General Discussion & Chat: Coffee and.....May 10, Wednesday, 0 by meezersfive

meezersfive wrote:
Elaine, I'm so glad your trip was such a happy one. What a wonderful story! I can relate to it very well because I had poor vision from early on. I spent all my grade school years sitting in the front row because, even with my glasses on, I couldn't see the blackboard unless I was right on top of it. I always had trouble getting a good correction, no matter what eye doctor I went to. When I was about 45 my optician spent hours trying to get a good correction and couldn't.

I made an appointment with an opthalmologist, and he was stumped as well, and suggested that I go the the Eye Clinic at Froedert, which is our teaching hospital here. They discovered that I had refractory cataracts, which is a rare condition and nearly impossible to diagnose without their new fancy equipment. Unbelievable! How long had I had them? Who knows? Maybe years. Added to my already myopic and astigmatized vision, they left me with 20/200 in one eye and 20/180 in the other.

Too late to make this a short story....but, I had cataract surgery, have implanted corrective lenses in both eyes, and now I only wear glasses for reading small print like the newspaper or the phone book! 20/30 and 20/40!! Could not believe the difference in my sight....I could read street signs and house numbers. Menus and book titles!! I know exactly how your DH feels, it's just incredible to see things that used to be a blur transformed! It still feels wonderful after all these years! I wish this could be done for everyone!

Yep, DD went from vet tech'ing to dog grooming, as teching is hard physical work, lifting big dogs, etc., but she does my roots only as a sweet gesture to her mother, not a new vocation! If she didn't do such a good job, I'd have to bite the bullet and fork over the $80 or $90 to the salon, and still not get the color I want. (Sorry GG, but less hair care money = more plants and garden stuff)

I'd better get in the shower and get a move on, it's soupy fog out there, having rained all night and I've got a forty mile drive to make. I'll take a slice of Bal's banana bread to keep starvation at bay, as my black nanners are still in the freezer. Have the day you wish for, and I'll see y'all later!

Who needs a Sammi fix?

Sheila