So if the surgeon recommends laser, he's probably more proficient with the laser. The doctor I saw yesterday was one of the pioneers of laser eye surgery in Houston.
That is my plan, but I'm going to talk to my regular ophthalmologist on Monday.
I gotta tack on to this.
I think all surgeries depend on the skill of the surgeon. I interviewed a lot of past patients of the cataract surgeon we settled on for hubby's cataracts and my hip replacement. Both went very well.Our knife surgery went well! But I think whether you have knife or laser, it depends largely on the skill of the surgeon. I asked several people in my area that I knew who had cataract surgery, who their ophthalmologist was. The one we used had the best praise from people.
After my surgery, my eye felt a little gritty for the rest of the day, like I had something in them, but that soon disappeared. I didn’t really have any pain. I had 3 bottles with different drops I had to put in my eye(s) after surgery. One of the bottles of drops burned a little in the beginning but that too, soon stopped.
My brother had laser surgery. He had one toric lens put in. His didn’t cost any more than my knife surgery. He doesn’t live near me so he had a different doctor. He said his went pretty well with no problems but he thought he should have been able to see better than he did. I think he was expecting to have his 20 year old eyes again.
I had cervical disc surgery. I was fortunate to have a friend whose wife was a nurse in the regional hospital. Nurses know who the butchers are and who the magicians are. I connected with an orthopedist who got me in an FDA pilot program for a new technique, and a neurosurgeon who later got recruited to become an administrator for another hospital.
Do you like cinnamon, Beth? Supposedly Ceylon Cinnamon is supposed to be good for kidney health. It might be just a “witchy” thing, I don’t know.
I use a about a ¼ teaspoon everyday on my oatmeal, or sprinkle it on or in something. Some people like it in their coffee, or other drinks. My husband has low kidney function, according to his blood work. He is not worried about it, he said. I convinced him to try the cinnamon; and NOT in cinnamon rolls! He just started using Ceylon cinnamon about a month ago so we will see if his eGFR improves on his next blood work.
Sounds like a movie title "The House On The Corner With The Screeching Ass". Haha
Do you like cinnamon, Beth? Supposedly Ceylon Cinnamon is supposed to be good for kidney health. It might be just a “witchy” thing, I don’t know.
Since I seldom eat breakfast I guess I need to start having a small bowl of oatmeal with some ceylon cinnamon. It certainly couldn't hurt!! Thanks for the suggestion. I got a jar of ceylon cinnamon in my Amazon order this morning.
It is actually not bad in coffee or even in tea. I sometimes remember to add cinnamon and/or cloves to my morning coffee, since they both are supposed to have health benefits. Bobby adds it to his morning energy drink (the beetroot concoction he makes) and it probably helps that to taste better as well.I mostly like cinnamon in coffee cake, cinnamon rolls, and cinnamon toast, Krys!!
Can you truly be that bitchy old woman without a houseful of cats?
Bitchy Old Woman vs Crazy Cat Lady.
I'm not good with change, but I see a lot of change happening in the not-too-distant future.
I've been feeling that way too. We've lived in this house for more than 20 years. A few of this subdivision have been here forever. Some houses have been sold and re-occupied. But I drive the same road from here to the farm several times a day and have gotten to know the people of that road, mostly from those walking dogs. I notice people as they got older and then were not there any more. Dogs changed as they got old and then new pups arrived. I've watched the people go grey and stooped. Some got better with a hip or knee replacement but then they were gone...I'm feeling a little blue today. I was outside earlier, raking mulch and digging out a bush that has died in the front landscaping. Why is it that when I finally have those stupid beds looking good, one stupid hedge decides to DIE???
Our neighbor next door was edging his sidewalk and walked over to speak. We did a little neighbor-gossip about the new folks, then I asked him if he knew how our neighbor Kim across the street is doing.
Kim retired about 2 years ago and was diagnosed with Parkinson's. She's a sweet but quiet woman, and mostly keeps to herself though she's friendly enough. Neighbor told me that Kim is going downhill fast; she is having trouble walking and her sister comes over a few times a week to help Kim's husband bathe Kim and wash her hair. Kim's husband was in an industrial accident a few years ago and has issues with his back and legs so this is a struggle for both of them.
Neighbor went on to say that tomorrow he is taking his own wife Kathy to have a brain scan. They are concerned that she may have the beginning of dementia. He said she gets up in the middle of the night and puts things in strange places, and other odd behavior. Apparently they spend a lot of time searching for random things that she has misplaced, and there are other signs of forgetfulness that are unlike Kathy.
Neighbor was recently hospitalized himself for kidney issues and was temporarily on dialysis. He has lost weight and looks unwell but he said he is feeling much better.
This all makes me feel so sad. All of us moved into this cul-de-sac in 1994 when our houses were new and we had young families. I remember the excitement of holidays and how we all went overboard decorating for Christmas, Halloween, etc. All the good-natured ribbing, joking, and gossip over the years. Sharing garden bounty, barbecuing tons of meat when hurricanes knocked the power out for days, watching out for property when neighbors were on vacation, yelling at each other's kids when they were up to mischief... all the things that make a neighborhood 'neighborly.'
Seems like when I think about how old I'm getting, I forget that all my neighbors are aging along with me.