Travel
As usual, I spoke too soon in my last blog entry. I have complained all throughout my recuperation period of blurred vision, off and on. It finally cleared up and I was declared fully reovered from the cataract surgery. The glasses I ordered finally came in last Friday, and what a disappointment! About a week ago the blurred vision had came come back, not constant and not much of a detriment to driving, but annoying in that I still can't read very well.
I stopped by the eye clinic and saw the doctor, who found I had a condition whereby there is an accelerated loss of cells that draw moisture off the cornea. I was diagnosed with this condition 20 years ago but have never had a problem with it, until now. The doctor was encouraging, and said that although the disease was present in both eyes, it certainly was not the worst case scenario. He proposed to treat it with saline drops 4x a day, and more often if I need it, and he will monitor the condition. My follow-up appointment is December 10, and I thought I would be miles away by December 10.
I've decided to stay here for now, and depending on how things are in December, I might start traveling again. By then I may as well complete the term of the lease, as it would cost me two month's rent to break it, and the lease expires the end of March. If I feel like it I will just vacate and go back to full time traveling. I will just have to wait and see what happens. But in the meantime, I am in a very good spot for accessing year-around camping, and I hope to do some of that very soon. This latest development really put a damper on my eagerness to do anything, though, and I will have to see how I react to the eyedrops. Of course, the pharmacy with its usual efficiency doesn't have the product on hand, so I have had to wait until this afternoon and hope they get it in.
I don't know why all this is happening to me, and with this particular timing. It seems that when I'm not supposed to do something a roadblock appears, and I guess it keeps me from making terrible mistakes. I trust the Universe to keep me on track, and will deal with whatever comes my way. The doctor touched one of my big secret worries, and assured me that my eye disease will not result in blindness. It is possible that in the future I will have to have a transplant(s), but probably not the entire cornea. They now can transplant the channel that holds the cells, which is at the lower part of the eyelid. He said the operation is safe and quick, and effective in almost all cases. I'll accept it if it comes to that.
I am very thankful that I had the opportunity to live the full-timing life that I did, and really hope to get back to it, but it may come down to part-time travel. Right now I am certainly down, but don't count me out yet!
- Reminders
I received several reminders today - the first being about my appointment with the eye surgeon at 8:20 a.m. on Thursday. What in the world time will I have to get up in order to be there on time! It's about a 30 minute trip in traffic, but because...
- Lifting Weights & Tie-dye
I went shopping this afternoon with Jeannie, Donald, and their two little girls. We first went to Play It Again Sports so that I could get some small hand weights. Used but look-like-new cost $.49 per pound, so that 2 each of 1# and 2# set me back about...
- (hopefully) My 2nd Last Trip To The Eye Doctor
I had hoped this would be it, although I know that things still aren't right. The doctor said I still have a tiny bit of swelling in the eye, so he was hesitant to have me get glasses just yet. He would have gone along with it, but thinks I would...
- Some Good News And Some Less Than Good
I just returned from the doctor's office. He told me that the surgery looks good and is healing well. The less than good news is that the pressure in my left eye is still high due to swelling in the center of the cornea, which is why my vision is...
- A Short Trip And Some Research
I drove over to the RV storage lot this morning and found a few things to bring back. The RV interior looks pretty good, although I only let out the bed slide, but I don't miss living in it. I can see how someone might love it as their rolling home,...
Travel
Where do I begin?
As usual, I spoke too soon in my last blog entry. I have complained all throughout my recuperation period of blurred vision, off and on. It finally cleared up and I was declared fully reovered from the cataract surgery. The glasses I ordered finally came in last Friday, and what a disappointment! About a week ago the blurred vision had came come back, not constant and not much of a detriment to driving, but annoying in that I still can't read very well.
I stopped by the eye clinic and saw the doctor, who found I had a condition whereby there is an accelerated loss of cells that draw moisture off the cornea. I was diagnosed with this condition 20 years ago but have never had a problem with it, until now. The doctor was encouraging, and said that although the disease was present in both eyes, it certainly was not the worst case scenario. He proposed to treat it with saline drops 4x a day, and more often if I need it, and he will monitor the condition. My follow-up appointment is December 10, and I thought I would be miles away by December 10.
I've decided to stay here for now, and depending on how things are in December, I might start traveling again. By then I may as well complete the term of the lease, as it would cost me two month's rent to break it, and the lease expires the end of March. If I feel like it I will just vacate and go back to full time traveling. I will just have to wait and see what happens. But in the meantime, I am in a very good spot for accessing year-around camping, and I hope to do some of that very soon. This latest development really put a damper on my eagerness to do anything, though, and I will have to see how I react to the eyedrops. Of course, the pharmacy with its usual efficiency doesn't have the product on hand, so I have had to wait until this afternoon and hope they get it in.
I don't know why all this is happening to me, and with this particular timing. It seems that when I'm not supposed to do something a roadblock appears, and I guess it keeps me from making terrible mistakes. I trust the Universe to keep me on track, and will deal with whatever comes my way. The doctor touched one of my big secret worries, and assured me that my eye disease will not result in blindness. It is possible that in the future I will have to have a transplant(s), but probably not the entire cornea. They now can transplant the channel that holds the cells, which is at the lower part of the eyelid. He said the operation is safe and quick, and effective in almost all cases. I'll accept it if it comes to that.
I am very thankful that I had the opportunity to live the full-timing life that I did, and really hope to get back to it, but it may come down to part-time travel. Right now I am certainly down, but don't count me out yet!
- Reminders
I received several reminders today - the first being about my appointment with the eye surgeon at 8:20 a.m. on Thursday. What in the world time will I have to get up in order to be there on time! It's about a 30 minute trip in traffic, but because...
- Lifting Weights & Tie-dye
I went shopping this afternoon with Jeannie, Donald, and their two little girls. We first went to Play It Again Sports so that I could get some small hand weights. Used but look-like-new cost $.49 per pound, so that 2 each of 1# and 2# set me back about...
- (hopefully) My 2nd Last Trip To The Eye Doctor
I had hoped this would be it, although I know that things still aren't right. The doctor said I still have a tiny bit of swelling in the eye, so he was hesitant to have me get glasses just yet. He would have gone along with it, but thinks I would...
- Some Good News And Some Less Than Good
I just returned from the doctor's office. He told me that the surgery looks good and is healing well. The less than good news is that the pressure in my left eye is still high due to swelling in the center of the cornea, which is why my vision is...
- A Short Trip And Some Research
I drove over to the RV storage lot this morning and found a few things to bring back. The RV interior looks pretty good, although I only let out the bed slide, but I don't miss living in it. I can see how someone might love it as their rolling home,...