What a crazy couple of days! Because of both having Melanoma and Sarcoid, I have to be careful about my eyes, because both diseases can effect them. I was told originally to have my eyes checked every year. My last Opthamologist gave me the warning signs and told me I only needed to come back every 3 to 4 years unless I had symptoms. My eyes have been great, except for needing reading glasses which is driving me crazy. But lo and behold on Monday my left eye felt like there was something in it. I use Q-Tips around my eyes so I always get those little white strands in my eyes. Looked in the magnified mirror, couldn't see anything so back to my dad. Well about 2 am that next morning it was really driving me crazy so I went back to the mirror with a flashlight because it's easier to see the strands. Didn't see anything and when I took the flashlight away, I had that weird vision you get when a light flashes in your face. I kept waiting for it to go away and I noticed in the lower corner of my eye was a big black spot. It kind of freaked me out. When I took my dog out, the black spot would go almost white. Then back to black when I was inside. It wasn't getting ANY better after a good amount of time and I got really stressed. What if I did something to my eye? When I thought about my symptoms, dryness, redness, feeling like something was in it I began to think it was the Sarc. I got really concerned now. I noticed in about an hour, the black spot was gone but the other symptoms remained. So I made an eye appointment for the next day.  Of course what happened? I looked again with the flashlight(in the daytime this time) and actually found a large strand. I had a little trouble getting it out, but finally got it out. My eye didn't feel better immediately so I began to wonder if that was the cause of the irritation or not. By the time I woke this morning my eye was completely back to normal so I can take a nice deep breath......... I changed my emergency appointment for a full appointment just to be sure. They are due to be looked at anyway.

I can't tell you how relieved I am that I don't have sarc of the eyes. Anytime the inflammation spreads it's not a good thing. Especially with the eyes and especially since I have a double whammy with the melanoma and sarc. I will share a story with you about that, but that is for another day!!