Retinal tear

Back in April 2018 I an emergency vitrectomy on my left eye (detached retina came on suddenly). Successful surgery, but a cataract formed and will be removed in January. I've been so hopeful about the possibility of seeing clearly again (with glasses)! But, pow!, yesterday I had emergency treatment for a retinal tear in my "good" right eye. The retinal specialist used a laser to form scar tissue around the tear. He said it was a large one even though the appointment started with the words "a small one." It was a long procedure and unpleasant procedure (I had heard laser repair is easy) and I left feeling out of sorts with blurry vision, a red goopy eye, and an appointment for a check-up in one week. This morning the soreness and swelling is down but I still see a large floater (the one that led me to have my eye checked). I'm being treated at one of the nation's leading eye care centers too. I guess my question is, at the age of 63, is this my new normal? Will I now always have compromised sight and have to worry about tears and detachments? In other words, all the fixing they're doing doesn't really mean my sight will be fixed? I'm grateful for not going blind, but this is all so overwhelming and I feel sick and hopeless.So... my question? Is this my new normal? And how do I know when there's a tear or a detachment if I've got large floaters still? And how do I get back my hope again? 😦

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