eye surgery

recovery day 28

Written by Sarah Blake LaRose on . Leave a comment

I am anticipating the next milestone: next week I get to start sleeping on my right side again. It is hard to sleep on one side all night. Truthfully, I have awakened and found myself “on the wrong side” a couple of times. It is amazing what you can program yourself to sense in your sleep if necessary.

I am weaning slowly off of my pain meds as well as off of the wrap-around sunglasses. I still take pain meds when I will be exposed to a lot of bright light and other stimulation. I am now using the wrap-arounds at normal times and am able to tolerate indoor lighting fairly well. I am looking farther away from myself and am locating more things (e.g. doors I want to go through farther in advance). Up until last week, I was still shutting my eyes in pain when I tried to look up and out.

As I become less light-sensitive, I occasionally experience fears about the possibility of losing vision. I recall experiencing these same fears after other procedures; and I make a point to keep my reactions in check until I have encountered a situation where I should be seeing objects or colors. It is these things, not light-sensitivity, that tell me how I am doing. So far I am still doing all right. Since I have a history of trouble that sometimes crops up soon after my surgeries, I take things one day at a time. I am thankful for all the good days and hope they continue.

I am having neurological symptoms as a side effect of some of the eye medication I am taking. These are sometimes fairly uncomfortable and interfere with some of the work I am trying to do.

About Sarah Blake LaRose

Sarah Blake LaRose teaches Biblical Hebrew and Greek at Anderson University School of Theology and Christian Ministry in Anderson, Indiana. She is one of three blind academic scholars who received the Jacob Bolotin Award from the National Federation of the Blind in 2016 in recognition of innovative work in the field of access to biblical language texts and tools for people who are blind. In addition to her work as a professor, she provides braille transcription services specializing in ancient languages. Her research interests concern the intersection of disability, poverty, and biblical studies.
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About Sarah Blake LaRose

Sarah Blake LaRose teaches Biblical Hebrew and Greek at Anderson University School of Theology and Christian Ministry in Anderson, Indiana. She is one of three blind academic scholars who received the Jacob Bolotin Award from the National Federation of the Blind in 2016 in recognition of innovative work in the field of access to biblical language texts and tools for people who are blind. In addition to her work as a professor, she provides braille transcription services specializing in ancient languages. Her research interests concern the intersection of disability, poverty, and biblical studies.

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