Hmmm. . .

[rolanni]

Came home from the eye doctor's to find a battered blue pick-up truck with "Wholesale Steak to the Public" fading into the doors. One young man was on the phone in the passenger's seat; the other was on our deck, having just closed the screen door. He came down stairs, and backed the truck out, waiting 'til Steve parked and got out, then cockily offered him steak. Steve declined. They offered chicken; he declined that, too. They then went up the drive to our neighbor's house, apparently tried the door their, and zipped down the road.

I would have been happier about this if we'd found a flier in the door, but -- no.

In health news, the verdict from the eye doctor is posterior vitreous detachment. Apparently the fifty-five year extended warranty expired.

My eyes are still dilated, and computer screens are bright. Maybe I'll call the town cop shop with a description of the truck, and, I dunno, start the laundry or something.

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This usually doesn't hurt

[(Anonymous)]

Ok, some background - I've had 5 glaucoma procedures and my uncle (related by blood) has macular degeneration. I also know 2-3 people who have had retinas re-attached. I kid around that I know everyone in Baltimore's Bad Eye Club.

The shots in the eye do not hurt. I've never heard anyone complain - and one or two folks said point blank that - while they were squicked out to see the needle - they didn't feel it. Probably because there's all kinds of numbing drops and nerve blocks. For me, it took yoga breathing to stay calm so my eyes would stay still - but I didn't feel it.

I've only ever experienced the laser treatments but you recover faster from those.

Oh - Uncle Bob says the macular degeneration shots are like magic. (I am so sorry to that person for whom they don't work. Yikes.)

What else? Oh, the paranoia doesn't go away - with one good eye, I watch for flashes and grot (what astronomers call floaters) religiously. Paranoia
can be a good thing sometimes.

I sometimes think getting more water and general fluids into my system help the vitreous but I may be fooling myself. I do know when I take in too much caffiene or antihistimines, I feel like the floaters are multitudinous. YMMV.

Hang in there, it's scary stuff,
Lauretta@ConstellationBooks

Re: This usually doesn't hurt

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I think the 'whites' part of the eye doesn't have much in the way of nerve endings (the iris does) which is why people who wear contacts usually place it on the white part first and then shift their eye to move it across the iris. Also why irritants in the eye only hurt when your iris moves across it.