Morning everyone. 🌄 Hoping you are all keeping safe and well as spring is on its way! 😊 3 weeks since cataract surgery, all seems to be going well and all much clearer. I was not impressed with actual operation BUT end result good and having other eye done March 15th.
A week later started Clarithromycin for lung infection, think it was because not clearing properly as didn't want new lense to move! 😷
Last week dad rolled off the bed 🛌 left him bruised and battered but nothing broken. In hospital overnight as bloods showed unspecified infection, iv antibiotics and fluids. At 96 hes home with Rascal(cat) and looking much better. 🐈⬛
Shouldn't tempt 😜 fate but now hoping a wee bit of rest and recovery time.
Good to be back. Best wishes to all. Dawn.xx
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I'm going to be like Pete. Amazing to see clearly with one eye but will need glasses for reading when other eye sorted. Thanks 😊 for your good wishes. Hope you both keeping well. xx
I'm glad that you are happy with the result of your cataract op. Good luck for the second one.Hope your dad makes a full recovery. My goodness, they made that generation tough.
You can't beat dads generation, tough as old boots!! With treatment he's progressing well. 🙏 Better behave himself as his birthday 23rd March, he's 97. Thanks for your kind wishes. 😊 xx
Glad your eye surgery has gone well, hope the new problems for you and your dad lessening steadily and that you will get that well deserved period of rest and recovery. 🤞🤞🤞 xxx
glad it a working out well i found while i was waiting for second eye to be done that the bad eye acted as a yellow filte with a camera and showed clouds in the sky that the good eye didnt see ! made a plain blue sky so much more interesting . i like to look at clouds and found the difference .intriguing and used to go around swapping from eye to eye ! . but could not share this effect ,only describe.
I know exactly what you seeing 👀. Good eye 👁 light and bright, bad eye yellow filter which completely gives you a different veiw. 😉 I'm not surprised was told not to drive, thought I was okay, obviously not!! 🙄 Ah well we never stop learning in this life..Stay safe and well. Best wishes. Dawn.xx
Only another week of drops so that's great for you. I'm going for eye test today for post cataract operation. Dont know if I have to have my other eye done ,nothing arranged so will find out today My eyesight is great now and only wear glasses for reading.
So pleased your Dad is OK after his fall. Very lucky to get away with no broken bones at his age .
Morning Sheila. Well bright and clear in left eye 👁 still very poorly right eye.Going for check 1st March, other eye preliminary booked for 15th March. Can't wait as will be able to drive car very soon! My car 🚗 is my legs 🦵🦵, strange looking 🤔 legs!
Dad was very lucky not to break any bones 🙏 but he had unspecified infection so thats knocked him off his feet. Now much better, slow 🐌 and steady he will get there.
Hope you are keeping well and stay safe on your shopping 🛍 trips. Best wishes. Dawn.xx
So pleased for you that the operation on your eye went well, you are half way there now, just think you will be able to walk around not wearing glasses, how fab will that be. So sorry to hear about your Dad and hope he gets better soon. This morning is lovely with the sunshine streaming through the window its lifts your spirits knowing spring is almost here x
Sound just like me. Beautiful, sunny 🌞 day but cold! It's nearly spring, hoping weather warms up soon. Thank 😊 you for your kind words. 🙏 Stay safe and well. xx
Glad to hear all going well after cataract surgery, hopefully once other eye is done vision will be brilliant, mine was after my surgery, sorry to hear about your dad, hope he’s well again soon , take care 💐🌷🌹
Hi, I was lucky to get both eyes done just before 75 birthday, had been waiting years, told GP had to renew driving licence so able to look after my mother who lived alone age 109, and not prepared to lie on driving licence form. My Gp very helpful, had eyes done at two different hospitals, first was very good, no bruising, but second was done hurriedly, had bruises, but sight ok. Hope your dad continues to enjoy life.
My mother was only 4.5 tall and sometimes fell getting back into bed. She had button to press and we, me and my husband got phone call to go get her back into bed. Unfortunately my husband had operation on his spine, and so as I couldn’t manage her on my own, paramedics were called. I stressed that I should be called first so that I got there before ambulance, but one night the paramedics had got her into ambulance when I got there. Mother was saying don’t want to go hospital but they refused to take her out. She was then age 111.
I knew she was healthy as that morning GP had visited for annual flu jab and check, was told heart and lungs, blood pressure etc was fine, and mother said she had another few years.
Paramedics took her to hospital, where she picked up chest infection. Was sent home two days later on Friday night with antibiotics tablets so big she couldn’t possibly swollen them. Unfortunately by Monday she was worse and taken back to hospital and put on Liverpool Care Plan. No treatment or help with food etc. and when dying sent home. I do hope your father doesn’t have this problem, I’m told that Livepool plan has been discontinued, but beware of other so called care plans. Best regards, Jean x
So pleased you’re ok GD and the cataract op went well. My first one is in April. I’m a bit nervous but reading the replies makes me more hopeful. Your Dad is looking good. Give him a big hug from me 🤗 Best wishes, Diane 😊
Good to hear from you Diane 😊 Just to let you know, it will be the best thing you do. Don't forget it is surgery and you will find you need to rest 2/3 days, do nothing!! Having other eye done 15 th March but obviously not as nervous as know what's going to happen. Dad is amazing 👏 and I'm so lucky to have him. Look after yourself pet. Best wishes. Dawn.xx
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