It is ok, just cloudy!

And I don't mean the weather.

The Doc spent quite a bit of time inspecting my eye today. His conclusion is 1) the laser repair was done correctly, the retinal tear is fixed and everything looks just fine, and 2) there is quite a bit of dispersed blood floating around inside my eyeball...

So what does one do with dispersed blood floating around in your eyeball? Let see, the number of choices are limited to 1) do nothing and wait or 2) wait and do nothing.

It took me a while but I decided on number 1.

He also requested that I continue to not lay flat--sleeping upright is on my agenda. I never guessed that one of the things I would long for is to simply lay flat on a bed, couch or massage table. All of that is off limits for a while.

OK Doc, if I do lay flat, what happens? "Well, nothing may happen but it increases the possibility of further retinal damage..." I interrupted him at that point and agreed to be a good boy.

"Oh, and nothing more strenuous than walking" he added. Excuse me? You are a Doctor and you don't want me to do anything more strenuous than walking? Wow! He admitted that he'd rather have me on an exercise regimen but until the eye is totally solid, he wants me to be sedentary. OK, I can do that!

As a result of all this, my left eye is sending images to my brain that makes me think I am in a thick San Francisco fog at all times. There is no fog because the other eye is crystal clear. The dispersed blood will dissipate over time and it may take up to 8 weeks--or two months--whichever comes first.

The bottom line? Everything is fine, I will get better and my vision will return to a good state after a bit of time. My next visit with the Doc is in two weeks and we'll make decisions then on my ability to lay flat and work on my sedentary lifestyle.

Ciao,

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