Uber question / recovering from eye surgery
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Hi all,

I've had a retina problem with my left eye since June 11. Long story short, I've now had 4-5 laser surgeries since then and one other procedure. Each time, the doctors thought they'd fixed the problem but it kept worsening and my retina was actually detaching. So, two days ago, I had full day surgery on this eye and the doctors have assured me that the retina is now back in its correct position and well-lasered in. I now have a large gas bubble in my eye which will last 2 months -- it's intended to keep holding and pushing the retina back into place. I won't be able to drive for about two weeks.

Neighbours and friends have been great in terms of driving me around, but I thought I'd try Uber so I can be a little more independent. Has anyone -- especially those living in Canada and in the Toronto area -- used Uber and have any feedback? I've signed up and gone to their website but it seems really expensive, i.e. $10-15 to just go a few miles and around $20-25 to go about 5-10 miles.

Please note that I'm not at all Uber and taxi savvy, as the last time I used a taxi of any sort was in 2012! I'm so used to driving myself around.

I've had to take a lot of time off work during July, so this has given me a bit more time to work on my N scale layout.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Rob
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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.
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BR60103 Wrote: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
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