something was seriously wrong, and after a visit to my doctor,where she did some tests, and at one point I told her that she had four eyes!! It was then that she sent me to a hospital in Oporto, where I was seen by various ophthalmologists and neurologists had a scan and it was discovered that I have an illness in my right eye, but I was told it had nothing to do with my present condition and it would be seen to in due course. At last the Ophthalmologist I saw last, asked me to tell her again what medication I was taking. It turns out that I was experiencing the ill effects of a drug I had been taking for the problematic sciatic pain, which was working wonders, and easing the pain, enabling me to get outdoors and walking again, for the first time in months. My heart sank, as she told me to stop taking it for a while to see if I improved. When I told her of my sciatic condition, she looked up what was available with a minor dosage, and suggested I take the same pain killer which was only half the mg that I had been taking before. I am so thankful for my eyes have cleared and I'm not seeing double any more and what is even more astonishing is that the sciatic pain is also under control. Hurrah!! I feel blessed, so much so that I decided to return to blogging with some autumn pictures of a few birds.
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Es una gran noticia querida amiga, me alegra mucho ver que tu problema de salud mejora y que ya estás de nuevo con nosotros. Las fotos del Carbonero son espectaculares, son aves muy bonitas. Un enorme abrazo y mi cariño.
Great photos. I like these little birds a lot.
What a relief that must be. So sorry for your trials.
Hell Sonjia: So glad that you weren't away from us for too long, and that you are back with renewed vision and still with sciatica under control. The tits are a wonderful way to launch this post. I hope that 2022 will be a great year for you. Hugs. David
So lovely to see this post from you.
Wonderful photographs of these birds.
Such good news to read that your health problems have improved.
Sending my good wishes.
Enjoy these last few December days and Happy New Year Wishes.
All the best Jan
Hi Sonjia,
I am so pleased to read that you are better now and pleased that it was diagnosed and a reasonably simple fix. Thank you for your comments on my blog. I wish you a very happy 2022.
Nick
hi sonjia, it is wonderful to see a post from you today!! i am so happy you are feeling better and that your vision problems have been corrected. these pictures are gorgeous both the bird and the background!!
Hi Sonjia,
I am glad you are back in blogland again, and your eyehealth are better.
Beautiful photos!
I wish you a Happy New Year!
Hugs, Marit
Some good news to read that your health problems have improved.
The photos of the black tit and the blue tit are great.
I wish you and your loved ones a happy but above all a healthy 2022.
Greetings Irma
Hello Sonjia,
I am glad you are feeling better, your vision is important I am glad the doctors worked out the problem. Love your adorable birds and lovely photos.
Take care, enjoy your day! I wish you and your family all the best in 2022, a very Happy New Year!
when i started to read your story I started to fret because losing my sight if the biggest fear of my life. by the end of the story I was so happy for you that you got your sight back and did not have to deal with the sciatic pain. indeed this is going to make your new year HAPPY. sweet little birds, awesome photos. welcome back.... bob just had a crazy side effect to his new pill, and had to stop the pill. massive hiccups, all day all night, we stopped the pill and not one since then
Extremely pleased to hear that you've got to the root of your sight problems, Sonjia. I hope that all continues to improve for you.
I hope that you don't mind me asking but was, by any chance, the medication that you were taking Naproxen? I too have noticed a significant deterioration in my eyesight over the past twelve months, although nothing nearly as serious as yours, and this blog post from you got me looking at the pain-management medication (Naproxen) that I've been taking for a couple of years, and I now see that 'changes in vision' is listed as a common side-effect!
It's good to see you back with your delightful photography, and Coal Tit and Blue Tit are always a pleasure to see.
My best wishes to you for 2022 - stay safe - - - Richard
Very beautiful images ... Happy 2022 dear friend...
Oh! Sonjia, what excellent news, that must be a great relief for you. I am so glad you are back in the fold. Lovely pictures. Take care,
Mike.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
This is indeed great news that your eyes are back to normal and the pain is also under control. Wishing you Happy New Year 2022.
Glad things have resolved..Great way to start 2022..Stay well
Me alegra que estés mejor, espero y deseo que el año que viene tengas mucha salud y amor. Abrazos y Feliz Año Nuevo.
Happy new year!
Hello Sonjia,
I enjoyed seeing your birds and lovely photos. I am very happy to hear you are feeling better. It is great to see you blogging again, I look forward to seeing more of your post in the New year. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a great day and a happy January! I wish you a happy and healthy New Year! PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
...when I didn't see a post from you for a couple of weeks, I thought that you were a jolly time at Christmas. Sorry to hear about your vision problems. I wish you a healthy 2022.
I'm so glad they figured out the solution and gave you a good alternative. Drugs are so strong and can do so many things to our bodies but are needed at times. Take care! Love your sweet little bird. Happy new year!
I am pleased that you have eyes done. Happy new year 2022 Sonjia and family.
Good Morning and a Happy New Year to you and your family Sonjia. I was so pleased to read your latest good news. A second opinion is always a good idea if in these worrying times we can even get one. I hope everything remains good for you. Sue suffers from sciatica at times so I know how painful it can be.
So glad your vision is back and sciatica is okay ~ Your photography of our feathered friends is awesome ~ Xo
Wishing you many happy moments,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor
love your shots of the blue and coal tits. Both beautiful birds.
Wow, I am so happy your problems are under control. I would be really unhappy not to see properly. I have problems but not with sickness in my eyes. But I am constantly changing glasses. :)
Taek care!
I'm glad there wasn't any serious illness with your eyes, and the pain is also under control even after the reduction of mg! Anyone would have been scared to experience bad eyesight all of a sudden because eyes are important to see the beautiful things around us. Excellent capture of the little birds! I wish you a very happy and healthy new year.
Take care
I'm so happy for you that your health problems have both been resolved! Obviously you came across a very good doctor. Your bird photos are just like the name of your blog: breathtaking!
All the best, good luck, joy and health in 2022! 🍀🥂😘
Traude
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I am very sorry to hear you had this health issue. Side effects from medicines can be very scary, and I am glad those meds were changed around to where you now feel much better. Your birds are absolute little darlings, and those are great photos. I am wishing you A Very Happy and Healthy New Year. May it bring only good things into your life.
A wonderful set of photos but the Green Lizard is my favourite, it is stunning. Thanks for the visit. Keep safe Diane
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