Sixteen Days Post-op, The Rednessin My Left Eye is Negligible
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The operation on my right eye was today. This was minor compared to the left one ... requiring laser work to repair two holes in the bottom of the retina. It took maybe ten to fifteen minutes and was painless, except for the mild discomfort while Doctor Martin used that shoehorn device again to access where he wanted to go … keeping my eye from blinking as he worked with the laser. It does feel like he is removing my eyeball. (If you are perusing this site for information and have not had the procedure yet, don’t read that last sentence.)
It seems my left eye, (now 16 days after the operation), experienced its best day of improvement. The gas bubble is approximately fifty per cent of its original size … so, as according to Doctor Abdul, is about one millimeter in diameter now versus its original two millimeter diameter size. Being half its original size, it seems there is less refracted light crossing my field of vision.
The best thing of all … another patient in the waiting room referred to people “our age” should not be experiencing eye troubles. Figuring him to be in his mid forties, I laughed and asked how old he thought I was. When he replied 45 it took every ounce of willpower not to jump up, run over and plant a kiss on his cheek! Yes, it is awful when people as young as us get those old age afflictions! Hahahaha
One patient in the waiting room today, a mechanic, had a tire blow up in his face the day before, sending a piece of steel into his eyeball. After emergency surgery last night, Doctor Harvey was not optimistic about his recovering sight in the eye. Meeting others in the waiting rooms, such as this chap with a very poor prognosis, makes me realize how blessed I have been to make such a great recovery. We should never take our health for granted!
It seems my left eye, (now 16 days after the operation), experienced its best day of improvement. The gas bubble is approximately fifty per cent of its original size … so, as according to Doctor Abdul, is about one millimeter in diameter now versus its original two millimeter diameter size. Being half its original size, it seems there is less refracted light crossing my field of vision.
The best thing of all … another patient in the waiting room referred to people “our age” should not be experiencing eye troubles. Figuring him to be in his mid forties, I laughed and asked how old he thought I was. When he replied 45 it took every ounce of willpower not to jump up, run over and plant a kiss on his cheek! Yes, it is awful when people as young as us get those old age afflictions! Hahahaha
One patient in the waiting room today, a mechanic, had a tire blow up in his face the day before, sending a piece of steel into his eyeball. After emergency surgery last night, Doctor Harvey was not optimistic about his recovering sight in the eye. Meeting others in the waiting rooms, such as this chap with a very poor prognosis, makes me realize how blessed I have been to make such a great recovery. We should never take our health for granted!
