Brought a pocket full of Pixie Dust. Started with five Mickey Mouse figurines. Gave one to Dr Callaway. Gave another to Janis. Janis conducted a thorough pre-procedure evaluation. Dr Callaway confirmed and validated Janis’s findings. Then Dr Shumski performed the YAG laser procedure. It was over in about one minute.
While waiting at the check out desk to pay any health insurance deductible, Magic happened.
Had just walked 40 feet from the procedure room to the lobby.
There was a short lull at the desk so i removed my glasses.
Covered the right eye.
Almost started to cry.
With what i saw.
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Human body maintenance is no less important than vehicle, home, yard, finance, etc maintenance.
Why?
Because neglecting your car or your home could have serious consequences in the future.
Same with our body.
The money we spend for new tires, oil changes, timing belts, brakes, insurance, etc…what if we treated our body like a vehicle or our living quarters (aka home/apartment/condo)?
My life has been dramatically better since I started thinking about it that way decades ago.
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This exact spot is the leading contender for my first week back to GNP. T-minus two weeks.
Been 11 months since the first retina tear repair surgery.
A few weeks after the first surgery, the retina re-tore and i had a second retina repair surgery.
And of course, months later a third eye surgery. The left-eye cataract surgery was radically accelerated by the steroid drops from the first two surgeries.
Presently trying to remain under-excited, to manage my expectations after three eye surgeries.
Had expected to be in Glacier three months last summer. The August and September eye surgeries shaved two months off of the 2023 plan.
To describe my excitement and gratitude for returning in 2024 is difficult.
It easily could sound like these things:
Off the charts.
Through the roof.
Best day ever.
Etc.
However, 2024 is just another in a long number (12, maybe 13) of consecutive Glacier Summer visits.
Business as usual it’s often called.
Contextual note: Initially, last August before the first surgery, Dr. Kumar said i wouldn’t normally need cataract surgery for 10-15 years. But after his first retina repair, he said i would need cataract surgery (left eye only) in two years. Then, after a second emergency retina repair i immediately needed cataract surgery, following (hopefully) a healthy post-second-surgery recovery.
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My Cataract surgeon, Dr Shumski, is on paternity-leave, so Dr Callaway has examined the progress three times.25-second video: Backstage note: this video is the 5th try to articulate what this video articulates. Why? Wifi bandwidth? No idea. Simply grateful that five times is a charm.
No restrictions has a nice ring to it. No doubt there’s a paradoxical danger zone too.
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In today’s context, for me, ‘no restrictions’ is perfect. Exhilarating!
’No restrictions’ in a different context and/or a different person could be chaotic.
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