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deathpixie) wrote2001-07-05 08:12 pm
deathpixie) wrote2001-07-05 08:12 pm
I can see clearly now... my pupils are back to the right size. ;)
It took four hours and an hour-long nap on the Beanbag Of Sleep, but I have normal vision back. Bloody hell, I'd forgotten how much those pupil dilating drops hurt. As in burning. And you can't do anything about it except wait for the stinging to go away, only to be followed by the strange sensation of numb eyeballs. Which makes sense, I suppose, since the whole idea is to make the muscles that contract the pupil relax so the pupil enlarges and they have a nice big hole to look through.
So, after evil burning eyedrops and way too many bright lights, I am pleased to say that my eyes are... fine. No tears, no holes, nothing to see, move along. ;) I'm not going blind and now I feel a bit silly for worrying. But you can bet I'll be doing the yearly check up from now on.
The disposable contacts have also been passed, which means I'll have them for Dexcon. Which is infinitely cool - I can leave them in for up to thirty days (although the optometrist told me a week would probably be more prudent) without taking them out, I can sleep in them, and I don't have the huge amounts of cleaning/sterilising crap to lug around: just one bottle and a flat case, plus my glasses case. Much happiness. My prescription ones will be ready next week, and I can claim them on my health insurance. So there is much cause for rejoicing. I get to try out the week-long wearing with my sample ones this week (although I've taken them out tonight after the indignities of this afternoon). So much happiness, not just because of the vanity thing, but because these new lenses will mean I can go bushwalking and bike touring without worrying about my contacts. That's always been a problem - if I don't wear them, I can't wear sunglasses (and I refuse to use those clip on things!) and so the glare bothers me in summer, but if I do, there's all that crap I have to carry, and conditions aren't always the most sterile. :P
Ooh, ad for the Tour De France! Men in Lycra! Buff men in Lycra, with nice little cyclist's bums. *evil grin* I watch it for the sportsmanship, really.
For those who have't had to listen to me in chat during Tour season, Le Tour is the premiere cycling race in the world. Two weeks across France, including up and over the Alps, riding an average of 150 kms a day. It's great to watch, although in recent years it's been tarnished by the drug controversy which saw several top riders suspended and several teams disqualified. :( Including a personal hero of mine, Neil Stephens, who was for a long time the only Aussie rider to regularly compete in the race (you have to be chosen by one of the teams to actually enter - you can't just join in). Still, I'll be watching Stuart O'Grady and Robbie McEwan and whichever other Aussie riders there are (fingers crossed for Stu, after the brain injury he's been dealing with after being assaulted after last year's Tour by some nutter), with my drool bucket at the ready. ;)
Catch up day today at work - no court, just the mountain of paperwork on my desk from the previous two days. But I was rather impressed with myself - got it all done in a couple of hours. Also wrote the letter the registrar in charge of the region has been asking for, the one which says I'll be forced to transfer to another court if they don't make me full time some time in the near-ish future. Like when the new court opens. It looks like that will be on time, too - Dad says they're working on it like an army of ants. ;)
Ooh, and I've learned how to do links - thanks to Queen B and Kielle, for their patience. ;)
So, after evil burning eyedrops and way too many bright lights, I am pleased to say that my eyes are... fine. No tears, no holes, nothing to see, move along. ;) I'm not going blind and now I feel a bit silly for worrying. But you can bet I'll be doing the yearly check up from now on.
The disposable contacts have also been passed, which means I'll have them for Dexcon. Which is infinitely cool - I can leave them in for up to thirty days (although the optometrist told me a week would probably be more prudent) without taking them out, I can sleep in them, and I don't have the huge amounts of cleaning/sterilising crap to lug around: just one bottle and a flat case, plus my glasses case. Much happiness. My prescription ones will be ready next week, and I can claim them on my health insurance. So there is much cause for rejoicing. I get to try out the week-long wearing with my sample ones this week (although I've taken them out tonight after the indignities of this afternoon). So much happiness, not just because of the vanity thing, but because these new lenses will mean I can go bushwalking and bike touring without worrying about my contacts. That's always been a problem - if I don't wear them, I can't wear sunglasses (and I refuse to use those clip on things!) and so the glare bothers me in summer, but if I do, there's all that crap I have to carry, and conditions aren't always the most sterile. :P
Ooh, ad for the Tour De France! Men in Lycra! Buff men in Lycra, with nice little cyclist's bums. *evil grin* I watch it for the sportsmanship, really.
For those who have't had to listen to me in chat during Tour season, Le Tour is the premiere cycling race in the world. Two weeks across France, including up and over the Alps, riding an average of 150 kms a day. It's great to watch, although in recent years it's been tarnished by the drug controversy which saw several top riders suspended and several teams disqualified. :( Including a personal hero of mine, Neil Stephens, who was for a long time the only Aussie rider to regularly compete in the race (you have to be chosen by one of the teams to actually enter - you can't just join in). Still, I'll be watching Stuart O'Grady and Robbie McEwan and whichever other Aussie riders there are (fingers crossed for Stu, after the brain injury he's been dealing with after being assaulted after last year's Tour by some nutter), with my drool bucket at the ready. ;)
Catch up day today at work - no court, just the mountain of paperwork on my desk from the previous two days. But I was rather impressed with myself - got it all done in a couple of hours. Also wrote the letter the registrar in charge of the region has been asking for, the one which says I'll be forced to transfer to another court if they don't make me full time some time in the near-ish future. Like when the new court opens. It looks like that will be on time, too - Dad says they're working on it like an army of ants. ;)
Ooh, and I've learned how to do links - thanks to Queen B and Kielle, for their patience. ;)