We were up and going so early that we drove by the rooster’s house and honked the horn to wake him up! We were checked into the same-day surgery facility at 8:30 am. The hospital was right across from the Newport Bay Elks Lodge.
Scput was tired this morning and did not want to get up but finally he moved his carcass from the bedroom o the patio!
“S-h-h-h-h-h, I am sleeping”
The waiting room was delightful affording us a swell view of the ships moored on the bay. When we arrived the outside temperature was 65 degrees.
8:30 am and is was hazy down on the bay.
They prepped me meaning loosing my shirt and putting on the hospital gown, I loved my new bonnet and t thought about wearing ti tot he Elks, not!
Ready to go
I brought my own personal doctor. Mary has performed this operation hundreds of times over her lifetime; she wasn’t worried at all!
Checking everything twice.
Dr Kline came by for a few minutes; Mary sold her practice to him and they have been friends for years. He is a delightful guy!
I got ten squirts of meds for the eyes before the procedure.
Finally, the IV which I asked if it could be left in after I leave. It makes having a drink much easier. The upside is I do not splash on myself; the downside iS I can’t taste it1
IV is inserted; OUCH!
One more little squirt! The doctor is marking the eye to assist in aligning p the various tools he will be using.
Dr Kline makes sure I am dilated!
We were out of surgery and on our way to the elks at 11:00 am, where we met up with Vicky and Bill Capps. Vicky gave us a book on old 1940s nightclubs, which I will make into a video to show at the upcoming Starlighters dance this Sunday,
We got a call from the Armstrongs on our way to the Elks; their present arrived so now we can talk via the TV.
FAce to face communication can be frightening!
We were out by 10:00 am with a new set of eyes. Since the Elks was nearby, we had lunch there with Bill Capps and Vicky. I must admit, I was kind of out of it and dosed off towards the end of lunch, feeling no pain! Vicky gave us books on nightclubs on the 1940s so we can make a video presentation to use during the dance coming up.
We had a quick dinner and then went to Jan’s house for a short visit. She will be joining us Sunday at the Starlighters to make up for Mother’s Day; everyone will be happy to see her!
Returning home, we crashed since we have to be up and in the doctor’s office at 7:00 am for the post-operative checkout. For the next several days, I am out of operation since I cannot lift anything over five pounds, nor can I bend over; I am pretty much a couch potato.
