This 2nd day without wearing my glasses is going well. Some day soon I'm going to take my glasses back to a technician and have him remove the right side lens from the frame. That way I can wear them with my new, stronger eye looking directly out without the impediment of the glass lens it no longer needs, while my left eye can look out through the glass lens it still needs to see clearly. Then after cataract surgery on my left eye, I can stop wearing the glasses completely.
Posted Saturday, Jan 6, 2024 at 5:19 PM #QNJAN2024
posted by Roscoe
For those who are keeping score... My right eye, the one that has the new cataract lens, is now the stronger eye, the one that sees more clearly. I expect to spend this entire day with out wearing my glasses. Never in my life have I done this. I started wearing specs when a preschooler, 70 years ago.
Friday, Jan 5, 2024 at 10:10 AM #QNJAN2024
posted by Roscoe
Update on the cataract surgery, etc. Two posts I put up at FA this morning in answer to questions re: how I'm doing:
1.) The eye is doing much better this morning. Surgeon removed the patch, so now I can wear my glasses properly, rather than twisted to wrap around that big patch. So I can see “normally” now when looking through my glasses with my left eye and keeping my right eye closed. His nurse explained that the refraction of my glasses lens has been transferred to the new cataract lens inserted in. my right eye. He wants to see me again next week.
2.) Well... the left eye still needs to have its cataract replaced. We'll schedule that surgery after my right eye has fully healed. I'm still treating the right eye with 4 different medicated eye drops 4 times per day. The adventure continues.
Thursday, Jan 4, 2024 at 11:58 AM #QNJAN2024
posted by Roscoe
Home now from the cataract surgery with a serious patch over my right eye and barely able to see out of my left eye. The awkward way I have to wear my glasses because of that big patch makes it hard to see with the one unpatched eye. The patch from today's surgery will be removed tomorrow morning and we'll schedule the cataract replacement for the left eye asap.
posted Wednesday, Jan 3, 2024 at 4:44 PM
posted by Roscoe
Tomorrow at Noon I have scheduled cataract replacement in my right eye. The surgery will be at a location on the far side of San Antonio at a location that my wife (my driver) is not familiar with. We may go “exploring” this afternoon and try to find it so we can drive more confidently to it tomorrow.
posted Tuesday, Jan 2, 2024 at 10:18 AM #QNJAN2024
posted by Roscoe
Tomorrow the world will begin returning to normal. Thank God, I say. I am very much a creature of habit. Having things run according to a regular schedule is very important to me. With Christmas coming on one Monday, and New Years Day on the next Monday, so much has been thrown off schedule.
Let's have no more of that for awhile, okay?
posted Monday 01/Jan/2024 ~19:24 #QNJAN2024
posted by Roscoe
My New Years Eve Plans.
The above graphic shows how I may very well be spending New Years Eve when the calendar rolls over to 2024. Actually, the way my new year is shaping up, this is how much of my new year will look.
Though the cartoon shows lichess, one of the online chess clubs where I play, it's more likely that I'll be looking at 365 chess, the online database where I store most of my more serious games for study when I choose not to be actively playing.
The other clubs where I have active games include, Scheming Mind, Game Knot, and the ICCF.
posted Sunday 31/Dec/2023 ~15:20 #QNDEC2023
posted by Roscoe
And this is Saturday. It's been a good one, all things considered. A happy day with the wife, and tomorrow's her birthday. I expect it to be a good one too.
posted Saturday 30/Dec/2023 ~21:06 #QNDEC2023
posted by Roscoe
As this Friday draws to a close it leaves me with a sense of satisfaction. I didn't accomplish everything I'd hoped to, but I handled most of it. And for the work that remains there is tomorrow. No problem.
posted Friday 29/Dec/2023 ~2040 #QNDEC2023
posted by Roscoe
Okay, now we're in business. Amazon just delivered a wireless mouse, so now I can use this little laptop in the front room without having to disconnect the mouse from one of the computers back in my room and schlepping it up here to connect to this little guy. Makes my life just that much easier. Five dollars well spent.
posted Thursday, Dec 28, 2023 at 2:16 PM #QNDEC2023
posted by Roscoe