Junkman going on vacation......

Junkman · Aug 18, 2004

Today a branch snapped back in my face and scratched my left eye. Right now I am having double vision from it and lights have a halo around them. I will be going to the eye doctor tomorrow if I can get an appointment. I believe that I will have to take some time off from the computer as a result. I have been reading tonight with one eye and it is getting tired quickly. Hope that you folks can hold it together for a couple of days with out my wisdom. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif I will try to let you know what the Doc says tomorrow evening. This comes at a most inopportune time, because I have a crew here helping with the landscaping.... That translates into my directing and them working. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I will post pictures later in the week.

AndyM · Aug 18, 2004

I'll hold down the fort while you're gone with witty banter and wacky photos.
I'll start by posting one of my favorites from the classic files. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Hurry back-- I've got big shoes to fill-- there's only one Junkster! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

daedong · Aug 19, 2004

Junkman,

I hope that eye gets better Quick, I think you are one eyed enough now. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

wroughtn_harv · Aug 19, 2004

I'd wondered about that Andy, Junkman going around with a cloud to block out the sunshine. But I never knew he'd designed and built it himself. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

DannyD · Aug 19, 2004

Best of luck on a quick heal man, you will be missed. I dont think I would like doing the directing and not the get the nails dirty work of landscaping. Hope you are back in the seat soon

Whiskey · Aug 19, 2004

Junkman:

Quick.....and I mean now...run out to the yard and look at the tractor.......you'll see two of them....and a halo around them....a moment of silence please.

Do what doc. tells ya and get back here when ya can.

BB_TX · Aug 19, 2004

Hang in there Junkman. You can do it. I had retina surgery a month ago and am still running pretty much on one eye. Annoying, but you get used to it pretty fast.

Golfgar4 · Aug 19, 2004

Hope you have a quick recovery Junkman. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

And I hope the doc that you've selected to help you with your problem is REALLY good. He'll need to be to make sure that you can still wink /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif as good as ever when you dish out some of your good humor!! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

DaveNay · Aug 19, 2004

( Hang in there Junkman. You can do it. I had retina surgery a month ago and am still running pretty much on one eye. Annoying, but you get used to it pretty fast.
)

I hope it wasn't this procedure !

Take care Junkman, convalescence of any kind is a real pain in the keester.

Dave

kensfarm · Aug 19, 2004

Having a scratched eye is no fun.. word of caution.. don't drive.. severe pain in one eye can force both eyes shut.. a scratched eye is very sensitive to the sun. Sunglasses will help some. Hope your eye feels better soon!!

slowrev · Aug 19, 2004

Best of luck with your Eye Junkman. As you can see ( hopefully ) from another thread or two you are missed here.

Ben

BubbaJr · Aug 19, 2004

Sounds like you scratched your cornea. I've scratched both of mine on several occasions. Hurts like the dickens too. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif If the scratch isn't too deep, it will heal pretty fast. It will help to get some eye drops from your eye doctor to avoid infection. There are a lot of blood vessels under the surface of the eye, so it should heal fairly rapidly. If it's going to take a few days to heal, you might want to wear an eye patch, so you can carry on your usual routine without the distraction of double vision.

Good Luck, and come back soon. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

1bush2hog · Aug 19, 2004

I'm with you - the patch over one eye will also relieve some of the pain and the strain.

My dog scratched my cornea one day while we were playing around - hurt like heck too. I spent a few days looking like halloween in July.

People also stay away from you when you wear a black patch over one eye /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Mark4510 · Aug 19, 2004

Whiskey,
sounds like love for sure. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Mark

ronjhall · Aug 19, 2004

Junkman
Get well soon. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

PineRidge · Aug 20, 2004

Sorry you are having a problem Junkman, I hope for a quick recovery. We'll miss you and your humor.

Junkman · Aug 20, 2004

Thanks all for the well wishes. Went to the Doctor yesterday and it is a slight corneal abrasion and a bruise of the lower eye socket. Got some ointment to put in to the eye and told just to let it rest. Feels a lot better already and the swelling has gone down quite a bit. Have some reading to catch up on, since I only made some small pit stops in the past few days. Will be back up to speed and ready to take on the naysayer next week. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Have some pictures to post also.... /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

DaveNay · Aug 20, 2004

( Have some pictures to post also.... /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif )

Great.....we are finally going to get a picture of Junkman, and it's probably going to be a full screen close-up of his eyeball that he liberated from his doctors office. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Dave

hennydamule · Aug 23, 2004

Just got back from vacation, myself, and sorry to hear that you were out of it for a while Junkman. Hope that all is going well with the rehab.

Good Luck,
Hen /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif