Uber question / recovering from eye surgery

[RobertInOntario]

No experience with Uber, but I have had the detachable retina.
I don't remember the driving restrictions, but I was retired and had someone else available. I remember warnings about sudden changes in altitude -- I cut out elevators and driving up the Niagara Escarpment. I had an excuse not to fly, but no plans or cause to do so.

Watch for a cataract; all that laser probing can create one. You'll notice if your vision starts to go dark.

Thanks for your feedback, David. These past few weeks have been a real roller-coaster. I currently have a large gas bubble in my -- this is my second bubble. I'm not allowed to fly for two months as the changing air pressure would wreak havoc with this bubble. Also, I'm not allowed to drive for 2 weeks until the bubble gets smaller.

It didn't occur to me, however, that changes in altitude in general could be a problem for my retina. I'm hoping very much that -- once this has all healed two months from now -- that I'll be able to fly again.

Yes, they DID mention that the lasering greatly increases my chances of getting a cataract. Also, I cannot sleep on my back as the gas bubble would go up and touch the eye lens and create a cataract -- that's a real incentive to ensure that I sleep on my side!

Meanwhile, my family are all currently in the UK. I was to have gone over with them but had to cancel when these eye problems got worse.

Cheers,
Rob