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After my first cataract surgery and having so much trouble with the recovery, as well as hearing some things about my surgeon which were a cause for concern, i was in the market for a new eye doctor.
I’ve found just the one and he gave my right eye a good going over the other day, dilating it thoroughly and checking everything.
It seems the first doctor removed the clouded lens and then put the new lens, not in the lens pocket where it belongs, but in front of it, and while this is sometimes done for legitimate medical reasons, there was no reason to do it in my case and you do not do it with the special astigmatism lens i got as it tends to cause irritation of the iris.
This has resulted in all the irritation in my eye, the slow recovery, the fact my vision is not as good with the new lens as i’d hoped, and the fact my original doctor didn’t do anything to treat the irritation, the inflammation, or any of the other problems is why i’m glad i have a better doctor now.
In fact, the original doctor simply blew me off, said, “You’re fine,” and “You’re making me look good,” neither of which sat well with me when i knew, in fact, it wasn’t fine.
This doctor’s plan is to continue to treat my eye and get it settled before doing cataract surgery in the left eye and if this lens does not settle in and quit irritating the iris of my eye, it may have to be removed and replaced with a standard lens; not the end of the world but certainly not the outcome we wanted.
Linking up with Denise at Girlie On The Edge Blog, where she hosts Six Sentence Stories, and the cue is Market.
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While Good Fences Around the World seems to have gone the way of the dodo bird, i still enjoy looking for and posting interesting fences, so i will!
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It's Angel Sammy's Poetry Day! This week's image and my poem:
This world is really crowded,
needs more room to breathe,
and maybe we needs less stuff
than we’ve been led to believe.
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Angel Brian's Family of Brian's Home - Forever hosts the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop. It's time to share something for which i am thankful.
Today i am thankful for a productive doctor’s appointment with my new eye doctor.
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It’s Animal Disaster Preparedness Day in the US, sponsored by FEMA! Don’t wait, be prepared to evacuate or take care of your animals during a disaster or emergency.
Thanks to Barb Kowalik and The Cat Blogosphere for the event badge.
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Today is:
Fête de l'iris -- Belgium (Brussels Region Day)
Iris Day -- celebrate these beautiful spring flowers
Liberation Day -- Czech Republic; Slovakia
Miguel Hidalgo Day -- Mexico (birth anniversary of the father of Mexican independence)
National Coconut Cream Pie Day
National Empanada Day
National Student Nurses Day -- US
No Socks Day -- sponsored by Wellcat Holidays, who want you to let your toes go free, and cut down on your laundry a bit today
Parents' Day -- South Korea
St. Ida of Nivelles' Day (Patron of erysipelas patients, toothache sufferers; against erysipelas and toothache)
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War -- International
Truman Day -- Missouri, US
V-E Day -- some countries celebrate today, some celebrate tomorrow
World Ovarian Cancer Day -- International (because while up to 89% of women with breast cancer are likely to survive 5 years or more, only 45% of women who get ovarian cancer will survive that long)
World Red Cross Day / World Red Crescent Day
Birthdays Today:
Enrique Iglesias, 1975
Robert M. Hensel, 1969
Melissa Gilbert, 1964
Janet McTeer, 1961
David Keith, 1954
Toni Tennille, 1943
Peter Benchley, 1940
Rick Nelson, 1940
Thomas Pynchon, 1937
Charles “Sonny” Liston, 1932
Don Rickles, 1926
David Attenborough, 1926
Robert Johnson, 1911
Bishop Fulton Sheen, 1895
Harry S Truman, 1884
Louis Moreau Gottschalk, 1829
Jean-Henri Dunant, 1828
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla, 1753
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Let It Be"(Album), 1970
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"(Musical), 1962
"Look Back in Anger"(Play), 1959
Concerto in E-flat, "Dumbarton Oaks"(Stravinsky concerto), 1938
Today in History:
Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River and names it Río de Espíritu Santo, 1541
Antoine Lavoisier, the father of modern chemistry, is tried and guillotined by the Reign of Terror, 1794
Future US president Zachary Taylor defeats a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the Mexican-American war, 1846
At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens, 1877
George B. Selden files the first patent for an automobile in the US, 1879
Pharmacist John Styth Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine, 1886
In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people, 1902
In Rheims, France, German forces agree to an unconditional surrender, ending the war in Europe, 1945
The rollercoaster Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain, 1976
Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler make the first ascent of Mt. Everest without supplemental oxygen, 1978
The World Health Organization announces the eradication of smallpox, 1980
The new Canadian War Museum opens, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of V-E Day, 2005
The last piece of Yankee Stadium falls in the Bronx, New York, marking the end of the two year demolition process, 2010
The world's oldest astrolabe (mariner's navigator tool) c. 1498 from Portugeuese shipwreck of explorer Vasco da Gama is found near Al Hallaniyah Island, Oman, 2015
The largest-ever wave at 23.8m is recorded in the Southern Hemisphere at Campbell Island by New Zealand scientists, 2018
Eleven-year-old Brazilian skateboarder Gui Khury sets a world record by performing a 180-degree turn on a vertical ramp, 2020
British actor Ncuti Gatwa is named as the first black actor to play Doctor Who (as the fourteenth doctor), 2022
Dutch runner Jo Schoonbroodt, age 71, breaks Canadian Ed Whitlock's 2004 record for fastest the marathon by person over 70 by 29 seconds (2:54:19), 2022
Oh, bother on the eye-front. Good that you found a new doctor. I hope the lens settles in, and I wish you good luck with the next one.
ReplyDeleteThat photo almost gives me trouble breathing. Your poem nails it.
Love your poem - and agree with it. I am sorry that you had so much trouble with your eye and hope that your new doctor (who sounds excellent) can get on top of it.
ReplyDeleteThe picture and poem are great, we certainly do ned less stuff, but what to give away is often a problem.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your new eye doctor is taking all the proper care. Perhaps you can have a new astigmatism lens after all?
I chose not to because I wasn't sure I could afford it. Maybe I should have asked the cost, but it's done now and new reading glasses next month will help.
Gosh, I do hope your eyes are getting better and they stop hurting. I know a few people who have had those cataracts done. All fine now, but it took a couple of weeks before they were properly better.
ReplyDeleteIt is wonderful you finally found an eye doctor that can tell you what his happened and what he will do for you in the future. Praying that this goes well. I am thankful that after 5 days of rain and 6 inches had Sunshine yesterday and I rode my bicycle.
ReplyDeleteMom says finding a good dr. is so very important. She had a rotten one when she broke her ankle years ago and he insisted she have surgery and told her there was no option. She did not want surgery. After searching on her own she found another doctor. That one told her there was no need for surgery and she should be doing exercises and stuff, taking off her boot at night, etc. The first doctor did not tell her any of that. It's been eight years and her ankle has been perfectly fine. If you are not sure, find a different doctor who cares about you and not their surgery making money. It is terrible how some doctors can be.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy you found another doctor. I fired an entire team of doctors when I had cancer because something just wasn't sitting right with me. We were never on the same page for my treatment, and it was just a negative vibe all around. I wanted to live, and I was not placing my life in their hands. And your first doctor had your sight in his hands and he blew you off like you didn't know or couldn't feel something was off. I'm happy you found a doctor that you could partner with.
ReplyDeleteI love your poem and it's so true and I'm thankful you found a new doctor too!
I am shocked at not only the actions but the attitude of the first doctor. And I wonder what he's doing to his other patients. Glad, at least, that you've moved on.
ReplyDeleteThis looks exactly like our fence. Have you been round our home taking photos?
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Praying for your good health.
ReplyDeleteI feel for you. My mother had a similar experience following such an operation.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your poem!! Very well done according to the mess out there and the last line was spot in! I am so sorry that you went through that with your cataract surgery. Not only a poor doctor who must not be particularly well learned through time but a nay-sayer who says demeaning things regarding how you feel/felt. I am so glad you found another one and though it is hard to have to do , I almost wish you did get another and done the right way. Blessings to you. Today and every day.
ReplyDeleteoh, mimi, i'm soooo glad you found a new eye doctor! praying that all goes well :)
ReplyDeleteok, right track now... simply feeling that the doctor is competent and listens surely is the best development. like the others I've known people who have had the surgery and, after their own track of recovery, are very happy with the results.
ReplyDeleteThat is just terrible about your first lens implant. Never should have happened that way. We are glad you have a new doctor that you have confidence in. We hope he can make that eye better without the change in lens, but maybe that would be best in the end. All the best as you move forward.
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You sure had a lot of problems with that first one but it sounds like you had a much better Doctor now. That was a cute poem. Thanks for joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you decided to see a new dr. and he figured out the problem. XO
ReplyDeleteGood riddance! Don't mess with the eyes. Glad you've moved on to a Dr. you have confidence in. Hope the irritation in your eye calms down and your eyesight improves soon.
ReplyDeleteI will not say a word... no, ma'am. But you know exactly what I would say, Mimi.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for your recovery.
That was a lovely poem, MImi. Glad you found another eye doctor😸Extra Pawkisses🐾😽💞
ReplyDeleteFirst of all we hope your eye issues are resolved with your new doctor. I was so happy to have my cataracts fixed but was lucky enough to have no problems. We hope that for you soon! Then the poem you wrote - well it's PERFECT......what a crazy situation to have half your "stuff" on a balcony when a big breeze or a bad storm could ruin EVERYTHING! I guess some people like to live dangerously!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Pam and Teddy
Sending you lots of healing energy hugs and hope this Dr is good for you ~ You write so well ~ delightful post ~ hugs,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores ~ clm
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Happy Mother's Day! Loved the poetry! I am sorry about your eyes. They are so important. I had a dr. like that as a child. Gave me bifocals. The new doctor back than was literally mortified. I hope you heal properly now. Working 35 years in health care I remind everyone, they are people just like us. After what happened to my nephew in a big hospital, I am sad that people work in the field that could care less. They just love the $$$! Very sad
ReplyDeleteThis is the first such instance I have ever heard of this happening. I would be grateful to know the outcome of the new doctors treatments.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with this second doctor.
ReplyDeleteJava Bean: "That first doctor! I have some GRRRs to send his way on your behalf!"
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