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Last straggler left the ranch around midday. I tried to go through my pile of stuff to be done in the morning, but that was impossible. As the last chomper standing left for his home, I went to Annie's for a quick lunch (half sandwich and lentil soup--very tasty), ran some errands, made a side trip to TJ's to pick up some foodstuffs, and stopped by the dental office to see if there were any hidden fees that would be triggered by insurance disallows (was told all is well--no surprises).

I then came home and I called the neurologist's office (the neurologist that everyone says is great) and asked for an appointment. I said that, even though they don't accept my insurance, I'll pay for the visit  myself and deal with the insurance claim directly. The booking nurse indicated that makes sense. Unfortunately, the doctor's first opening is on March 3, 2014. But I don't have to panic. I can get my PCP to give me a bridge prescription for any medication I will need, given that I am awaiting a session with a neurologist. Whew! What a set of hoops that have to be jumped through!

I came back and between resting and doing my laundry, I managed to go through the eye surgery information and figure out what I have to do to be ready. There's the eyelid cleaning and anointing that starts tonight and ends on the night of 12/9 (no anointing on the night before the surgery 12/10). There is also a daily drop that is applied 12/8 and goes through 12/10, and then continues from 12/12 for two weeks after the procedure. 12/11 is the surgery date.

On the night of 12/10 and the morning of 12/11, there are antibacterial ablutions that are done--and then the nominal no eating, drinking, from midnight through the end of the surgery. At this juncture, the next steps are all post-operative rituals mostly involving putting droplets in the eye. That set of rituals to be decided at the post-op session on 12/12!

There is a 4-page patient walk through of the surgical process from the surgical clinic that details what happens from the time I walk through the door up to the time I am put back on the street. The estimate is that the procedure takes 2-3 hours, barring unexpected events. The outline they provided seems very thorough and clinically up to date with standard safety procedures.

I just finished doing the lid cleaning/anointing for tonight and my every evening dental derby (brush, proxy probe, floss, rinse, flush with mouthwash). It's still quite early. Guess I'll watch an episode of one of my TV favorites. Tomorrow there's the PD support group (Roseville) holiday munch. A large lunch bunch will be there. Happy Holidaze!