Hi Yorkiemom,

I've just read this thread, and have only one thought to add---if it's atelectasis, it means you aren't breathing deeply enough to get lots of air into the entire lung. So buy some balloons and blow them up, or get a thingamajig from teh pharmacy that people with asmtha blow into (though I think balloons are cheaper) and breath DEEPLY.

In terms of your eyes---we are liable for coincidental things, and people get vitreous detachments all the time. I don't think it has to happen again. I had one about 25 years ago, and never again. The doc thought I bounded down the steps too hard and knocked it off. Imagine bounding like that now? Nah.

But it never happened again. I wish you the same.