My Experience With SteroidsWhen I was diagnosed with TED in the fall of 2018, the treatment I was offered by my thyroid eye doctor was steroids. Steroids would decrease the swelling around my... By Kelly Severseike3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Accepting What I Cannot ControlHere is what no one warned me about when I was diagnosed with thyroid eye disease - when my eyes get irritated, it is the worst feeling ever and there... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Progress Meets PainThe morning started out great. I had noticed a significant change in my left upper eyelid. My right upper eyelid had dropped down some time ago, and my left had... By Kelly Severseike3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Finding Patience in the MiseryGood for the future, annoying for the present. This is the motto I have been repeating in my head as I go through another bout of terrible eye irritation. The... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Four Eyes and Floating WordsThree years ago in early October, I woke up to two smoke detectors on my ceiling. It was early in the morning and I had to get up to get... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Wall is OffI was walking down the hallway with my mom towards my eye doctor’s office. I had walked down this hallway many times over the years. This was a familiar hallway... By Kelly Severseike3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Light Too BrightWhen I was a kid, I would stare into the sun while riding in the car. My mom told me not to but I did it anyway. My small act... By Kelly Severseike2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Writing on the WallThe first thing I noticed was the swelling under my eyes. I was in a bathroom in a random McDonald’s somewhere in the middle of Iowa. It was the Monday... By Kelly Severseike3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments