The vitreoretinal specialist and night before surgery

September 23rd, 2006 at 23:11 · Filed Under Days in My Life, Family, Medical 

YC asked me to call Dr. Lim if I could admit to the hospital at 2000. YC said it was not possible that the op will be done right away as it was not life threatening. He was right.

I waited at YC house for LA and the kids to arrive. They arrived around 1900. We had quick dinner and shower and off we went to the Hospital. By that time, the horse shoe shape had covered more than quarter of the lower left corner of my vision.

I was admitted to the Hospital around 2015 and waited until 2100 for Dr. Lim to examine my eye. His presentation had reassured our decision that he was the right doctor despite of good comments from YC’s friends. He took half hour to explain in great details about my condition and my surgery procedures. He advised me to sleep on my right side. This might help to prevent or slow down the retinal from further detachment. The detachment was on the upper right of my right eye. I could have think of that. Our eye sees things in opposite sides. Bottom to the top. Left to the right. I was too worry to think about this basic science I learned from my high school. What an idiot am I?

The nurse wheeled me back to my ward. LA settled down with me and I kissed and said good night to LA, Dmitry and YC. They told me not to worry and rest well and they would be here in the morning.

I felt calm and I guessed I had accepted the faith. I slept on my right through out the whole night.

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