This morning's check up with Dr. Martin and Dr. Shadra, the resident ophthalmologist at St. Joesph's, went very well:
* I was able to read down to about the 8th line on the chart.
* My eye was dilated with drops, and using that viciously bright light, Dr. Martin examined my whole eyeball, ("look up, more up, more to the right, good, now more to the right, not so much to the right, good, now down, further down, ....")
* Dr, Shadra also examined the gas bubble.
* Dr. Martin advised me to continue sitting slightly forward and to the left to keep the bubble in its place and to keep sleeping in an upright position, (which is so tough to do!).
Dr. Martin also explained how the retina reattaches. During the operation he froze the area behind the retina, causing scarring and swelling. This induces the body to repair itself, reattaching the retina as the gas bubble pushes the retina back into place.
As an aside, Doctor Martin had explained last week during my followup exam that he enjoys his namesake, the British comedy "Doctor Martin" aired on the American PBS network.
Last night, Mar and I enjoyed seeing it for the first time, (Episode 4 from the first series).
One scene showed the TV doctor visiting a ranger at a remote station. The ranger was experiencing a post Bosnian war mental disorder and had developed an imaginary eight foot red squirrel friend named Anthony. He set a place at the table for him and was troubled when Doctor Martin ignored him during a meal.
So on arrival this morning I told 'my' Doctor Martin I had brought an eight foot friend, Anthony the squirrel. His expression was glazed like a donut for a few seconds ... until he caught on and we all shared a very good laugh.
* I was able to read down to about the 8th line on the chart.
* My eye was dilated with drops, and using that viciously bright light, Dr. Martin examined my whole eyeball, ("look up, more up, more to the right, good, now more to the right, not so much to the right, good, now down, further down, ....")
* Dr, Shadra also examined the gas bubble.
* Dr. Martin advised me to continue sitting slightly forward and to the left to keep the bubble in its place and to keep sleeping in an upright position, (which is so tough to do!).
Dr. Martin also explained how the retina reattaches. During the operation he froze the area behind the retina, causing scarring and swelling. This induces the body to repair itself, reattaching the retina as the gas bubble pushes the retina back into place.
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As an aside, Doctor Martin had explained last week during my followup exam that he enjoys his namesake, the British comedy "Doctor Martin" aired on the American PBS network.Last night, Mar and I enjoyed seeing it for the first time, (Episode 4 from the first series).
One scene showed the TV doctor visiting a ranger at a remote station. The ranger was experiencing a post Bosnian war mental disorder and had developed an imaginary eight foot red squirrel friend named Anthony. He set a place at the table for him and was troubled when Doctor Martin ignored him during a meal.
So on arrival this morning I told 'my' Doctor Martin I had brought an eight foot friend, Anthony the squirrel. His expression was glazed like a donut for a few seconds ... until he caught on and we all shared a very good laugh.
