Friday, Sept 19

No pain in my eye.  It is itching a bit.  I am hoping that taking the patch off today will help.  Though I will have blurry vision for a while.  I used the pain med last night not for pain but to help me sleep.  I don’t normally sleep on my stomach.  That helped.  My biggest problem is neck and shoulder (when I am on my chair and using the computer.  If I relax my head in the cushions my forehead and cheeks hurt. Plus when I am looking at something and move my head around I tense up.  Plus the way we have it my arms are just hanging.  Shoulders are getting very tired.  I can get up and walk around which helps but I still need to have the head forward and down.  Maybe I will build up strength and tolerance of this.  I am taking Advil for that.  Plus my shins bother me after a while with this kneeling.  I don’t how people tolerate the desk chairs that have this type of seat.  George is trying rig up some way for me to rest my elbows and relieve some of this strain.  We are not having much success.

We go soon to the doc.  At least then I get the patch off.  One irritation down. 

Friday morning we went to the clinic to have the patch removed and to have my initial post -op appointment.

Trying to smile - I have the patch off and that felt good.  

But then started a Very LONG Day.  When became increasingly more difficult. Though I had a nice visit with Kris and Sharon. They came over for lunch.  But during the day here is some thing I emailed to someone.

RESTing is not the problem but the EASY is.  You wouldn’t think that just a simple thing like keeping your head down would not change so much. I have all the things I normally like to do right at my finger tips.  My computer for work and play. my books, my TV.  I should be happy.  BUT I am not.  My shins are sore from kneeling on this massage chair, my neck and shoulders are sore because they dangle can’t really support them well, my forehead and cheeks are sore from supporting my head and even my chest is sore from leaning against this contraption.  At least my eye doesn't hurt.  I can walk around but I still have to keep my head down.  I can lie on my stomach but then what. …. Ask me if I am a happy camper.  And the doctor was not remotely sympathetic.  Oh well – one day at a time.  This too shall pass.  

I got some phone calls and that was nice.  I put in 2,257 steps yesterday!!  That is pacing in circles with my head down.