Here is Robert a few hours after coming home from eye surgery.
Here he is a couple days later wearing his pirate patch!Wow. Another day or two makes a big difference. Robert said last night that the “bubble” in his eye seemed smaller. This morning he said it is a lot smaller. Thank goodness. Just in time – he is getting very tired of the large bubble always seeking “level”. This afternoon he said it is a quarter of the size it was. This is good news! He even stopped wearing his pirate patch because he can see enough better, it is easier to balance with both eyes open. Everything is still very blurry with the left eye, but hopefully it will improve soon…enough that he can drive safely by the end of the week would be nice.
There is one little problem though. He said this morning there is a new ‘floater’ in his peripheral vision – a small black dot moving around. All day long he is thinking there is a fly or gnat flying around his head. So, if you see him swatting at flies on his left side, you will know the floater is still there!
We went to see his cardiologist today. This was a visit to get results on the echocardiogram he had last week. Dr. says it all looks great, except his blood pressure is running too high. We noticed it started creeping up last spring when he went off one medication and increased another. That was supposed to help stop the weight gain, which it did stabilize it, but it also means his blood pressure numbers have gone up. Dr. put him onto another medication…a rather expensive one at that. Thankful again for good insurance.
Tomorrow’s appointment is with a neurologist. The pain in his hands and feet led the “podiatrist” to refer him to the neurologist for a nerve conduction study on his feet. That’s great for his feet, but what about his hands? The podiatrist can’t refer him for a nerve study on his hands because, well, he only deals with feet. So back to the primary doctor for a referral for a nerve conduction study on his hands as well. Tomorrow is the day for both - I think I will sit this one out. But I will go with him on Wednesday back to the retina specialist because I want to hear what he says about the “fly” buzzing around his head. Whew. Three appointments in three days. Some weeks I have a hard time keeping up with this man.
Thanks for the prayers,
~Jeanette
There is one little problem though. He said this morning there is a new ‘floater’ in his peripheral vision – a small black dot moving around. All day long he is thinking there is a fly or gnat flying around his head. So, if you see him swatting at flies on his left side, you will know the floater is still there!
We went to see his cardiologist today. This was a visit to get results on the echocardiogram he had last week. Dr. says it all looks great, except his blood pressure is running too high. We noticed it started creeping up last spring when he went off one medication and increased another. That was supposed to help stop the weight gain, which it did stabilize it, but it also means his blood pressure numbers have gone up. Dr. put him onto another medication…a rather expensive one at that. Thankful again for good insurance.
Tomorrow’s appointment is with a neurologist. The pain in his hands and feet led the “podiatrist” to refer him to the neurologist for a nerve conduction study on his feet. That’s great for his feet, but what about his hands? The podiatrist can’t refer him for a nerve study on his hands because, well, he only deals with feet. So back to the primary doctor for a referral for a nerve conduction study on his hands as well. Tomorrow is the day for both - I think I will sit this one out. But I will go with him on Wednesday back to the retina specialist because I want to hear what he says about the “fly” buzzing around his head. Whew. Three appointments in three days. Some weeks I have a hard time keeping up with this man.
Thanks for the prayers,
~Jeanette
