One-eyed bandid

I am functioning with my right eye now. I can imagine how difficult life is if you lose your sight. Seeing with one eye is not pleasant, what more if this eye doesn't have perfect sight. Though I have been advised to rest a lot and to avoid over strained my left eye, it's difficult to keep away from TV, books and computer. It's so boring and I am at limbo not doing anything except lie down on bed. My brain becomes restless and my body becomes listless. So, computer is my friend and I am typing with one eye. Ika was appalled when she saw me doing this and sighed and said, 'Mom, you'll strain your other eye. Please keep off the computer.' I know she is right, so I am doing this when she is not around.

Prof Mimi did surgery to remove the cataract on my left eye on 15 March 2011 at UMSC clinic. I was glad my cough stopped. True enough, I suffer from reflux. Prof Goh prescribed me reflux tablets and a host of other tablets but not antibiotic and cough mixture. The 4 GPs that I saw before this, pumped me with antibiotics and cough mixture and they didn't work. I told them I suffer from reflux. Cough drops and antibiotics won't help. One GP charged me over RM200 and gave me a bundle of antibiotics. I didn't take them.

It's an expensive surgery. I couldn't claim back my full RM800 I paid PBUM for my lens. UMSC returned me RM 200 only and I am not happy. This is how, I guess, private practice makes money. The next day, I went to see Prof Mimi again for check up. She has tried for me to get back my money but failed. My eye pressure on the left eye where the cataract was removed, shot up alarmingly. I have never reached a pressure that high and it's on dangerous level. I have been told about the risk of cataract surgery since I have glaucoma. Prof. Mimi was alarmed too and told me to come for check up again and hope the pressure gets down by then. She pondered that simultaneous surgery on glaucoma and cataract could be a good idea. I don't know. I am not an eye specialist. I just hope my sight will be restored soon.

When I returned home from surgery, Rania tried to grab my eye patch. I guess she felt strange seeing her grandma with a weird look on her face. So I put the patch on only at night to avoid scratching while I was a sleep.

I hope I'll be OK soon and be myself again. Insyaallah.