Note to self: Before you essay to drive an automobile, master the art of shaving the right side of your face and neck without slitting your throat.
We returned to Lubbock Wednesday night, and Thursday was pretty much devoted to doctor visits / phone calls and dealing with an apparent reaction to medicine. Medicine changed, we were able to enjoy the weekend, including taking two grandchildren to see Beverly Hills Chihuahua. I even got into the office for a couple hours on Saturday.
As a result of the weekend “exercises,” I am beginning to understand more thoroughly the vision adjustment issues. In this regard, the movie was physiologically painful. I’ve had more than a few depth perception issues, but most disorienting is the brain’s persistence in and insistence upon superimposing the image from the right eye (blank) over the image from the left eye. This is especially disconcerting when moving from a brightly lighted setting to a dim one.
Dr. Allison said it takes “about two months” to fully adjust, and likened the phenomenon to the phantom pain amputees feel from a severed limb. The good news is that the phantom images do go away. So I am trying to be patient, and continue to be humbled by expressions of care, prayer and compassion from many quarters.
