We were up at 5:00 am and getting ready for the surgery. I watched YouTube, and it seems like it’s nothing.
I discovered that around 80% of all Asians that move to America get cataracts. The remaining 20% usually buy chevrorets, rexus, or rincoln. Some even get rand lover.
We hit the road at 7:00 am and arrived at 8:00 am; the surgery center was right across from the Newport Beach Elks Lodge/ We knew the area well. I was prepped for the surgery at 9:00 am and rolled in at 10:10 am sharp.
The first step was the laser which scrambled the cataract and cut a precise slice in the eyeball. No feeling whatsoever, just Christmas lights twinkling; this took about 3-5 minutes.
The doctor came in and said hello. I retorted, “Did you hear about the Eye Doctor who changed professions to become a comedian? He made a spectacle of himself.” The last thing I heard was the doctor asking the nurse for a dull blade.
Then I moved to the operating room, where the nice anesthesiologist worked his magic. I do not remember a thing, but ten minutes later, they rolled me out into the recovery area, where Dr. Mary awaited my arrival. I am so happy Dr. Mary drove me to the Elks as I was blotto and kept falling asleep!
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We are lucky to have each other; I got the better end of the deal!
What do you call a student who’s studying to become an eye doctor? A pupil.
We were on the road to the Elks at 11:00 am, where I enjoyed a lovely lunch with Dr. Mary and Bob Z.
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The plastic eye shield keeps the eye incision safe while it heals.
Whatever they gave me had me quite woozy, so after returning home, I took several small naps while Mary continued the battle of the boxes.
We went to the front yard and put on the new table cover; now, it will be easy to sit in the chairs as each has its own cover. Mary watered our sunflowers, which are doing quite well and growing quickly!
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We have to keep the little sunflowers moist for the first two weeks.
We had dinner, watched a movie, and then crashed around 8:30 pm as we had to get up at 5:00 am to return to the doctor’s office by 7:00 am, and he was in Newport Beach.