Healthy Tim

This week I had my second therapy session with some minor hiccups getting started. Then I had a Primary Care follow up appointment, and my iron infusion was cancelled, but I was scheduled for an ultrasound to look into my potential hernias.

My eyedrops are on hiatus. Do I have an eye appointment next week? I am getting scheduled to see a surgeon about my hernias, which is good because they are starting to cause me more problems. The iron infusion went well. My energy seems to be improving, but I still have ups and downs and the downs can come at the worst times. I did record an extra video this week, but I probably will not be ready to upload until Monday at the soonest.

In this weekly update I didn't have any eye appointments, but I did have to go to CVS for a refill on one of my eyedrops. Also, I am back on track for my iron infusions, though it is almost like I am starting from scratch. My therapy homework is going well and producing results, but I also found some limitation. I need to be patient and not try to use these exercises to ignore physical realities. Mind over mater sounds great, but at least at my level, reality will win. Also, I need to practice moderation. Having less stress feels great, but if I go too far it can also backfire.

This week focuses on my first therapy session, with a little about my eye appointment and some of the things that didn't happen. Some topic include: - Breath work - Exit strategies - A tension release exercise - Gratitude Journaling

This week some things happened and some things didn't. Here are a few of the highlights: - Eyedrop update: Done with steroids! - Hernias? - Therapy Scheduled - Iron infusion 2 - Canceled left eye surgery - Upcoming moment of truth for my right eye with laser cleaning and inspection of lens position.

This is a shorter video than what I have been posting. In it I share a hack for putting in eyedrops. I am terrible at dealing with things getting close to my eyes and tend to blink or even flinch, so eyedrops tend to end up all over my face instead of in my eye. This tip makes it a little easier for me. By resting the bottle of drops on my nose I can line it up, hold it in place, and then look away. That way the bottle stays in place, I don't need to put pressure on my recovering eye, and I don't blink as much. The results are that I no longer waste eyedrops when I use this method. Thanks to the staff at the Delaware Eye Care Center for sharing it with me. When I had to apply 3 sets of eyedrops as often as 4 times each day after my cataract surgery it helped out a lot.

My right eye cataract surgery follow-up appointment was a little frustrating, but also provided some hope for better vision results than I have seen so far. The left eye surgery will be delayed until after they laser off some remaining cataracts that developed on the wall of the sack my lens sits in. Also, I had my first iron infusion. That was a pretty good experience. I have 5 more scheduled, so I look forward to seeing if they bring about a long term positive change in my condition. I hope to have some more sustainable energy from this process.

It has been over a week since my right eye cataract was replaced with a Panoptix lens. It hasn't been a smooth process, but my vision is making progress.

This is an unedited video journal entry recorded on the day of my right eye cataract and IOL implant surgery. The new medication to help with swelling that I mention is actually Muro 128.

Prep has begun for the cataract surgery on my right eye. Eyedrops galore, gifts, and a haircut.

This is an unedited video to introduce a series dealing with my experience with Cataracts while going through and extended flare of Ulcerative Colitis.