I almost slept to the alarm this morning. My hips are starting to adjust to the side-sleeping, but they’re still sore enough that I’m switching sides every time I wake up. And I’m waking up four or five times a night.
It was good to work today. Even though I was bored yesterday, I felt a bit tired by midday. It may have been a quick out patient surgery, but it was still surgery. I considered not going to choir tonight or going home early.
But once I got to choir, I got a fresh surge of energy. It was so good to see everyone again. I did have to explain about my eye. I wore the eye patch to protect the eye from the outside world and to protect my choir friends from having to see the healing process up close and personal. It’s not pretty.
I didn’t wear the eye patch for my zoom meetings today, but I think I might for some of them tomorrow. Just to be certain I’m not exposing the poor traumatized orb too much.
It was easier to get through the day with work to distract me and to fill the time between eye drop administrations. And it was good to chat with my team members and explain how things were going. And to find out how the retreat went last Thursday. I felt really bad that I’ve now missed the summer retreat two years in a row, but I’ve had really good reasons both times.
I’m so glad that choir is going again. Singing in a group is just such an uplifting experience.
My aunt reminded me today that I am young and healthy. The eye will heal up in no time at all. The pain isn’t as bad as I’d been led to believe it would be. The itching really is the worst part. I want to scratch at it so bad, and I know that I absolutely cannot do that.
Driving to choir with the eye patch on was fine. Driving home was not as good, but I was able to do it. Hopefully by next Monday I’ll be able to use my right eye a bit more with driving. Right now it’s still dilated from the atropine, so it’s pretty useless. And the doctor said that my vision would change, so my glasses won’t be exactly right even when the dilation goes away. But I will get through this.
I forgot to leave some lights on for myself before I left for choir. It’s hard to come home to a dark house and remember that Ambrose isn’t going to be waiting for me at home with a hug and some wind down time.
The moonrise was beautiful this evening.
