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Just to give all of you an idea of what is going on in my life. My husband is 74 years old, diabetic and has glaucoma, just to fill you in on his background. just me, Marjorie >From: "Marjorie L. Moorefield" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Fwd: [sparkle] Eye operation > > >>X-Sender: [log in to unmask] >>Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 17:48:46 -0400 >>To: "SPARKLE - Smiling PARKies Live Easier -" >><[log in to unmask]> >>From: "Marjorie L. Moorefield" <[log in to unmask]> >>Subject: [sparkle] Eye operation >>List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: "SPARKLE - Smiling PARKies Live Easier -" >><[log in to unmask]> >> >> >>Bad news I'm afraid!! >> >>I took Bob back to the eye surgeon and figured since we >>have been doing all his eye drops and everything the Doc >>told us to do, that we'd be cut down to 2X's daily with all >>those eye drops. NOT!! >> >>First, the pressure in that eye from his glaucoma is so >>high he has to go to a glaucoma specialist next Wed. up >>in Boca Raton for some laser surgery. >> >>We stop 2 of the vials, but he added 5 more to the 4 remaining >>ones we have to use, and put us back on 4X's per day. >>Then as we were getting into the car, he comes out with 2 more >>vials to put in every 2 hours. >> >>I don't see how things can change so quickly when we were >>doing everything we were supposed to do & we were just there >>last Thursday!! It must be the diabetes!! >> >>We have to go back to the eye surgeon tomorrow at 10:30, >>I have no idea what he will change the meds. schedule to >>then. >> >>Sorry to complain, but as you can tell I'm worried!!! >>He checked his good eye and Bob couldn't even read the chart. >>He told him to forget about driving at all. Which I >>discussed is such an ego thing with men. Not that I let him >>drive anyway. >> >>How can such a simple thing go so wrong? >> >>just me, >>RW/Marjorie >>