SageGrouse
Elite Member
IF I'm lucky!
Yes, on June 7th, four days before my 66th birthday, I'm getting.. EYE SURGERY!
Yay?
Evidently, the artificial lens they put in for my cataract, 15 years ago, is coming loose. it did this once before and they were able to fix it temporarily... but now, the lens capsule is contracting, and the lens is loose. Wiggly vision is NOT too conducive to metal detecting! >.<
SQUICK ALERT! If you're squeamish, don't read until the red line below...
This time, instead of a nice easy laser zap, they are going to have to do three procedures on me...
1. They will have to cut into my eye (the sclera above the iris) and withdraw vitreous fluid (the jelly that keeps the eye round).
2. They will then insert a lens and suture it in place *behind* my iris to keep it from moveing, and then
3. They will stitch that back up and cut tiny slices from the iris of my eye so it will bulge outward and fit the lens curvature.
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There. all better. Anyway, once that's done, my eye will take several days, week or month to stabilize and then... THEN... I can get new glasses and hopefully see a bit better than I see now. I'll be able to leave the hospital the day of the surgery (hyay! I hate hospitals) and the bandages will be off by my birthday the 11th! So I'm hoping seriously that things will get better.
THEN I can go back to metal detecting! As it is now, I'm really worried about bending over, stretching, lifting et cetera, so I won't dislodge the lens any further. Wish me luck!
Sage(No, I CAN'T read the top letter)Grouse
Yes, on June 7th, four days before my 66th birthday, I'm getting.. EYE SURGERY!
Yay?
Evidently, the artificial lens they put in for my cataract, 15 years ago, is coming loose. it did this once before and they were able to fix it temporarily... but now, the lens capsule is contracting, and the lens is loose. Wiggly vision is NOT too conducive to metal detecting! >.<
SQUICK ALERT! If you're squeamish, don't read until the red line below...
This time, instead of a nice easy laser zap, they are going to have to do three procedures on me...
1. They will have to cut into my eye (the sclera above the iris) and withdraw vitreous fluid (the jelly that keeps the eye round).
2. They will then insert a lens and suture it in place *behind* my iris to keep it from moveing, and then
3. They will stitch that back up and cut tiny slices from the iris of my eye so it will bulge outward and fit the lens curvature.
___________________________________________________
There. all better. Anyway, once that's done, my eye will take several days, week or month to stabilize and then... THEN... I can get new glasses and hopefully see a bit better than I see now. I'll be able to leave the hospital the day of the surgery (hyay! I hate hospitals) and the bandages will be off by my birthday the 11th! So I'm hoping seriously that things will get better.
THEN I can go back to metal detecting! As it is now, I'm really worried about bending over, stretching, lifting et cetera, so I won't dislodge the lens any further. Wish me luck!
Sage(No, I CAN'T read the top letter)Grouse