Jeepers-Peepers!
So, yeah, I had cataract surgery on Monday. On Tuesday
the bandages came off and I began seeing and reading
with the new lens almost perfectly.
Ain't science wunnerful?
(The weird thing was the moment the bandages came
off the right eye I could see the cataract in the
left eye, an eye which, up until that point, I considered
unhindered.)
I now have several weeks of eye drops to administer
and I'm instructed to avoid bending over or
hiding the sausage for the next two weeks, else I'll
presumably
spit the new lens out of my eye like a watermelon
seed. Small price to pay, really.
The facility at which I had the surgery, to my surprise,
was a vast machine designed for rapid eye enhancement
(fast viewed). It
became
clear to me at the end, while I waited in the holding
area, that the employees are witness to a never-ending
stream of geezers with bad eyes going in and a similarly
ceaseless parade of geezers in wheelchairs with
identical
white surgical patches over one eye heading for the
door. The modern American assembly line in progress.
I tried to keep the staff and myself amused throughout
the process, at one point asking, in jest, if I could
hum a few Xmas tunes. They asked me what my favorite
Xmas song was and I said "Have Yourself a Merry Little
Christmas" which I deftly modified to suit the
moment....
Have yourself a merry little Christmas.
May your joys redouble.
From now on our sight with be out of trouble.
They weren't impressed.
I'm scheduled for the left eye surgery next month.
This should be the end of my cataract stories unless
I decide to upgrade the third eye. Wheeee!
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While sourcing a reputable surgeon to perform my cataract
surgery I was introduced to the Operation
Sight Foundation,
a charitable group which helps uninsured Americans
gain access to this vital medical need.
If you have
a few extra bucks to spend this holiday seasons I'd
like to encourage you to please donate whatever you
can spare to this fine organization. Because there's
no gift like the gift of sight. Thank you!
=Lefty=
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