Tuples and Attributes

Mom had the last couple of stitches taken out yesterday afternoon and the eye is feeling great.

This whole process started when we switched to a new eye doctor. We weren’t thrilled with our previous ophthalmologist to begin with. Then Covid restrictions hit and they wouldn’t allow me to go in with her during her visit. As most of you know, even with her hearing aids, mom doesn’t always hear well and I like to be with her when she’s given instructions or information. Mom’s takeaway from the visit was that he said “Well, I hope you don’t go blind”. I was just a bit incensed when I heard this and we started looking for a new doctor.

Went to the new doc at the end of October. What a difference! The facilities, the waiting room, and, especially, the staff were a huge improvement. Most importantly, the doc informed mom that she was not going blind and would not be going blind during her life time. Yes, she does have some macular degeneration, but nothing to worry about at her age. What a relief!

In addition to giving her the good news about not going blind, the doctor also asked her if she had any trouble with her left eye feeling irritated. Her answer was “Yes, it constantly feels like there’s an eyelash in it”. Turns out this is exactly what was wrong: her lower eyelid was turning inward and, thus, the lashes were rubbing against her eye.

We scheduled surgery for the problem and mom came through it like the trooper she is. Her relief from the rubbing was immediate. The first day after surgery was painful for her, mostly because we couldn’t find anything light enough to put on the incision to ice it down. Everything we tried was too awkward or too heavy. Then I finally hit on the idea of freezing a damp handkerchief; that worked wonderfully.

Mom had some of the stitches taken out about 10 days after the surgery. The rest got taken out yesterday. She had quite a shiner, but almost all the bruising is now gone and her eye feels waaaaaay better. Just shows you what a difference the right professional can make.