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I had been kind of hoping to move way from the “eye” theme for a post – it was not to be. My car insurers- after their initial laissez-faire response- sent an email asking me to “contact them urgently”. This was at 17:15 on Friday after they had shut for the weekend. Turns out theyContinue reading “It’s a Dogs Life 76”

I thought I’d wait again until this weeks check up and see what new developments I got on the eye front… It’s a strange life indeed when the doctor tells you they’re going to put another 20 or so (laser) “stiches” in your eye (here, right now) just as a precaution, and that’s the goodContinue reading “It’s a Dogs Life 75”

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.Continue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life 74”

We had plans for this week with our Canadian visitor. Plans involving driving and transport. Plans that, predated my eye afliction . Plans that are ruled out for that and assorted other reasons, until a good friend steps in offering to do the Edinburgh run , to collect the one party with some mobility issues.Continue reading “It’s a Dogs LIfe 73”

Brother Tam (ok then, brother Tim – it’s a long story) is visiting from Canada. He gone to his “actual” familly for a couple of days then back here for a week or so, but we had his arrival day to catch up. Two “grumpy old men” drinking tea and coffee (changed days indeed) ,Continue reading “It’s a (old) Dog’s Life 72”

I thought I’d wait till after this weeks hospital check up to find out what bad news I had to share… turns out , “it depends, wait and see, time will tell”. In principle no news is of course good news, however no news is also a further enforced spell off work (work, I rememberContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life 71”

So I thought that 6 months of being effectively blind on one side because of cataracts, followed by another few months of being effectively blind on the same side due to having no lens, would be ample preperation for being blind on tht side after retinal (re)attachment surgery. Seems I was wrong. My previous inabilityContinue reading “It’s a Dogs Life 70”

I didn’t want to leave everyone in suspense for a week; spoiler – I live. OP2 went ahead with the help of beta blockers and temazapan. Now all I can do is wait to see what level of recovery I enjoy. Meantime the (intentional) gas bubble in my eye allows me to determine how flatContinue reading “It’s a One Eyed Dogs Life – update”

So the operation yesterday didn’t go ahead. Alas my blood pressure was too high, not just too high but “hello Ross/Norris #is this a record? high” [Aside:- “What is the record for Blood pressure ? —– Zero” ] Accordingly I am back today using some pescription medicine to chill with. However the frenetic pace ofContinue reading “It’s a (one eyed) Dogs Life Special”

I didn’t write yesterday because I had guests – for our first BBQ of the year, then this morning I had a Zoom meeting, plus I wasn’t really sure what I had to complain about… I should have known better. The tree pollen in April catches me by surprise every year – should have startedContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life 69”