Great news, Ann! Very happy all went well! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad
> On Nov 16, 2014, at 10:18 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well I'm way behind in stuff I MUST do so considering myself semi-unlurked > only... So for you non facebook (or as Dan says, Farcebook) guys here is the > post-op report. > > > On Nov 8 I wrote this : > > "Two days post op for cataract removal from left eye (right eye done on 2013) > I am SUCH a happy camper! Clarity not there yet, but color perception matches > now and the very best thing is the doc and hospital > respected my wish not to be sedated at all - my wish because the sedatives > from last time really scrambled my brain. I don't drink at all, don't take > anything to help me sleep. That is, I think being totally free of anything > that might make me sleepy, that mix of stuff given me over a year ago reduced > my brain to mush and affected my balance. I hated it. > This time I walked in to the O R , got greeted my all the nurses, students , > fellows, my Doc and one other.. and listened to them chat about pop music in > addition to saying stuff to each other about what was going on - Doc is a > teacher at Columbia Pres and they filmed the procedure. > > I did have the requisite friend with me to help me home (returning the favor > I did him a few years ago) , and given we had a long ride on the A train > afterwards and it was raining I was glad to have some physical support. > > Nice, too, was - that by coincidence, my nurse outside the OR turned out to > be the son of another friend and I think it helped me get my way or at least > gave me some more credence that I really really did want to avoid sedation - > local drugging more than enough. > > Only pain I felt at all was when they pulled off the tape that held down the > cover around my eye.. a minor ouch. Doc did have me getting hydrated with an > IV and I was told if she felt that I wasn't holding still enough I would have > to succumb to the dreaded drugs you can bet I didn't move! > > Should have new glasses in a few weeks (Astigmatism correction was not > covered by Medicare, and I wasn't about to spend $1500 for that when > I get a new pair of glasses free Don't think the film will make it to > Sundance, but I'd love to see it anyway - as long as they don't do any > retakes!..." > > coming up - cat photo, 12 pic (plus cover shot)GESO of another calendar - > black and white of NYC over 6 decades. > > And if anyone wants a Nikkormat FT body that appears to be in working order > write off list for details > > ann"i can almost see clearly now" san > > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
