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My positive is one of the birdhouses we put up in the yard is getting a lot of activity. I would love to be able to see inside but don't want to disturb the little ones.
You had an amazing day!!I have three positives today:
1. I finished the book I was reading this morning.
2. I went kayaking. The weather was perfect for it. The air was warm and the sun was hidden by the clouds so it wasn't too hot. It wasn't windy and the water was almost as smooth as glass. The sky was decorated with beautiful clouds that looked incredibly against the dark green pines. I wish I took a picture. It was amazing.
3. It rained a bit, which is great. The week's forecast says there will be more rain.
No jokes from me. I went to the beauty shop a little over a week ago and it felt so good I didn't want to leave.Went to the hair salon today! So happy with my hair!
*Insert the many thousands of quarantine hair jokes here*
My mom's had cataract surgery on one eye (covid has delayed the second), and it's definitely improved her vision. The thought of eye surgery terrifies me even though I know it goes right more often than wrong.I found out I have cataracts on both eyes and will eventually need surgery; makes me feel old. I thought
my left eye vision was worse but not by very much. Oh well.
The little cat I was feeding didn't come for brekkie today. Cal is looking for him. I'm on the deck and she's
looking over at Mitch's yard where the Vincie girl used to go to and fro, darling girl, we miss her so much.
We feel closer to her while on the deck hough at times it's sad
I have good books, videos, and Kaylee will be here in an hour, so I'm happy! .
Me too. My left eye has a much bigger one than the right and I hope this fall it will be big enough for removal. I babysat my mother through both of her surgery recoveries. The surgery is pretty easy and they dope you up enough don’t really know or care what they are doing. All the drops afterwards is the nuisance part but a return to good vision Is the reward.I found out I have cataracts on both eyes and will eventually need surgery; makes me feel old. I thought
my left eye vision was worse but not by very much. Oh well.
The little cat I was feeding didn't come for brekkie today. Cal is looking for him. I'm on the deck and she's
looking over at Mitch's yard where the Vincie girl used to go to and fro, darling girl, we miss her so much.
We feel closer to her while on the deck hough at times it's sad
I have good books, videos, and Kaylee will be here in an hour, so I'm happy! .
Yeah. Everything is usually a major thing for my mom so when she came to stay with me after firsr cataract surgery I was prepared to care for her for days. But first night she was up watching TV and felt well enough to go home the next day.My MIL had her cataracts removed last fall. She seemed to get through the recovery quickly.
How long is the recovery? I have not researched it because when Dr. Hakim started to say somethingMe too. My left eye has a much bigger one than the right and I hope this fall it will be big enough for removal. I babysat my mother through both of her surgery recoveries. The surgery is pretty easy and they dope you up enough don’t really know or care what they are doing. All the drops afterwards is the nuisance part but a return to good vision Is the reward.
It was maybe an hour and a half total that she was in having the procedure but she said a lot of that was having various drops put in. She had no real memory of the procedure itself and then a bit of time to fully wake, have more drops and get a load of instructions. At home she felt okay except her eye felt sore. Like three different drops a couple times in the evening and an eye patch to wear to bed but no other physical after effects. With her first eye she could see better immediately. Her second eye, done a few months later, was much worse and it took her a few months to regain most of her vision. One of the reasons to deal with a cataract when it should be removed is that it can hide macular degeneration disease and that is what was discovered in my moms eyes about six months after her second surgery.How long is the recovery? I have not researched it because when Dr. Hakim started to say something
about cutting and removing, putting back in, blah, blah I decided to wait.
Nicole has stable md and was told she needed to have cataract surgery. When she went to the surgeon last week he said he thought there was bleeding around the retina so sent her to retina specialist yesterday. There was bleeding around the retina and she had shots in both eyes and will have to every month for the rest of her life. Once the md is stabilized she will have the cataract surgery. Neither of our parents had anything like this but our Uncle did. Dr. Hakim said I don't have md. The retina specialist said the Cleveland Clinic is doing md trials, they will pick you up and take you home, everything is paid for, but Nicole doesn't want to be in a trial. I hope the monthly injections work as I would hate for her to lose her sight.It was maybe an hour and a half total that she was in having the procedure but she said a lot of that was having various drops put in. She had no real memory of the procedure itself and then a bit of time to fully wake, have more drops and get a load of instructions. At home she felt okay except her eye felt sore. Like three different drops a couple times in the evening and an eye patch to wear to bed but no other physical after effects. With her first eye she could see better immediately. Her second eye, done a few months later, was much worse and it took her a few months to regain most of her vision. One of the reasons to deal with a cataract when it should be removed is that it can hide macular degeneration disease and that is what was discovered in my moms eyes about six months after her second surgery.
My mom has been having the eye shots for about a year. It did help her get some of her lost vision back and as long as she keeps getting them, retain most of the vision she has. They numb her eye before the shot so it doesn’t feel as bad as you think it would but is very sore for a day afterward.Nicole has stable md and was told she needed to have cataract surgery. When she went to the surgeon last week he said he thought there was bleeding around the retina so sent her to retina specialist yesterday. There was bleeding around the retina and she had shots in both eyes and will have to every month for the rest of her life. Once the md is stabilized she will have the cataract surgery. Neither of our parents had anything like this but our Uncle did. Dr. Hakim said I don't have md. The retina specialist said the Cleveland Clinic is doing md trials, they will pick you up and take you home, everything is paid for, but Nicole doesn't want to be in a trial. I hope the monthly injections work as I would hate for her to lose her sight.