Cornea Stitch

Sorry to be so late...I meant to get to this Monday. 
Mom had been having some terrible discomfort in her right eye, the one where the cornea had been replaced years ago. We used Visine drops and compresses, but nothing took the pain away permanently.  I made an appointment with her eye Doctor, but first I would need a referral from Dr. Adey.  She was willing to FAX the form over to them as it was somewhat of an emergency.  When Sue came on Wednesday she and Tom took Mom in.  Dr. Jacobson discovered that one of the stitches holding her new cornea in place had come undone and should be re-set. They needed two people to do the procedure. They did need to numb the eye & area to do it, and now we have some special drops.  She is doing much better. 
We have increased the home-health-aide visits to three times a week.  We try to keep the same aide, (Terry) because Mom really is comfortable with her.  However, Terry is not always available on Wednesdays so today we are trying someone new called Penny.  In the past Mom has had annoying experiences with some aides and wants to keep with Terry as much as possible.  First we thought that we would stay with her regardless of the days she could come, but that wasn't a viable schedule as it confuses Mom when things are not consistent.  It will be better to keep with the same days always, instead of the same aide.  Terry will come every time she can, and Penny will come on the off days.  This will work.
Although it is not a crisis, when Janet and Sue switch days  (which they often do) it takes a few moments for Mom to adjust.  They don't tell me that they are doing it (which is fine) as I am not to be involved in that program.  They get a laugh about it, pretending to be each other.