Monday, March 31, 2014

Milestones are becoming the norm around here!

Sure today was a follow-up to the follow-up of my office visit for my cataract surgery.
Cataract surgery sounds so common and ordinary, when mine was much, much more than that!

It was more like a perceptually remedying a so-called futile problem with it being obliterated, cancelled!

My eye was misbehaving a wee bit with swelling causing my 20/25 eyesight to appear to be a slightly lesser 20/30.
Still healing I was told…great, because I got a wee bit concerned.

I was told that the Travatan medication was no longer needed my eye pressure was fine.

This time I arrived via my scooter!

It had been months since I was able to confidently use it without bumping into people or things! It was used since the doctor’s office is quite a walk away from the parking lot…
Heather and Jill both felt that it would a wonderful idea to write an editorial comment, like I used to do often; about my experience as a celebration and this evening I did. When I asked for their input on how they thought I should celebrate.

It is already on its way to the Charlotte Sun Herald Newspaper, to Brian Gleason, the editor in-charge of such things. The criteria had not changed in all these years, with the 250 words maximum (which was always difficult for me, but I did do it!) and your name and city included in the item. I so much enjoyed writing those by-lines better where the perimeters were so much wider, word wise.

Hubby insisted that we go out to lunch and so I agreed this time, when everyone concurred that my eye was not that bloodshot anymore, and so we went to Chili’s.

And I had Hubby place my walker into the car too before we left home since for short distances I thought I could try that as well, and he did find a spot right out front across from the entrance and I did it!

Although, the server did first try to seat us further into the dinning-room at first, but I wimped out for a closer seating place. I confessed that it was my first outing without my wheelchair.
I sat across from Hubby with my right side on the aisle, my used to be blind side, but not anymore!

I ordered their spicy shrimp tacos that I had weeks or months ago that were great!
And Hubby chose a half sandwich, turkey club with their cheddar potato soup.
Hubby had his usual cup of java, sugar no cream, and I had my unsweet iced tea with extra lemons.

When we arrived home, I must admit I was pooped.
But in my mind I was already thinking on how to give myself a facial with homemade ingredients like I used to, once my eye is all better… it’s is tough even in the shower where I wash my hair keep the suds out.

I know I have to do something, with this new x-ray vision it appears my skin has been terribly neglected and fortunately I can now see it all! I almost said ‘unfortunately’, shame on me!
Weight of course is a priority, and I had a glimpse of that issue too, and sure I would love to get back to the gym/rehab or even just walk the neighborhood… but I am still, yep still congested and on Mucinex as per doc Nord.

And with us warming up as usual I have my heat problem, of course...

I could try five minutes one way and then five minutes back. When I walked years ago I did that and got myself up to an hour and half then, until my hips gave out and was told to stop!
I have never ever wanted to be sedentary, but my body tells me bad things too often… I still have time to figure it out though until my next appointment I am on hold… for that anyway.

Oh, another BIG milestone today was the beginning of the Copaxone 40 MG. today, only three injections a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, instead of the Copaxone 20 MG. daily shots!
I called the Shared Solutions the patient helping associated company with TEVA, the pharmaceutical company that makes the Copaxone like I was asked to, and their reasoning was for them to add it to my information file.

On that note of many notes allow me to be the very first to wish all of you a very happy good night and to ask you to kindly count all your blessings and we will too!

And next time please be here or be square, ya hear!

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