Anointedtoday.blogspot.com: My Humbling Experience

I had an experience that really was a down to earth approach. After having eye surgery several years ago, it made me realize just how important your eyes are. It made me realize how blessed I am to be able to see. Have you had a humbling experience?

I realized how I had fallen short, by taking for granted that I am so blessed to have my eyesight. It made me think of those that are not able to see at all.

1. God

God wants us to rely on him. I realize he is my source. He is my everything. Although, sometimes I do not act that way.

2. My Story

My husband and I were on our way back to Michigan several years ago after traveling south to see his sister. My husband asked me to help read the signs along the highway. I noticed that the lettering seemed to be jumping at me as he drove. He was driving the speed limit so I had no idea what was happening. I decided to put one hand over each eye as he drove. I discovered the one eye had a partial shade over it so I was unable to see everything. This was somewhat alarming to me.

3. Eye doctor

So after making it to Michigan I made a special eye appointment. The eye doctor said very little except I am referring you to a specialist immediately. The next day I went in to see the specialist and he asked me how long had my eye been like that. I was not sure, but just discovered it recently. He confirmed that I had a detached retina. It was not completely detached, but even though he does laser surgery, because of the angle of the tear he would have to physically cut to repair the retina. He explained that laser surgery was not an option for the type of tear that my retina had. He explained that sometimes the other eye will take over for the bad eye, because I was not aware of the condition until we were on the highway.

4. After surgery- Pain

I remember after surgery practically living on pain pills daily. I was in pain on a daily basis. He started me on Vicadan. I told him the Vicadan made me sick and nauseous to my stomach, so he suggested Motrin over the counter. This was a humbling experience because I was not able to even put my eye drops in my eyes, but my husband would put several eye drops in my eyes several times a day.

5. Driving

I was so used to driving and taking myself wherever I wanted to go, but I now was unable to drive. I was reliant on my husband or my children to take me where I wanted to go as I started feeling better. This was very humbling for me to have to rely on others for something that many of us probably take for granted.

6. Lights

The doctor had already explained my eye might be sensitive to light after the operation. That was definitely true. Again humbling for me. I had always taken light for granted, because it is free. Now there was a reversal, the light bothered my eyes, especially bright lights. The lights at church bothered me. Many places that I would go have bright lights and this too bothered my eyes. Guess what? All the lights that I had in my home were very high wattage lights like 100. I liked the bright light for the winter time it seemed to give me energy and just brighten my day, but now they were affecting my eyes.

7. Night

I used to drive at night and think nothing about oncoming lights from other cars. Now even though my husband was driving I could not stand the bright lights from oncoming cars. I would get a headache.

I thought to myself so often I had taken my eyes for granted. I could not imagine what others less fortunate than me had to go though.

8. Computer

I type my articles to post to my blog on the computer. I was unable to do that now, but the glare from the computer gave me a headache. That was very discouraging. I thought what if I am unable to post any more articles because of my eyes. I then thought God gives me creativeness in my spirit, He will give me something else to do. Again this was very humbling. I even ordered an anti-glare screen to put on my computer.

9. Patch

In addition, I had to wear a patch over my eye. All of this went on for about a course of 2-3 months. Eventually my eye was healed. I was able to drive at night and type and post my articles on the computer. I started feeling like myself again. My eyes are still sensitive to light even when I am in church. I thanked God and I still thank him, because it could have been worse. Although 2 or 3 months seemed like a lifetime for me. I know that we live in a microwave society. We want everything right now. I definitely am guilty of that, but I had to realize things would happen in God’s time not mine.

10. Cost $$

There was concern for the cost even though it was done on an outpatient basis. The doctor informed us that the Medical Facilities were less expensive than the hospital. Now that was very humbling to see the expense for surgery. But I was thankful that it was about half the cost of what it would have been if done in the hospital. Now I was very thankful as well as humble.

Think about how many times have you taken your precious eyes for granted. Our eyes are a gift from God that we should cherish. The humbling experience of having eye surgery made me realize that.

What humbling experience have you had?

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