Well it has been over a week now that Aron has been back in Alberta. I don’t mind too much being on my own, thank goodness the weather has cooperated so far. It sounds like he should be heading home by Saturday, so just 6 more days to go. The puppies are good company for me and I’ve tried to keep busy and have also done some Netflix binging.
So Aron had his surgery yesterday and it went well. The doctor told him that the retina has been detached for a while and has some scarring, so they really can’t predict the outcome with his vision, only time will tell. They also put a heavy oil bubble in the eye to keep pressure on the retina to keep it in place while it heals. If they had used an air bubble instead (like they did last time), there would restrictions on travelling (elevation limitiations, no flying, etc.) and also you need to lay face down for a week. So luckily he won’t have to do that. Also the air bubble eventually dissipates on its own but the oil bubble will stay for as long as they need it in there. Eventually they will have to remove it. Aron also got another new cornea as the one transplanted last time had to be removed for the surgery and the doctor indicated that it wasn’t looking great (may have been rejected). Aron did some research and the younger you are the more likely it is that you will reject a cornea transplant, and if you have rejected one, then you are more likely to reject another. They can give you drugs to minimize rejection and if all fails, they can give you an artificial cornea. I hope this one works out.
As for progress out here, I spoke with the drywallers last week and they indicated that they should be done by the end of this week, so I’m hoping that was an accurate assessment. I asked them to finish the laundry room and upstairs bathroom last week, so on the weekend I primed both rooms and painted the ceilings. So we now have 4 rooms primed!!! I’ll be happy to finally get rid of all the drywall mess and dust, blah!
It sounds like our youngest son Zachary will be coming back to BC with Aron to stay and help us for awhile. I’m very excited to see him and to get the extra help. Aron is restricted from lifting anything over 5 lbs and bending at the waist for the next month. Having Zach here will be fantastic!