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ccm399 · #**141** 08-17-2011, 08:55 AM

Hi guys,

Sorry for the delay in updating you all. Having to be in a 100% head down position for 5 full days does not lead itself to using a laptop. Well not when you are 6'6" tall and the special chair you can rent for this type of recovery doesn't fit you so well anyway...

So the surgery went well and yesterday's follow up appointment showed good healing progress so the Doc took me off face down positioning!

You would be surprised how hard it is to hold you head vertical after 5 days of holding it down... My balance was off and everything! Anyway, hopefully in three weeks we can start removing stitches and such but is it going to take 6-8 weeks for the gas bubble in my eye to fully go away so that will delay getting full vision (ie new glasses) until that little guy is completely gone. Slow and steady though.

Thanks for all the thought and prayer guys. Hopefully sometime soon you can check in for actual updates on the CAR!!!

Chris

70rs · #**142** 08-17-2011, 11:10 AM

Im glad things are getting better for you Chris. It won't be long until you are back on the project. Hang in there!

Ron in SoCal · #**143** 08-17-2011, 11:29 AM

Hey Chris - been reading about your accident and recovery. Honestly makes me cringe a bit, but you have a great attitude about it! Well wishes sent for a speedy and complete recovery...

PonchoJohn · #**144** 08-25-2011, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Hey Chris - been reading about your accident and recovery. Honestly makes me cringe a bit, but you have a great attitude about it! Well wishes sent for a speedy and complete recovery...

Yeah, X2!!
God Bless!

aronhk_md · #**145** 08-25-2011, 08:54 PM

Chris....you've been in my thoughts a lot. Glad to hear that things are progressing in a positive direction. We sure do take some of the things in life for granted....like eyesight. Can't wait to see more on the car here too. These things are also a reminder not to miss out on any of the fun in life. Hang in there my friend...things are going to get better.

OLDFLM · #**146** 08-31-2011, 07:18 AM

Two week progress check? You are in our prayers my friend!

aronhk_md · #**147** 09-21-2011, 09:30 PM

How are things Chris?

ccm399 · #**148** 09-22-2011, 08:45 AM

Hi all,

Sorry for the long delay here and thank you for all the thought and prayers. Things are going as good as can be expected. The last doctors appointment they lifted my weight restrictions and such so I have been spending every available second trying to get caught up on the house project!

So as far as the eye goes the best news is the retina is fully attached and healing nicely. The bad news is that some time after the second surgery a small bleed happened in the eye and that opacified (sp?) the man made lens the doctors put in as part of the second surgery. So that means that they will have to go in and clean the lens for me to be able to see.

So right now I have very little vision out of that eye but I am hopeful that once the lens is clean I will be good to go! I can see light and movement but that is about all. To give you an idea how cloudy the lens is from the bleeder, the doc couldn't even see through parts of it with his BRIGHT light and scopes! He could see part of the retina but he had to send me to ultrasound to make 100% sure the whole retina was attached.

We have an appointment October 7th to hopefully get some stitches out and get the lens cleaned. I will keep everyone posted.

Thanks again,

Chris

aronhk_md · #**149** 09-23-2011, 12:36 PM

Rooting for you Chris......hang in there.

ccm399 · #**150** 10-15-2011, 09:14 AM

Another Surgery....

Well I had another surgery Thursday on my eye. It sounds like it went well and the docs are pleased with the progress but at this point the vision I will have in that eye remains a moving target. The doc was a little evasive when we asked what the prognosis for sight was. They had to go in an remove some scar tissue that had formed on the retina and I guess the tissues were pulling in such a way that the retina now has folds in it... which is not good. So they have a new LARGE gas bubble in my eye and I am typing this while sitting face down. I will be in face down recovery until at least Tuesday (hopefully NOT longer!!!).

Just went I thought I might be able to get back to working on the car too...

Stay tuned, someday I will update this thread with some progress on the car!

Chris