Below are a few more pictures of the paintings inside the church at Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe. I don't have a lot to blog about right now, but I want to continue. I've posted photos of, and stories about, Saint-Savin several times over the years, including in February this year on the occasion of Charles-Henry's death.
I'm not sure, but I think my vision is a little clearer today than it was yesterday or the day before. I just wish that my right eye, the one that was operated on, was better. It makes me wonder if I should have had the cataract operation now or if I should have waited until later. My vision seems unchanged. I have a follow-up appointment with the ophthalmologist next Wednesday 6/19. I'll talk to him about whether or not I should go ahead and have my right eye done. Maybe the whole situation will have changed by the time I talk to him.
You are expecting too much, too soon.
ReplyDeleteWhen Pauline had her cataracts done, it was almost a fortnight before things "settled down" but her eyesight was way better... and she had no need for distance vision glasses.....
so, fret not Ken... they will improve!!
Ken, I bet that if they scheduled you already for the second eye's cataract surgery, then they must know that you'll have good vision in this recently-operated eye, by then. But, I've not had it done, so I don't know, and I sure it must be disconcerting to have your vision impaired right now! Hang in there. It sounds like others with first-hand or second-hand experience, have good news when they comment :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for that background on CHM yesterday. I imagine that I had read all of that along the way, but hadn't put two and two together to realize how old CHM's father was when he was born!
One time, years ago, I had the audacity to ask CHM: If your father was 64 when you were born, how old was your mother. With a twinkle in his eye, he answered after a short pause, 22. He was making fun of me for being indiscret.
DeleteThe paintings are amazing. I had the same feelings about my operation as you, maybe I should have waited, maybe my eyesight wasn't bad enough, etc. I never experienced a dramatic difference before and after- maybe a little less blur. Still I wish I'd done the second eye two weeks later so that I didn't have to change my glasses' prescription twice. We never know what's down the road at our age, so we need to just do what we can to lessen the hassle.
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