Well, my dear friends and followers and anyone who’s along for the ride, my cataract operation is done but not quite dusted. I have multifarious drops — or salves, if you like — that have to be administered every two to three hours and every eight hours, and only discovered at my first outpatient appointment on Tuesday that there are stitches to be taken out in a month or two. What? Stitches? Why did no one mention that before? No, they’re not the kind that can dissolve. Of course not. Why would I be that lucky?
And that’s not all. I have double vision which is going to take a while to settle. It’s marginally better but my endurance is wearing thin.
In a bit of synchronicity, I sold this Vintage Eye Salve Advertisement last week while I was in the hospital. When I originally posted about it, some of you were a little freaked out. There is a market for it! Perhaps it’s been bought as a ‘get well’ card for somebody else who’s just had a cataract operation.
Talking of drops…
Take care and keep laughing!
First Night Design 
Oh dear Sarah….I am laughing and hope that you can continue to keep smiling throughout this hiccup in life:) I would imagine that there is a huge market for your eye salve design….so many people having the op…and it’s a way to bring smiles on people’s faces. I also love the scene from your childhood scrapbook….it immediately took me back to the days when we all had scrap books…and how cherished they were.
I hope people are coming in to help out with your drops etc….and meanwhile, I will send magical hummingbirds through the ether for quick healing. Sending love, Janet. xxx
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Mr FND does the drops. I keep smiling and laughing through most things! I treasure that scrapbook; it was created for me by my mother’s governess and is oh, so ’50s! xxxx
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And oh so beautiful:) Enjoy the weekend..xxx
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Oh, Sarah, you sound remarkably cheerful despite the problems and made me laugh, even while I shuddered. I terribly squeamish about eyes and dread the day I’ll need cataract surgery. I cannot put drops in my eyes and make it quite difficult for anyone trying to help. I have an age-related dry eyes condition but instead of drops I use a spray on the outside of my eyelids. Hope the double vision settles soon.
I like your scrapbook page. I made one for my son when he was small, which he called his ‘sticky book’.
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I love making people laugh, Mary, so you’ve made my day. The op and recovery is a lot better than when I had a hip replacement four years ago so I thank my blessings. I don’t believe cataracts are a given, though if your parents had them, then they probably are!
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Dad did – successfully operated on.
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You’ll be fine if it arises, I have no doubt.
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Love the scrapbook page. Hope the vision settles into single soon!
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Thank you, K. Bring back the delight of scrapbooks, I say!
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Yes, due for a revival!
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It seems to be an ad for eyelids glued together, so an alternative to warm water. Intriguing. Reminds me of an article about 18th century gents coming home legless after drinking guava punch. IN the morning their wives had to bathe their mouths with warm water to unglue them. Or perhaps not. Silence is golden, after all.
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I’d go for the golden option!
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So glad it went well and you are doing ok. I am sure it is not easy! xx
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Much thanks for your concern, Lynz. I’ve been through worse both physically and psychologically so it bears no comparison!
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yes I am sure, my mom had this done and said it went pretty smoothly xx
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Sarah, I want to feature you on friday friends in the future, can I use one of the pictures of your art to put with the post? Let me know if there is one that you want me to use or if I can! I appreciate your support given how busy you are it means allot!
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How delightful of you. I’d love to be featured. You can grab any pic you like the look of and I’d be more than happy. 😀
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Thanks! 🙂
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Glad you’re on the road to recovery. I’d forgotten completely about scrapbooks – made one for each of the children up to the age of ten! Mind you they’re all marching steadily towards forty these days.- I’m allowed to forget.J
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You should do them grown-up scrapbooks, Judith. I would love to receive one as I march all too quickly towards 60!
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I hope it all settles soon and your patience holds on. Lots of love.
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I’m holding on. I’ve probably mentioned before that I learnt a long time ago that I was on this earth to learn patience!
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Oh, Sarah,
How I sympathise!
What journey for your mindful eyes!
How hard with such creative wealth
To save some patience for yourself.
Think every drop the sunny vision
Of your spirit’s disposition.
Let your mind not stitch your fix
With dizzy doubts in duplicate
But let your psyche, in transition,
Trust the process in position.
May every day find you a little better, Sarah. xXx
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Oh, Juli! I’ll have you know you’ve made me cry by writing a ditty specially for me. Bless you!
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Oh, bless you, Sarah! (Keep those drops in, girl) xXx
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I wish you will get well very soon again Sarah and get your vision stabilized too.
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Thank you very much, Irene. Slowly, slowly, day by day!
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Just you come back Sarah. I have been down close to two weeks with both a cold and bronchitis and are now on my way up again, but also slowly.
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You poor thing! I’m so glad to hear you’re on the way up again. Take it easy. x
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Cute eye-salve ad (if a little creepy 🙂 I hope you are doing better and your vision is stabilizing. It’s amazing what they can do these days to support our eyes but it does take a bit for the sight to recover. Take care, Sarah 🙂
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Thanks so much, Diana. The double thingy is easing slightly day by day.
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I hope things clear up soon (okay, a bit of a pun).
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😀
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Glad to hear the operation is done, but STITCHES?! Who knew!
Also – at the risk of sounding like somebody’s mother – be sure to take care of those eyes and don’t overwork them. We need you to be creating wonderful art.
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I know! I bet if it had been done in the UK, they would be the dissolving kind. I’ll be careful. Tiredness stops me doing very much, mummy.
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Hope it is much better by now.
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Thanks, Kerry. Day by day…!
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Hope you’re feeling better!
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Much better, Zeina. Thank you! The double vision is still plaguing me more than I’d like but I don’t feel quite so tired.
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Get well soon, we need your beautiful artistic eyes ❤️
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Bless you, Zeina.
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Good that the op is over and the healing has begun. Have patience. Your eyes are so critical to your art–it’s worth letting them take all the time they need to recover.
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Thank you, my friend.
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Glad to here your eye op when well. Cute childhood memories there!
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Thanks, Syd!
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I am pleased that it has been done. Hope you recover very soon.
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This is an old post. It was done in January and it’s the one that still has a stitch in it that is obscuring my vision now!
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Can’t believe that they’ve left it in so long.
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It’s because I moved back to Blighty in the middle. Tried to get them to do something when in Berkshire, mind you, but they didn’t seem to think it was urgent. Frustrating to say the least.
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Hope you get satisfaction soon. Regards to your nice friends too.
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Thank you. It sounds like you didn’t get my email reply a few weeks ago. Those friends turned into the bullies from hell (ADHD) and kicked me out. I’ll search out the email and re-send. It pushed me right to the edge and I’m still trying to recover.
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Wow! No, I didn’t get your email on that topic. I am flabbergasted as I thought they were lending you support.
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They were and then they suddenly changed. I’ve resent my email.
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