Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Nov 22, 2009, at 4:46 PM, Ken Carney wrote: > Ted, > > That is very good news. There are worse things than peeing on yourself. > Like when the surgical nurses come to take out the Foley. It's amazing how > you can hear the snickering through the anesthetic fog. and even remind them to deflate it first. Steve > Best of luck to > you. > > Ken > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug- >> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of tedgrant at >> shaw.ca >> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 11:30 AM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: [Leica] POST - OP REPORT. :-) >> >> Post-op report: >> First let me say thank you to those who've sent well wishes and offered >> most >> heart warmimg concerns. :-) >> >> I realize there are any number of folks out there who've undergone >> cataract >> removal and lens replacment or other eye surgeries, so mine isn't any >> different, accept for one thing. I have only one eye, the left and up to >> this point it has served me rather well. The right eye? Well it basically >> goes along for a free ride with a very weak sight limit considered legally >> blind. >> >> So you can understand the extra stress for me if anything went wrong? Yes >> it >> was pointed out to me some times basically "shit happens!" :-( Like maybe >> 1 >> in 10,000 or more times some little thing happens that shouldn't and if it >> did I would be blind! Bad scene for a photographer. :-( So I said a prayer >> to the "Great Spirit" and away we went. >> >> Those who've experienced the eye operation scene will know what I'm >> talking >> about the brilliant lights and colours during the operation. My gosh if I >> could capture those colours on film or digital I could become the worlds >> greatest exotic fine art photographer! ;-) Trust me, unless you've seen >> these effects there isn't anything that comes anywhere near the beauty and >> brilliance of the images. Once a photographer----yer always a photographer >> no matter where you are! :-) ;-) >> >> The actual operation was a painless no big deal, other than brilliant >> lighting effects. It's suggested one should go to the toilet before and >> empty your bladder. I did that. However????? :-) Yeah you know ... I hear >> the surgeon say, "OK Ted just relax and we'll get on with this and it'll >> be >> over shortly!" >> >> Right there and then I promptly "pee" myself! :-) What the hell I had no >> control and away I went! :-) It did seem strange and I told the doctor, >> "OK, >> I'm relaxed and just pee'd myself." He responded with... " I didn't mean >> for you to relax that much!" At which I could hear nurses and doctor >> chuckling! Oh well it was all part of the experience! ;-) Later I was told >> "Don't feel bad as you're not alone, it's happened to others!" >> >> Later, lighting everywhere was brilliant, white were icedble whites. Not a >> hope to look at the computer screen it was a blinding power light that I >> tried wearing dark sun glasses to no avail. So today is really the most >> comfortable. So here's the report. >> >> I've looked through the view finders of a couple of Canon SLR's and every >> thing seems fine and brighter. The M8 viewfinder is much clearer and the >> focus patch more distinct. Does this mean my pictures will be better? Not >> likely but at least they should be sharper! ;-) >> >> So lads and lasses it's nice to have this over with and a fine eye >> improvement! >> >> A photojournalist friend of mine Quinton Gordon turned his M9 on the scene >> and shot me being patient, not that I could see anything he was shooting, >> however later. >> >> Thanks again everyone as it's an all's well, that end's well story! :-) >> >> cheers, >> Dr. ted >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information