On the 19th of this month {june} so she will be a little loopey for a while, lol.. Then she will go in again for the other eye on 7/10 and another sugery on the 31, so shes going to be outa pocket for a while I think, unless she holds the key board up to her good eye when she has one to give an update to how shes doing and feeling, I know she's going to be feeling like poop for a few days thou.. Hope everybody sends her some good vibes,  And Hope you get back on here sooner then later Norma

What do you mean a little while....She's already loopy!  

Good news is she's tough!  But 15 stitches in her eye doesn't sound like fun at all. 

Ha ha ha ha,, I know I know just trying to be nice to her while shes down,, she is a tough women, if I had 15 stiches in my eye I sure would have been crying like a baby I think shes getting some pretty good drugs thou..

Sending good thoughts and prayers up for Miss Norma. . . . She's one of our gooduns on here!

Thanks, Roxie ..... I am now being able to see out of the one good eye since they patched the other in a way that I couldn't wear my glasses. They operated last Wed. to remove pterygium (growths in the eye) and .... let me tell you .... it IS painful. I have over 15 stitches in my left eye that feel like 15 little razor blades....I had a post op appt. Thursday and Friday. They re-packed it and gave me a script for pain meds (thankfully!!!). The Dr. said that I must have a high tolerance for pain since I JUST said it HURT LIKE H*LL .... he said most come in actually crying about the pain .... LOL..... the worst part was John's driving ...... I finally took the car back Friday and drove with ONE eye ....I have another appt. next week and then 3 more surgeries over the summer.....yippe!!!!

If that wasn't bad enough, I have managed to hurt my back! I will be going to the chiro tomorrow ...... It is H*LL to get old .... LOL

Bless your heart---for your eye situation AND the male driving part!   Both of my parents have had eye procedures/surgeries and it was not pleasant for them at all. I'm so sorry you have even more to go thru.   Hopefully the chiropractor can at least get your back better   

A Big Ditto!!!

Sending many good thoughts and prayers for a speedy/healthy recovery. :)

Glad to see you come on here with a little update for us, I so/do hope that your are feeling better

Wow,that sounds PAINFUL!!!Sending you hugs and prayers for a full recovery,and healing.Thinking of you.

Wow! Sending healing prayers and thoughts your way! 

feel better!

Have you been to your follow-up appointment yet?   Praying for a good report when you do

Thanks for asking ......

UPDATE - 6/27: It has been one week since the surgery. I had a Post Op appt. this afternoon. The eye is still very red and hurts along the edges. I have been putting antibiotic ointment in it four times a day, which then blurs my vision for quite awhile. Dr. says that it is healing well but that I have four stitches that are still in there causing the discomfort. If they don't dissolve by next Tuesday morn, they will remove them ....

I am certainly not looking forward to this same surgery in the other eye on July 10th (then 2 cataract surgeries) ..... I fear that this is not going to be a "great" summer ..... I may go into hiding...LOL

We will come find you!!!!  Big hugs and warm thoughts to you thru this whole process.  (How's your back?)   If you need anything, just holler, I'm not too far away!!!

LOL ..... I had two chiro appts. (Monday and Wednesday) and it is much better now. I did lay flat on my back for a couple of days!

Oh man, reading this about the stitches in your eye and that the Doctor might have to take them out himselve just gave me the chills..

Thinking of you today,and always,hugs!

Hoping that you are feeling better Norma, been thinking of you

Edited because I forgot a word

It IS getting better. It is still pretty red but the "scratchy" feeling is getting better. I am still putting anitibiotic ointment in it four times a day.... Hopefully, Tuesday (Dr. appt) he finds that the stitches have dissolved.....If not, I don't look forward to having him removing.

I did get some exciting news yesterday. My son (who lives in Cheyenne and is retired millitary) was elected the new National President of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Assn. He grew up in the rodeo arena with "horsepower" that you had to feed and take care of and moved into another type of "horsepower" ..... LOL .... Matt and his "buddy" Skeeter .....

I thought about you yesterday when we were in W-M and I saw the triple antibiotic cream.   Glad the "itchy" is gone and hope everything is dissolved by Tuesday that's supposed to be!

Hope the stitches are dissolved too, that makes me cringe to think the Doctor has to removed them himselve.

How are you feeling?   Did the stitches dissolve on time?!!

Thanks for checking .... yes, the stitches have dissolved or, at least, I don't feel them. I still have to put thick antibiotic ointment in four times a day so my vision is blurry in that eye ..... I can use that as a reason for lousy typing .... LOL

Second surgery (rt. eye) is scheduled for tomorrow (Wed.) at 10:30 ...... Never fear the surgery ....just John's driving .... LOL

Going to be thinking about you, prayers the sugery gos smooth for you and prayers for John's driving , lol 

Will definitely be keeping you in thoughts and prayers, Miss Norma.    For surgery and driving!

Giving this a bump up so Norma might check in and give us all a update on how shes doing since her other sugery was yesterday, hope you are doing OK Norma

The second surgery yesterday went "about" as well as could be expected. This eye only has 7-8 stitches. However, it took two lab techs SEVEN stabs to hit a vein (3 tries in rt. hand ......; 2 tries in rt arm ..... 1 try in left hand ......FINALLY 1 try in the left arm). Unfotunately, I now feel like I am blind in one eye and can't see out of the other...... LOL

This should be the "selfie" of me "discussing" John's driving .... LOL .... I took back the wheel today!

OH, ha ha ha ha ha ha 

Just checking in.  Glad everything went well, Norma.

Keep us posted on your progress

       I just can not imagine  the pain.Im glad you are healing and getting through all of this,what's the next step?Thinking of you,hugs! :)

My next appointment is August 2nd for post-op on the right eye and pre-op (cataract) for the left eye. The left eye cataract surgery is scheduled for August 5th. They haven't scheduled the right eye cataract surgery. Fortunately, I have a pretty high pain tolerance. Bright lights have been the most bothersome. Of course, that includes the computor .... hence no posts from me .... that should make some happy......LOL

Hugs to you cause just THINKING of something in my eye makes me squirm---your ordeal is making my teary. . . 

Well you better hurry and recover,you need to get back in the kitchen

Yeah, Mr Scott probably needs brownies or a cake--been awhile since he's ordered you to kitchen

LOL .... It has been so darn hot here that (lucky for them) no one has complained that I have not been in the kitchen sweating over a hot stove .....

I do have a warning for the youngsters here ..... the condition (pterygium) is primarily caused by sun damage.... Little did I know (YEARS ago) that I should have worn better sunglasses !!!!!!!!!!! 

My eyes are so sun sensitive I can barely go out even in cloudy weather without sunglasses.  I sometimes get odd looks but I can't help it.   I wore cheapos when I was really young, but went to the good ones in high school.  And thank goodness Chan wears his pretty much all the time too, on the tractor or in the field. . . . 

Keeping you in my thoughts, Miss Norma 

Good news (I hope) ...... last of the 4 eye surgeries (rt. cataract) scheduled for this morning! It has been a loooonnnngg summer!

Yi-Pee, so glad for you that is the last one for you, I know these surgerys have been really hard on you and its time for you to get this over with, man I sure in the heck would not be wanting to go threw what you have been going threw.. Check in when you can,

I hope it went well and you'll bounce back quickly!  Prayers and good thoughts

How you doing Norma?

Hope all is well

Me too!

Checking in on you!

Thanks for checking!!!! Let's just say that it has not been a "fun" summer and it is not over yet. I have to wait another two weeks before they will be able to test my eyes for the need of new glasses. Right now, I am in between ...... I can see great without my glasses for distance but can't see to read really small print. Unfortunately, my present glasses are too strong to be able to see up close WITH them.....Due to other issues (Astigmatism, etc), I will still need glasses but should be able to see MUCH better .....fingers crossed!

glad that you checked in, been thinking about you  

So glad you jumped on to update us and that you're overall doing well!   I pray the next 2 weeks go quickly 

I went to the Dollar Tree store yesterday and bought me a pair of "cheater" eye glasses for a buck ....now I can read small print .... LOL

Hey Norma, how ya doing?!!!! 

Unfortunately, recovery hasn't been as smooth as I would have liked. My left eye had been giving me problems as it was scratchy, red and painful at times, It does seem that it has cleared up. I picked up my new glasses today which makes things seem brighter and I can actually read the fine print....LOL

Hope things progress quickly