Eye Floaters

debodun said:
The other link only turned up people that were looking to work as an in-home heath care aide.
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I just discovered this thread, and read the entire thing, and I am very upset for you, Deb. :cry:
It's such a difficult and scary situation. :cry:

I wonder if you could find someone like those who do their own in-home health aide work, or someone independent, who would accept payment, for what you will actually need.

It seems like you'd need to pay them a lot more than for a half day.
You need to stay in the area of the surgery, and be taken back to the surgeon, the following day, and for however many rechecks, before you can go home. You will not want your car there, as you will not be able to drive home, even after staying in that area overnight.

An assistant will require a big salary, but you will lose your sight, otherwise. 😟

Very sorry you are in this situation.💓
 

I did see my cousin in church this morning. He's a hospice chaplain and he confirmed he will not be available this coming week on Tuesday or Wednesday since he has several funerals at which to officiate. However, one of the women in the early Bible study offered. If she comes through, my transportation troubles will be over. :)
 

I'm baaaaack.

During this experience I was appalled at the lack of communication between medical professionals and the medicals and me. The surgeon said I'd have 3 prescriptions to pick up at the pharmacy I use. When I stopped on my way home to get them, the pharmacy only had two. When I mentioned to the clerk that the doctor said there'd be 3, she said they would call him and straighten it out. By that time the doctor's office was closed. Wednesday they called me abut 9:30 am and said the other prescription was ready. I had my med driver take me back to the pharm and the clerk handed me two bags. I was puzzled since I was expecting only one and though the pharm had made a mistake, so I only accepted the one I was informed about. I called the doctors office and asked about the unexpected medication. She said that the doctor decided I needed it and to pick it up. The doctor's office never called me to let me know this, so I had to make another trip to the pharm. Also at my post-op exam, the surgeon asked if I slept face-down. I told him the last person to give me instructions about that said to lay on my right side. He gave a big sigh like I had done something wrong. Anyway, my sore eye is quite an eyesore.

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Oh, boy. No doubt there's a lack of communication between medical "professionals", and God forbid you should question them about anything. 🙄 It's like the patient is secondary in the equation. Their lack of consideration for the condition you're in and the fact that they're making you schlep back and forth because they just can't seem to get their sh*t together is maddening. They've put you through the ringer. It really makes me wonder.

Your eye looks so sore, debs, I just wanna give you a {{{{BIG HUG}}}}. I hope you're feeling better soon.

Bella ✌️
 
Can you get any audiobooks, Deb?
Perhaps if there is a library, someone from the library might even deliver for you, post-surgery.
 
Are you permitted to drive this week. You said you drove back to the drug store. That would be over 15 minutes.

I was face down 24/7. No breaks. I ate facing down into my plate. Listen to podcasts

Speaking from my experience and that of others, expect 5 - 6 weeks as the gas dissolves. The bubble does get smaller and you’ll be able to look over the top.
 
Did you have some special apparatus, or purchase something specific, to help you remain in that position, and also do things like eating, @Jules ?

Or did you prop yourself with pillows, etc?
 
I had someone drive me to the pharmacy so I could keep my head bowed.

I use pillows and the Egyptian pose to keep in place. Fortunately I don't move around much when I sleep.
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My cousin called to ask how I was and to say he was praying for me. Didn't ask if I needed anything, though. Can't blame him - he's a busy man being a hospice chaplain.
 
debodun said:
My left eye's vision is almost obscured by floaters. Some are moderate sized gray patches and I have a few small black spots. I find them very distracting - "Was that a mouse running across the floor?", and I'm swatting at bugs that aren't there. My ophthalmologist says there's no remedy for floaters.
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I feel ya Deb. I've had floaters for years of various sizes and shapes, but not as intrusive as yours. It amazes me that my eye specialist can spot new ones. I have the black spots and every now and then, like today, one that's a circle with a transparent center shows up. Once I developed a floater that scared the mess out of me. I had driven the 35 minutes to a clinic I covered. It was extremely cold outside. When I got inside, a floater that looked like a large leaf unfolding appeared. Even my co-worker at that location, who wasn't usually nice to me, was concerned. I didn't know if I was having a stroke or what. When I got back to my home office, my supervisor couldn't believe I drove in that condition.

I'm sorry that your floaters are obstructing your vision to the degree they are Deb. Apparently there isn't a cure for them or else my eye specialist would have taken care of them already. Make sure to keep your eyes lubricated. I highly recommend Systane Ultra.
@Right Now You're probably right..I don't notice many of them, except for the black dot (easily mistaken for a small bug), unless I'm looking at a white screen. I haven't noticed the ones that look like hairs in a while. @Pinky
 
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Kaila said:
Did you have some special apparatus, or purchase something specific, to help you remain in that position, and also do things like eating, @Jules ?

Or did you prop yourself with pillows, etc?
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Mainly it was pillows. Some people order a massage bed so there’s a place to put your face; I needed to order from another town and it would have taken 5 days. The most helpful item was a very soft airline horseshoe shaped pillow. Honestly, it was h*ll.

As the nurse at the hospital said, it would be the longest week of my life. I thought so too at the time, until I detached again and was in a much more restrictive posture for 12 days. In all I had 5 surgeries.

If this happens to someone else, I strongly recommending searching for a support site on Facebook. They gave the advice that it took me months to figure out by myself. Did you check it out @debodun?
 
That's true, Deb, but you might find even just one or two helpful ideas,
for how to manage some task, that you either had not thought of,
or that their way doesn't work for you, but could cause you to think of something else that will.

Even that might be worth it, but you know best what you need, or what helps you, and what doesn't.

I haven't ever been to that site, so I don't know how much one has to wade thru everyone's posts there.
 

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