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I visited the eye doctor today. He told me my intraocular pressure was 21. This is good news. It means that I haven't had any episodes of high pressure in my left eye for at least two weeks, the longest stretch since I had the vitrectomy. It's a strong indication that my eye is healing. It's also…

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Blessings

The past two days have been very hard. I was at my lowest ebb physical and spiritually. The pain from eye was constant. I learned the heard way that I've become physically addicted to the painkillers. Almost all my friends were busy this weekend, at festivals or trips or whatever. I thought I had no one to…

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Game day

Today a group of friends came over to play some games. We played Cards Against Humanity (twice!) and Settlers of Catan. It was the first time I played either one of those games. I enjoyed myself, though I won neither game. Good company, good games, good times. It was a healing experience. Once again, I thank all…

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I just came back from my primary care physician. He prescribed tramadol. I took some 30 minutes ago; no pain reduction yet, but I'm still hoping. I've also lost 30 pounds in the past two months. I don't know if this is stress, the result of taking two diuretics (one for high blood pressure, one for intraocular…

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