` right now , i 've had 11 hours of surgery . they 've tried . i ca n't see out of my right eye . and that 's okay , i can live with that , ' he said .
the 75-year-old former boxer says he was exercising in his new home in nevada when his exercise band ` slipped ' and spun him around .
` i smashed my face into a cabinet so hard ... ' reid said .
the longtime lawmaker , upon announcing his retirement last month , insisted his departure from the senate was not related to the accident .
reflecting on his career , reid said he has ` no repentance ' for claiming mitt romney did n't pay his taxes because ` it is an issue that was important '