The surgery was a almost fun. I was only put under long enough for them to numb my eye and was awake for the actual surgery. It was like a laser light show. I saw beautiful blues washed before me, and incredible flashing lights. Rock and roll music played in the background and I could hear the doctor and his assistant talking. The assistant commented on the size of the macular hold. There was no pain. When he did the laser it felt like an itch being scratched. The most painful part was when they removed the adhesive that held the tent over my face for the surgery.
The anastecia was so mild, I felt like I'd had a couple of glasses of wine. Prior to surgery, the a anasteologist was checking my heart and asked if I was a runner. I proudly told him I was a cyclist. He said he could tell because my heartbeat was slow. Makes me feel good that all that hard work trying to stay fit is really paying off.
I slept about 4 hours last night before waking up with my cheek uncomfortably pressing into the head stand. I got up and did some stretching and moving around to get the kinks out. I did all this with my head down. I found that a modified yoga child pose helped relieve my back and neck. Lying flat on my face and sitting in the massage chair are best for my neck, but my legs get tired in the massage chair. Lying flat on my face is the most comfortable of all, but also the most boring as I can't read or do anything in that position other than listen to my iPod or talk on the phone using the speaker.
I went back to the doctor this morning. The eyepatch has been removed. Everything is blurry which is to be expected. My vision should gradually return. It will be like the level of a pool dropping. I'm using a temporary patch because the blurry eye is distracting.
So here I sit here on Wednesday morning, in the massage chair, head down and able to connect with the world again on my iPad.
The anastecia was so mild, I felt like I'd had a couple of glasses of wine. Prior to surgery, the a anasteologist was checking my heart and asked if I was a runner. I proudly told him I was a cyclist. He said he could tell because my heartbeat was slow. Makes me feel good that all that hard work trying to stay fit is really paying off.
I slept about 4 hours last night before waking up with my cheek uncomfortably pressing into the head stand. I got up and did some stretching and moving around to get the kinks out. I did all this with my head down. I found that a modified yoga child pose helped relieve my back and neck. Lying flat on my face and sitting in the massage chair are best for my neck, but my legs get tired in the massage chair. Lying flat on my face is the most comfortable of all, but also the most boring as I can't read or do anything in that position other than listen to my iPod or talk on the phone using the speaker.
I went back to the doctor this morning. The eyepatch has been removed. Everything is blurry which is to be expected. My vision should gradually return. It will be like the level of a pool dropping. I'm using a temporary patch because the blurry eye is distracting.
So here I sit here on Wednesday morning, in the massage chair, head down and able to connect with the world again on my iPad.
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