-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Update

Ouuuuch, Bob!

I had a cataract operation years ago (back when they were seriously 
painful), but I can't imagine lying on one side for 4 days.  My cataract 
took nearly 15 years to form after the initial contact with a baseball, so 
you've probably got quite a bit of time before you need to be concerned 
about that.        :O)

Any idea what might have caused it in the first place?

Peace,
GMan

"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"

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From: "Keyboard Cowboy" <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 3:49 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Update


> During a golf tournament on Saturday a week ago, I started loosing vision 
> in my
> right eye.  I'm extremely right eye dominant so this quickly because a 
> real
> problem.  By Tuesday, I'd lost all vision in that eye.  I went to an eye 
> doctor
> on an emergency basis, and the next morning went to see an eye surgeon. 
> I'd
> temporarily lost vision in my right eye due to a torn and hemorrhaging 
> retina.
>
> The good news is I had surgery Wednesday and it went well.  Today is the 
> first
> day since Wednesday that I've been up longer than 15 minutes.   It may 
> sound
> simple, but having to lay on your left side 24 hours a day for four days 
> with
> your head absolutely level is a bitch!  During the operation, they put a 
> gas
> bubble in your eye and it rises to the top.   Then you have to lay in the
> perfect position so it raises to the exact point of the tear so it holds 
> the
> vitreous fluid sac, retina, and eye ball together so they can heal 
> properly and
> not continue to tear and hemorrhage.  Over time, the gas bubble weakens 
> and
> drops, eventually dissolving.   In the mean time, it's like looking 
> through a
> bubble of water that is constantly moving (now that I'm up and about). 
> Thank
> God I had a good TV and DVD player installed in the master bedroom of this
> house!
>
> The healing seems to be going pretty well.  Charlotte flew out immediately 
> when
> I finally told her what was wrong so I've had excellent nursing care <G> 
> I look
> like a fighter that got punched in the eye.  Next week I'll go for the 
> second
> post-op to see when I'll be able to fly again  -  I have to stay here 
> until he
> says it's OK to fly (that's fine with me <G>).  The surgeon also says 
> there's a
> high probability I'll get a cataract on the right eye as a result of the 
> problem
> so I may have a second operation in 6 - 12 months.
>
> Again, if I missed responding to something, please forgive me.
>
>   Regards from
>
> Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy" 

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