Visit to the Retina doctor

Officially it has been nine months since my surgery.  There was the post surgery doctor's appointment in 24 hours.  Then there was another appointment in a couple of weeks.  And I saw the doctor again in November before we left for the winter.  There he took another photo--some topography of the retina to see how it looked.  It had definitely smoothed out some from the original photo.  I could see a couple more lines on the eye chart and he had me read a card for close-up reading.

I was aware of night time halos in just a couple more weeks.  That indicates a cataract.  After the surgery a cataract usually forms within a year. Three months for me.

Now that winter has ended we returned to Iowa and I went to the doctor again.  I can barely see the BIG E with the affected eye.  Next step is to make an appointment to have an evaluation for cataract surgery.  That is scheduled for late July.  Guess that you can't be in any hurry.

I went back to the internet and reread about this epiretinal membrane.  Most articles say that you will not get all of your vision back.  Most also say that recovery occurs within the first three months after surgery.

I will visit the cataract surgeon in July.  Hopefully I can get that surgery in August.  Then I am desperately praying that there will be some improvement of my vision.  I have given up playing tennis.  It is too hard to time the ball and see it if there is much pace.  My other complaint is depth perception.  I have a fear of missing the bottom step because I can't see.  Maybe I could use my lack of vision as a golf excuse???

Rolling with The Final Four NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

Who knew I would ever be at The Final Four?
This is how we roll.
We arrived Friday on a direct & uneventful flight on Spirit airlines.  Our first flight on this carrier and it went well. No guarantees on future travel.
I haven't been to Dallas for decades, but it Is Texas Big.  We have been on shuttles to various venues and I have loved seeing the architecture and lots of public art.

Yesterday my wonderful and devoted husband got up before daylight to participate in the Northwestern Mutual NCAA 5K.  No shuttle service to Fair Park so I had my plan to take public transportation.  No surprise here if you have ever traveled with me.  We asked the hotel driver if he could take us to the DART station to catch the green line.  He just drove us to the park. Thank you!
Fair Park was wonderful.  Built for the Texas Centennial in 1936, the park is now home to the Texas State Fair.   Art Deco buildings and beautiful areas. It was a nice event and good exercise.

After lunch we boarded coaches-think Cinderella - at 1:30 to go to AT&T Stadium.  There was a fan Tip Off Tailgate party.  Alas, the weather didn't cooperate so we skipped that and entered the stadium.
The stadium is all that it is rumored to be. HUGE. We had access to VIP hospitality so all our needs and wants were met.

Sorry to see Florida lose, but UConn looked strong and smooth.
We helped out the Wisconsin crowd, but Kentucky hit that 3 pointer and Wisconsin missed their last attempt.  Back to our hotel by midnight.  Now we remember that we were up before dawn.  Tired!