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Re: Damn!
« Reply #100 on: May 09, 2023, 04:58:24 PM »
Good news Kev. Very pleased for you.
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Re: Damn!
« Reply #101 on: May 10, 2023, 04:54:28 PM »
Well done KEVIN, see you around. Denis Di.
 
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Re: Damn!
« Reply #102 on: May 10, 2023, 05:25:57 PM »
Doc said today that eye looks good, the patch removed maybe sunday or monday.
He said with luck I can jump on the bike again by the end of next week.
He said he has a weekend off in a couple of weeks, and would like to go on a day ride with me, maybe a trip to the Grampians? This guy is truly amazing!

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Re: Damn!
« Reply #103 on: May 10, 2023, 06:07:16 PM »
Well done KEVIN, see you around. Denis Di.

Ditto from Helen and me Kev, as well as YOU can see us around.

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Re: Damn!
« Reply #104 on: May 10, 2023, 06:17:15 PM »
..... he has a weekend off in a couple of weeks, and would like to go on a day ride with me, maybe a trip to the Grampians?

Next (May) RTE is Mansfield, after that (June) to be determined, but we were discussing out west (I've been thinking about a re-visit to Ararat).  If that suits and the Doc comes to an RTE, first beer is on me.
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Re: Damn!
« Reply #105 on: May 15, 2023, 06:36:36 PM »
Bit of a hiccup at the hospital today, I have a minor infection in my right eye.
Still have to wear the eye patch for a couple more days yet.
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Re: Damn!
« Reply #106 on: May 17, 2023, 01:24:51 PM »
Eye patch removed, only have to have eye drops for the next few days, and wait till my eye is less sensitive to light.
Doc said it may take a couple of weeks to return to normal vision.

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Re: Damn!
« Reply #107 on: May 17, 2023, 02:26:17 PM »
Goodo, Kev!  :thumbs

I think you'll find your eyes will be quite sensitive for months... :crazy

It's been 6 months since my last eye op, and both eyes are still sensitive, admittedly not as sensitive as they were but on bright sunny days I still wear sunnies.
I suspect your tinted screen in your helmet will be getting a workout, I know mine is!  :grin


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Re: Damn!
« Reply #108 on: May 17, 2023, 07:22:35 PM »
Eye patch removed, only have to have eye drops for the next few days, and wait till my eye is less sensitive to light.
Doc said it may take a couple of weeks to return to normal vision.

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Re: Damn!
« Reply #109 on: May 20, 2023, 05:28:33 AM »
Itching to go for a ride, but apart from restricted vision, roads are wet, and shiny new front tyre is a bad mix. I still require antibiotic eye drops daily for awhile yet.
Will see what its like maybe next weekend?
Doc told me yesterday that he has to pass on the ride with me, as a family issue has come up.
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Re: Damn!
« Reply #110 on: May 20, 2023, 06:55:06 AM »
I'm glad things are going well for you Kev.   :thumbsup   However you need to be a patient patient for a little while yet, and give everything a chance to heal and settle.   
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Re: Damn!
« Reply #111 on: May 20, 2023, 07:51:58 AM »
Itching to go for a ride, but apart from restricted vision, roads are wet, and shiny new front tyre is a bad mix. I still require antibiotic eye drops daily for awhile yet.
Will see what its like maybe next weekend?
Doc told me yesterday that he has to pass on the ride with me, as a family issue has come up.

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I'm glad things are going well for you Kev.   :thumbsup   However you need to be a patient patient for a little while yet, and give everything a chance to heal and settle.

Yes, a patient patient is a good thing Kev, you don't wanna end up being a patient again. 
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Re: Damn!
« Reply #112 on: May 20, 2023, 01:22:12 PM »
Could be a good thing to stay indoors today anyway?
C'mon, now... whoever heard of ridiculous temperatures like this an hour after midday?



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Re: Damn!
« Reply #113 on: May 27, 2023, 08:13:03 AM »
Another week has passed, been miserable weather for several day, I have only stepped out of home to check the mail and feed the birds each day. I buy cheap bread from Aldi and chuck it into the garden a couple times each day.
There are 4 magpies who trust me so much that they feed from my hand.
The crows are much shyer, but there is a one-legged crow who is a little bolder than the others.
Add a few dozen sparrows, and around a dozed wattle birds, and a few blackbirds to the list of freeloaders.
A loaf of bread only lasts around a day and a half.
This exercise gives me something to do apart from just laying around in bed all day waiting for my eyes to heal. I am not yet confident enough to ride my bike.
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Re: Damn!
« Reply #114 on: May 27, 2023, 08:33:21 AM »
Something that did surprise me, the crows also eat slices of apple!
I had a couple that were going a tad brown, past their prime, which I sliced up and chucked out for the birds.
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Re: Damn!
« Reply #115 on: May 27, 2023, 09:26:47 AM »
Give it time Kev you will be back cruising the highways before you know it
A lot better than what the Doctor said a month or so ago
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Re: Damn!
« Reply #116 on: May 27, 2023, 11:24:17 AM »
Get some cheap mince, and feed the birds that. lasts longer and better for the birds. My Father fed generations of magpies in the back yard. The older Maggies would bring their new chicks when they were big enough to fly..  Of course, only feed enough for a treat, they still have to learn to forage to eat for them selves.
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Re: Damn!
« Reply #117 on: May 27, 2023, 11:53:54 AM »
Sorry to hear its taking longer and least it is getting better.

Oh by the way, please don't feed bread or mince to birds its no good for them at all. https://environment.des.qld.gov.au/wildlife/animals/living-with/feeding-wildlife#:~:text=Avoid%20processed%20foods%20like%20bread,up%20around%20a%20bird's%20liver).
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Re: Damn!
« Reply #118 on: June 06, 2023, 05:25:42 AM »
Took a short (20 minutes) putter around town on the bike yesterday. Still need to wear sunglasses, even when it is overcast.
Not fully pleased with my vision yet, but at least I got out of the house for a change.
Preparing to go on RTE to Ararat in a week and a half.
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Re: Damn!
« Reply #119 on: June 06, 2023, 08:25:31 AM »
So good to hear Kev
Tiny steps then enjoy your ride to Ararat, remember to take your sunnies   :hatwave
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« Reply #120 on: June 06, 2023, 08:39:42 AM »
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Re: Damn!
« Reply #121 on: June 06, 2023, 06:48:31 PM »
Good news Kev.

... Still need to wear sunglasses, even when it is overcast ...

Perhaps it's those LED floodlights turning night into day.
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Re: Damn!
« Reply #122 on: June 06, 2023, 06:51:08 PM »
I rarely trigger the floodlights Michael, it's usually visitors.
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« Reply #123 on: June 06, 2023, 07:50:57 PM »
I rarely trigger the floodlights Michael, it's usually visitors.

With your social life, they'd be going off like strobe lights.
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« Reply #124 on: June 06, 2023, 07:53:12 PM »
Yeah, and disco beat strobe lights at that. :grin
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