How far have I managed my eye conditions since the last post of my journey with eye conditions here?
Some days, as the season changed to Autumn, we were getting more cloudy and slightly foggy on my way to work in the morning. I felt like my vision was affected by the weather, similar to the symptoms of double vision associated with glaucoma. I shifted my lot of sense for driving in the car and waited patiently at the intersection from our home. On the left side, there is a long drop hill sitting in the sunlight/foggy area and on the right side, it is not too bad; however, the drivers often drive at the centreline, which is wrong. Note our intersection along with our neighbourly; we were familiar with this intersection because there was a three-vehicle accident site in February 2022. A young mother and under 1-year-old daughter were killed, and I assisted as a front response.
Mid-March week, I received a letter for the pre-surgery, and my partner and I went up for the assessment and prepared for the upcoming surgeries. Oh boy! What a long afternoon! A nurse was concerned about my blood pressure as she used the electrical blood pressure monitor equipment. I had to politely refuse to believe their reading because this equipment can sometimes give us wrong or almost accurate blood pressure readings. I asked the nurse to use the old-fashioned equipment, and she declined. Then, the GP notified me to see my GP by letter about monitoring my blood pressure the following week. Oh boy! Ultimately, I got blood pressure equipment from the PB Tech and monitored myself every morning. It worked well by recording the results, and I will return to my GP next week.
Yesterday, I received a text message from the Ophthalmology Department about the surgery date, and I am happy to accept the date because I want to have the surgeries done by Winter. This morning, I received an email letter confirming the surgery day along with other details. The surgery date is the 2nd of April, a week short of my birthday, which falls on the 9th. These weeks will allow me to rest at home with my partner and three dogs during recovery. It is the 25th of March, and my surgery date is next week. This surgery is a significant step in my journey towards better health.
Tomorrow, I will be making a short video about my sick leave for the D/deaf people and hard-of-hearing people to post on my Facebook page. I emailed several people I work with and assisted with them this morning. With my second workplace under the Disability Organisation, the case manager arranged for relief support workers to shadow my work with a Deaf, CP and speech-impaired chap several weeks ago, and one more person to do shadow work with me next week (Tuesday, the day before the surgery). I’m grateful for the proactive support from the case manager and head manager, who have informed me of my surgery date. The first workplace under the Social Service has been notified, and we will be sorted out tomorrow.
Life in Eureka 