Eyesight and other good stuff

 

Long story short, I have been waiting nearly a year for my cataracts to be dealt with. I was told it is generally 15 months from the time your surgery is booked to when it actually happens. So that would have put me into May or June of 2026 for this to get done. That would have been of course the start of market season for me… oh well it is what it is I thought.

Then, last Thursday, I got a phone call from the G.P. Hospital. They said there had been a cancellation, and would I like to take the spot…. TOMORROW! Oh wow I thought,… so not prepared for this, but excited that it wouldn’t mess up our travel plans anymore for May. I took the appointment. Nervousness just about got the best of me, but I made it through none the less. The nurses were concerned that my persistant post nasal “allergy” cough would ruin the surgery but a chat with the surgeon settled everyone down. By the way, I didn’t cough one time through the whole thing! So proud of myself for that.

It was the weirdest thing I have ever experienced. No pain, just a lot of “look at the light” statements from the doctor and the nurse letting me know what is to happen next…. bit of pressure here or water irrigation there… Then there was the robot thing that also would state what was happening… this or that extracted, vise versa. etc. All totalled, I was in and out in about 20 minutes.

We went home with my right eye covered and shielded. I have to sleep that way for 2 weeks, just without the padding in there which is a bit difficult fitting the shield around my bi-pap mask. So far I’m making it work.

Then there is the drops. Because there was such short notice, I was not able to do the routine of drops 3 days prior to surgery. We managed to get 3 sessions in beforehand, then now afterwards, we are doing the drops religiously. All is well, we are day 3 post surgery now. I am still having a few issues with brightness… the snow is blinding lol. So wearing sunglassess is the thing to do right now. I haven’t worn sunglasses in the house since I was a child with the measles! My husband is going to pop out the lens on my glasses (as we were told) so that I can at least see with my left eye and not bugger up my “new” eye on the right.

The pic is from a day or so ago. My husband calls it my “Roy Orbison” look lol. Sorry about my hair do… didn’t fix it up beforehand lol.

Anyway, I’m on the mend. The left eye gets done Jan 22, 2026. Good thing I’m am on hiatus from sewing. I hope to be back at it in February. For the Christmas markets, I made some new jar openers I had brought in to market during late summer. These have an extension added to the main piece which is useful for hanging on to a slippery jar or bottle.