Dawn's view

All went well. I was disappointed much of the day because of the quality of vision. Even in my left eye. But, Dr. Snip said to stay patient. So, I am. My friends rock. Lorri P who picked me up so I could get to work. David G, MEL, Leon, Bergin and i cannot forget Polly. She really helped me gather my wits last week. A lot of photography to do, and I am doing it. yay! I got home and passed out. I was simply exhausted. I never knew how much I relyed on my vision just to keep my balance, bearings... more things physical than I thought. Nope, I didn't get over to get any Azteca.. darn it.

Something to make me feel better. What with all the eye drops - yes, still. I taste them, and yuck - indigestion. Tomorrow will be better. Hummm. We went Sunday to Brindles Ice Creamery. The neighborhood place to meet, great and dig great homemade ice cream. There was this lady there trying and trying different kinds of the cold goodness. I couldn't resist! I jumped in and said; "They've ruined me for any other kind of ice cream. Azteca... the best. " A lot chocolate, chocolate chunks, cinnamon and oh! - don't forget the vanilla. fold in some almonds and you've got a treat. I bought her a cup. She loved it! It was good all around! Today, i continued to drop junk in my eyes -- steroid drops, lubricant and antibiotics -- i dropped $500.00 on new tires - ouch. Maybe tomorrow I'll get some Azteca... That'll be better! yea, that'll be better.

Really. A new vision. I wasn't blind - by any means. I had to wear glasses for distance - and for close up work. Being a photographer I must have broken 3 or 4 pairs of glasses as I worked over the past 3 years. Luckily, they were warranted. Being a visual artist all my 50 years, it was growing increasingly irritating fighting with dirty/smudgy/scratchy glasses. Anything that impeded my vision was just not to be. Last year I started doing research into Lasik surgery. Scary yes, - nope - that's all. Scary. But as they say, no pain, no gain. All the anecdotal stories, the positive articles published here there and yon. The positive nature of the entire process that is out there for all to see. And hey, I have great insurance. So, while the insurance really didn't pay (its an elective surgery), it did offer a good discount. I set the goal to have it done 1st quarter of the year -- and see what could be seen. I went under the knife (Laser) on March 20. The experience itself wa...