Another DiagnosisSix months into my thyroid eye disease (TED) journey, I was diagnosed with another eye condition called keratoconus. I needed to get some more imaging done of my eyes that...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How I Advocate For Myself at the DoctorsGoing to any doctor can be nerve-wracking. Going to a specialty doctor, whether it be an eye doctor or an endocrinologist for thyroid eye disease (TED), can be overwhelming, especially...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Why I Don't Google My TED SymptomsGoogle is great for a lot of things; Looking up restaurant reviews, finding directions to someplace new, and reading celebrity gossip. But it can also be an overwhelming tool when...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Cruising with TEDThe summer after I was diagnosed with thyroid eye disease (TED), I went on vacation with my family. This wasn’t any old family vacation, it was a vacation with my...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How TED Impacted My Mental HealthI have always had anxiety. Since I was a kid, I had always worried about all the big and small details of my life. Overthinking a lot of things on...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How TED Changed My EyesMy eyes changed over one summer. It was gradual in the moment but obvious in pictures. I did not notice a difference until fall and even then I was told...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Timeline of MigrainesI have my first migraine in the summer of 2018. On a random day in June, my head starts to hurt. It’s on the right side of my forehead and...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Argument for Stick-On PrismsWhen I was diagnosed with thyroid eye disease (TED), I had really bad double vision. My reality was flipped upside down within a matter of weeks and it was all...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
