Good to hear from you Ann. Glad your operation went well and your got your
way with the anesthesia.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ann Sanfedele" <ann...@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Ot: back, sort of - and the eye report
Well I'm way behind in stuff I MUST do so considering myself semi-unlurked
only... So for you non facebook (or as Dan says, Farcebook) guys here is
the post-op report.
On Nov 8 I wrote this :
"Two days post op for cataract removal from left eye (right eye done on
2013) I am SUCH a happy camper! Clarity not there yet, but color
perception matches now and the very best thing is the doc and hospital
respected my wish not to be sedated at all - my wish because the sedatives
from last time really scrambled my brain. I don't drink at all, don't take
anything to help me sleep. That is, I think being totally free of anything
that might make me sleepy, that mix of stuff given me over a year ago
reduced my brain to mush and affected my balance. I hated it.
This time I walked in to the O R , got greeted my all the nurses, students
, fellows, my Doc and one other.. and listened to them chat about pop
music in addition to saying stuff to each other about what was going on -
Doc is a teacher at Columbia Pres and they filmed the procedure.
I did have the requisite friend with me to help me home (returning the
favor I did him a few years ago) , and given we had a long ride on the A
train afterwards and it was raining I was glad to have some physical
support.
Nice, too, was - that by coincidence, my nurse outside the OR turned out
to be the son of another friend and I think it helped me get my way or at
least gave me some more credence that I really really did want to avoid
sedation - local drugging more than enough.
Only pain I felt at all was when they pulled off the tape that held down
the cover around my eye.. a minor ouch. Doc did have me getting hydrated
with an IV and I was told if she felt that I wasn't holding still enough I
would have to succumb to the dreaded drugs you can bet I didn't move!
Should have new glasses in a few weeks (Astigmatism correction was not
covered by Medicare, and I wasn't about to spend $1500 for that when
I get a new pair of glasses free Don't think the film will make it to
Sundance, but I'd love to see it anyway - as long as they don't do any
retakes!..."
coming up - cat photo, 12 pic (plus cover shot)GESO of another calendar -
black and white of NYC over 6 decades.
And if anyone wants a Nikkormat FT body that appears to be in working
order write off list for details
ann"i can almost see clearly now" san
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