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The story of my left eye – so far: Part IV — 22 Comments

  1. Thank you very much for this series. Looking forward to the happy ending.

  2. I’ve had far fewer eye issues than you (thankfully), but I’m finding this series quite riveting. Glad you were able to find a good surgeon!

  3. So VERY pleased for you – finding the right doctor is ESSENTIAL, and not always easy. Prayers for your continued healing, and that you get ever more useful sight back!!

  4. I’m enjoying this series very much. Thank you.

    It’s strange what goes through your mind in that hazy consciousness during the surgery. (My surgery was routine.) I had laser assisted surgery, with laser breaking up the lens for easier removal. So I got to watch that happening. My first thought was, that’s really cool! Next thought was that it was too late to turn back now.

    All was well until my first PVD two months later.

  5. I am so happy for you!

    I had routine cataract surgeries on both eyes. Not at the same time.
    Even so, it’s very scary because so much of the world is visual.

    Looking forward to read about your successful surgery.

  6. You did such a good job taking control of your medical search and not settling for the usual.

  7. A gripping story. The suspense is killing me!

    I hope all your readers are as successful in their medical quests as you have been. Even though I know you suffer from some chronic skeletal problems, you seem to have had some good success too.

  8. Thanks so much for sharing this story. After so many years of writing this blog, your research skills must be phenomenal — and that seems to have paid off in finding your way to this surgeon!

  9. @ Neo > “For example, sometimes I would be told to look some lights, and I had to be aware enough to do that.”

    When I had my first cataract removed, the visual effects were so amazing – particularly since I knew I was being cut open and yet could not feel anything at all – that I kept interjecting comments (groggily, of course) until the doc told me to be quiet because I was jiggling the eye.

    For the second eye, some years later, I very carefully kept mum, but the colorful display was just as beautiful.

    Such a great story, and I’m so glad you followed your gut instinct, which I would call heavenly inspiration!

  10. I agree with all of the comments above and look forward eagerly
    to each installment. It’s good to know that you are pleased so far.

  11. Molly Brown,
    Yes, that’s a fawn Abyssinian; he was my best buddy for 15 years. His name was Mr. Stormy Pants. We’ve had two other Abys over the years, but we’re about to lose our last one. She’s nearly 19 years old, and can barely walk. They are wonderful cats, but we’re getting too old to deal with another kitten, especially one as rambunctious as an Abyssinian.

  12. My 3 surgeries for a detached and torn retina were a similar experience except what I heard was a nurse say during surgery was “Oh damn!” I said “That’s not what I want to hear during surgery on my eye.” Her reply was “Oh, I just dropped something and had to get another one.” By the way, the surgeon also had to tell me to stop talking as I was so fascinated watching him dig around in my eye with tweezers and a laser. Mine turned out great and I hope you get as good a result.

  13. “Beautiful”

    Reminds me of a Bill Cosby routine where a guy is having a vasectomy and hears the doctor say “oops”.

  14. Irv; FOAF:

    I was once having a tooth extracted and the dentist said, “Oh no!! What are we going to do NOW?” The tooth had broken as he tried to extract it.

  15. Diane,
    Love, love, love Abbys. Lost ours a half a decade back and still mourning her. We are life long German Shepherd people and have and have had some world class Schutzhunds but my husband always says our Abby was the best
    ‘dog’ he ever had! She used to go for walks on a leash with the shepherds. Unfortunately, no one breeds them in Hawaii anymore and it is impossible to get a cat or dog younger than 6 months into the islands under our quarantine rules. So no Abbys for now…
    Her daughter lives down the street and is the spirit and image – when I run past her house I call her name and she comes out to see me. So there’s that.

  16. I’m elated at your outcome and the blessing you received in finding this great physician. I recently had my nose put back together after a Moos procedure, and the young man tasked with the hour long job went deep. It seems he likes country music – the dulcet tones of “Drinking Problem” came out of the iPad recording everything and he put out a sound that I can only compare to that of Glenn Gould squeaking along with his renditions of Bach back in the day. He stayed there with a group that ranged from Hank Sr. to Garth and Willie. If he can go that deep and find that level of concentration, I’m good. I just relaxed.

    My nose looks better now than the one I brought in. I understand exactly the emotion you convey here. So happy for you.

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