I was hoping to write about a musical get together – this did ineed take place, old friends were met, songs sung, tunes played, beer consumed, I could wax lyrical, and probably will…
However, today was a follow on check up for my retinal reattachment – local hospital, regular clinic – no big developments expected. I’m thinking I’ll be having a conversation about return to work and or/the practicalities of driving, and whether the patch wearing (very fashionable don’t cha know) is a good thing.
The clinic is standing-room-only busy and I am thinking (90 mins behind schedule) that today is maybe not going to be the day for a non essential chit-chat. I was in fact more right than I knew.
The doctor listens to the description of my view from the repaired side, and does a thorough check with the look-in-your-eye-microscope/torch thing.
Point one Mr Wilson: if retinal detechment is described as “wall paper peeling off the back of your eye” the fix is “sticking it back up” and in my case it is somewhat “crumpled” – mainly due to having to work round my artificial lens. This makes lefty view very slanted (about 20 degrees off true), and Combined view – very confusing (hence patch). It may sort in time by itself……
Point two Mr Wilson: You have a new detachment, very recent, perhaps even just this morning…we’ve caught it very early ….and so we are straight to the “laser room” for the optic equivalent of a safety pin fix. Followed by a race to Ayr hospital for another op RIGHT NOW.
Back to square one. Still it’s better than having your eye poked with a red hot laser……
Next week on IaDL, – no heavy lifting, no gardening, no juggling chainsaws, and sleep upright…..
PS The hospital staff seemed to remember me from last (two) times, they could not have been nicer
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