Re: SURGERY SUCCESS!

[Guest guest]

glad to hear it went well elaine, hopefully the other will be just the same.

kathy in il

[Guest guest]

Great news, Elaine! Hope you are even better today.

[ ] SURGERY SUCCESS!

> Had surgery yesterday for cataract on the right eye.

>

> Bandages off today.. UNBELIEVABLE!! I CAN

> SEE!! Was really bad, couldn't even see the E at the

> top of the chart.. gee, I can read almost to the bottom!!

>

> Had to pop the right lens out of my glasses.. can use them

> a " bit " with the left eye.. but that eye is bad, too, so mostly

> I'm closing that eye and using the right one. Went to the

> drug store and got a pair of " reading glasses " so I can

> see the computer with my right eye, as the eye doctor

> suggested.. Interesting to walk around.. absolutely NO

> depth perception!

>

> Well, my birthday is in three weeks.. April 5.. doctor said

> if all goes well, we may be able to have the left one done

> so I can use BOTH eyes then!!

>

> I really want to thank all of you who wrote me, giving

> me the courage to have the surgery done.. Made it

> withOUT versed.. not sure I will do the second one

> that way, though. About two minutes before the

> surgery was done, my blood pressure shot up and

> I could feel the " sort of restlessness " that comes

> before the panic.. Anesthesia asked why I didn't

> " say something " .. Simple.. told me not to talk

> during surgery, since moving mouth, moves eye..

> Oh well, made it.. with flying colors. could feel

> the Lord's and your caring.

>

> Very tired.. surgery, no matter how minor, just wipes

> the heck out of me.. Guess, the prednisone dependency

> has a lot to do with it, plus we are scheduled for 3 days

> of " possible showers " . NAP TIME...

>

> You all take care!

>

> May God continue to provide each of us with a measure of

> STRENGTH, WISDOM and PEACE.

>

> elaine