Category Archives: Health

My Eyeball Journey – Final

Posted on 09/12/2024 by AlanM52

  I can see clearly now… with both eyes! No one can say I lack patience, the eyeball journey dragged on for 18 months starting December 2023. After the left eye cataract was done and disappointed with very blurred vision … Continue reading →

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Last eye appointment for 2024 – all good!

Posted on 09/12/2024 by AlanM52

After a long journey starting December 2024 the left eyeball is done and ticked off the to-do list (y) Took over three hours to have the eye test and scanned on four optical instruments plus one hour waiting for eye … Continue reading →

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Why didn’t I think of this before?

Posted on 27/11/2024 by AlanM52

From December 2023 I have had lots of Outlook 2021 calendar health appointments and wondering why I did not think to do printouts like this. With poor eyesight I have been standing at counters struggling try to read the phone … Continue reading →

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Eyes feeling good this morning

Posted on 09/11/2024 by AlanM52

Today we change from Prednefrin Forte 8 drops to 4 drops per day (y)As posted I am using three reminder systems; the alarm function on the phone, Amazon Alexa and a (failsafe) small notepad.Doing 8 drops a day I always … Continue reading →

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Redefining the word ‘Thrifty’

Posted on 05/11/2024 by AlanM52

Besides simply using the alarm feature of the clock app on my phone the GloryFit app will also send reminders to my ALDI smart watch. I also posted that via routines Amazon Alexa will remind me at the top of … Continue reading →

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Eyes – Left eye update good news

Posted on 25/10/2024 by AlanM52

Left eye update – good news 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 At my last check-up one month ago I was about 2 weeks into the 6 – 8 week DMEK recovery period. Had another check-up today and we are done with … Continue reading →

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Alexa Eyedrops Reminder

Posted on 25/10/2024 by AlanM52

The reminders use eight Routines with the following schedule: 9am double drop 11am single drop 1pm double drop 3pm single drop 5pm double drop 7pm single drop 9pm double drop 11pm single drop     I mentioned in my last … Continue reading →

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Eyes DMEK recovery

Posted on 12/10/2024 by AlanM52

With regard to my previous eyeball post ‘This morning the world around me looks better – and brighter’ DMEK recovery is progressing well, distance vision is good and hoping there will be further improvement considering I am in the early … Continue reading →

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Eyes DMEK Check-up

Posted on 24/09/2024 by AlanM52

Back home after eye appointment- Left the IRIS clinic in Glen Iris and homeward bound back down the M1 – I was driving :-) Yep… drove there and back, eye doc very happy all good and now I (we) can … Continue reading →

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Eyes – Manningham Re-bubble

Posted on 21/09/2024 by AlanM52

This morning the world around me looks better – and brighter. Last Wednesday I had to have a re-bubble at Manningham Private Hospital because the donor graft had detached at the bottom of the cornea. This time around she (my … Continue reading →

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