For the past few weeks I thought that I was dying, or at least about to lose an eye.

About 4 years ago, taking photographs in the slums of Bangkok, I got a small cut in my left eye, and now and again (especially when I’m on a long haul flight) I’ll get a red, sore eye which looks worse than it feels, and all I can do is put drops in it to keep it lubricated. It’s not a major problem.

Anyway, 3 weeks ago I went for an eye test to get new glasses, and after a minute or two the optometrist (very unprofessionally) started muttering to himself “I don’t like what I’m seeing, I don’t like what I’m seeing, I don’t want to do this.”

When I butted in to ask what he was talking to himself about he said he didn’t want to be the one to tell me this but I’d got a tumour growing in my eye..

And then he started saying that it could be cancerous, it might not be, I’d have to have a biopsy…bla bla bla.

Anyhow it took nearly 3 weeks to get an appointment with an eye specialist, even though the optometrist phoned up while I was there and said it was urgent.

So I’ve been sat here for nearly 3 weeks – having been told not to spend too much time on my computer and to rest my eyes – letting my imagination freak me out.

The good news is that after an hour or two of examination and multiple tests he told me that the optometrist had got it COMPLETELY wrong and I haven’t got a tumour at all.

So thank goodness for that

What I’ve do have is some old scar tissue on my eye, and a sort of thin spot on my eyeball, probably from an old head injury.

I’ve had plenty of those, back in my crazy photographer days

Anyhow my eye problem can’t be treated, but probably won’t ever affect my vision and it’s not anything to worry about.

Just got to live with it

More soon, including more ‘how-to’ on product creation.

And watch out for a new book from me very soon. It’s almost ready.