I was 27 and I was going into the eye doctor for my yearly eye exam. During my check up my Dr told me that I had a detached retina and was concerned. I got a little nervous and he referred me to a retina specialist to check it out further. A couple days later I went to the specialist. During the exam he took some pictures of my eye and what not then gave the news. You have cancer. I had a tumor that was 8 mm in size growing in my eye pushing on my retina and it was melanoma. What made it worse he said it could have came from somewhere else in my body or that it could just be in my eye. He then referred me the the Mayo Clinic. I had to wait a couple weeks to get into there so I was going crazy, and crying and wondering why it happened to me! And the news came just a short time before my 28th birthday. When the time came to go the the Mayo Clinic we found out more news on the tumor. It was only in my eye thankfully, BUT melanoma has to be kept a clost eye on cuz … [Read more...]
