I hope he is ok and it worked this time. Best of luck jim and get
better, the world needs the girls.
--- canadianlizard <canadianlizard_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi everybody. Well, Jim, his mother, and myself all went to the
> doctor's today. Jim is taking a little nap right now in his
> bedroom. I only worked a half day today, but I'll be leaving to head
>
> home to get some stuff, since I'm gonna spend the night here in case
> he might need anything. The left side of his face is all bandaged
> up. He looks like some accident victim or something.
> His mom and I stayed in the waiting room while he got the injection.
>
> I don't know whether that was something he planned or not (keeping us
>
> in the other room), but he said it was painful as hell. He said the
> actual shot didn't hurt so much, but the doctor had to force the
> contents of the needle between his eyeball and the socket bed. Jim
> said it felt like somebody pumped his eye up to 150 psi. Then the
> doctor had to keep pushing on the eye, in order to get the extra
> fluid out (from the shot).
> Unfortunately, he had to wait an HOUR for the use of the laser
> facilities, and the numbness was wearing off. He said the laser was
> *extremely* uncomfortable, but he said he wasn't about to call it
> quits halfway through. So now he's sleeping with his head all
> bandaged up, and he said earlier that it felt like he had a migraine
> headache, but only in the left eye socket. I can't imagine how that
> must feel. His left eyelid swelled up really bad, but he wouldn't
> let us see. I think he takes the bandages off tomorrow morning or
> something. I do recall that he asked his mom to take a picture of it
>
> after he removed the bandages, and he plans on posting that picture
> so that "anyone else with this condition, who's not taking care of it
>
> right, can see what is in store for them". I guess there are other
> diabetics on this group?
> I don't think he was able to scan in any of those pictures, but
> they're next to his computer. I'll ask him when he gets up. I know
> he wanted to go out and mail some stuff out today, but his mom and I
> talked him out of it. He said he was only missing the use of one
> eye, not his whole body, but we argued with him that he needed to get
>
> some rest. So maybe he'll get online later tonight. I don't know.
> It'll depend on how he feels. And for anyone that won the auctions
> and stuff, I guess he'll contact you in the next day or two. Just
> bear with us here, okay? :)
> I guess I'll head home now, and get my stuff. Take care,
> everybody. :)
>
> Desiree Lee
>
>
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