Well, cataract surgery #1 is history. I think the anticipation was worse than the event; I am so NOT a doctor person.... I go once a year for a routine check up, but only because I could not get my antibiotic prescription for sinus infections otherwise!! So, having to have an EKG and pre-op exam was more than I've done in many years.
I'd had a prior injury to the eye that could have posed complications, so I sought out a specialist for the surgeon. The surgical center is some 70 miles from home, and the day before surgery we had a snow storm. Because we were uncertain of the road conditions that faced us, we were up and out at 5:30AM on the day of surgery. Afterwards the drive back home (over some terribly pot-holed roads) after anesthesia was NOT fun for my rumbly tummy! Next morning, we were gone at 6AM for the drive back to have the bandages removed and the eye 'checked'.
So, those were the challenges. The end result, however, is so amazing that I would do it all over again if the challenges were 10 times what we experienced! I cannot even begin to tell you, how wonderful it is to see "normally" after all these years. I've worn corrective lenses for over 50 years and, in truth, I could throw them away right now! That will actually happen in a few more weeks, after the second eye has its cataracts removed as well. For now, I have removed the left lens from my glasses (so I look funny as heck!). It's a bit wierd, trying to adjust but I know it won't take long. I am very grateful.
I am also thrilled to report that one of our injured deer has improved greatly and can now put weight on the broken leg. I had been terribly concerned that she might not survive the winter, since I could see the bone through the leg, and the wound was terrible. Mother Nature is amazing ~ I suspect our supplemental offerings of corn and horse feed helped her body to heal but all credit goes to the Creator♥ I secretly wish I could get closer to these beautiful animals, but in my heart I know they must remain wild and keep their distance from me. My new telephoto lens will help me get photographs, though, and I am trying to learn to use it! I would NOT rest until I figured out how to take a good picture of the moon, and was pleased with my first attempts capturing the "Worm Moon" last week. By the time we saw it here, it was not the huge orb of Cosmo's Moon (remember, Moonstruck?). But it was beautiful nonetheless, and I froze my keister standing outside until after midnight to get a photo that didn't have tree limbs in front (though some of those shots were pretty cool too, I must say!).
All in all, it's been an amazing week for me, and I want to thank all of my family and dear friends for their love and support. So many folks are dealing with issues that are not as easily 'fixed', as my cataract. My prayers continue to be with them, and with the people of Japan who are dealing with a much broader and long-lasting trauma that is still not fully known. May the Great Spirit watch over all, and direct us mortals in our efforts to resolve the dilemnas.
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Luther Standing Bear
Oglala Sioux
1868-1937
Out of the Indian approach to life there came a great freedom, an intense and absorbing respect for life, enriching faith in a Supreme Power, and principles of truth, honesty, generosity, equity, and brotherhood as a guide to mundane relations.
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