Recently I have discovered that I am a huge part of the "Facebook Phenomenon". I read an article the other day that said if facebook was a country, it would be the 8th most populated country in the WORLD! I believe it since I am on it almost everyday. Most days, I get to work and update my status before I ever start my job. I then leave it open in the background while I work. Some days I check it obsessively, some days not so much. There are pluses to this vast social networking site.
Recently, I got an email saying that an old friend wanted to add me. Not a huge thing in and of itself. However, it just so happens that this friend is one that I would say was my best friend growing up. I lost track of him after his family moved out of the neighborhood and have often wondered how he is doing and what he is up to. When he added me as a friend on facebook, we were able to spend about 3 hours getting caught up. I was amazed by how much I had missed his friendship and input and am grateful that we have been able to reconnect.
In the last several weeks, I have been struck by the creativity bug. I have really started writing again after not being to serious about it for months if not years. I have also re-evaluated where I am at in life and where I would like to be. I have set new goals and am hopeful of a change in direction.
Nathan has been working much to hard as usual. He spent 3 days in first 2 weeks of January at home and while he is home this week, he may as well not be since I haven't seen him at all. He is leaving again next week. At least this time, I won't have to get text messages from him saying that is is 76 degrees where he is while I am freezing my behind off in 30 degree weather. Although, even though it hasn't snowed for weeks, I suspect that this next week I will be shoveling a lot. It always snows when Nathan is gone in the winter.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
One of three choices
So either my ophthalmologist really likes me, really likes my money, or really is worried and wants to make sure I am okay. Whatever the reason, I see her more that I see my family.
About 1 and a half months ago, I started having some serious issues with my eye. I was super sensitive to light, it always felt like there was something in it, and I noticed a cloudy area when I looked in the mirror. I called and made an appointment with the first doctor who could get me in immediately. I was very lucky because Dr. Smith was able to see me within a couple of days. I went in and she looked at my eye and it was obvious she was more than a little concerned. As we discussed the problems I had been having she explained that I had some how managed to scratch my cornea and it had become infected. Where it was located if we didn't get the infection under control, I could lose my sight in that eye. So she gave me some antibiotic drops and made and appointment for 3 days later. She also gave me her cell number so if anything changed, I could get a hold of her. That was on friday. Three days later I go in and there is no change so she added an ointment that I have to put in before I go to bed each night and made an appointment for two days later. Two days later at the check-up there has still been no change so she added an anti-viral pill that I have to take 5 TIMES A DAY!! What a pain! Two days later I am back for a check-up. It is still not getting better but it is not worse either so that is a good sign! She upped the times per day I had to use the ointment and added another round of anti-viral so I would take it for 17 days instead of just 7. I went in 2 days before Christmas and still no improvement so she referred me to the cornea specialist. Luckily however, she talked to the specialist and they decided to just start me on steroids to see if that will help. I went back the monday after Christmas and there was a little improvement. Hooray! Now I get to go 2 whole weeks without seeing her! The bad news is that I am probably going to be on anti-viral medication for an extended period of time and there is a high probability that this infection will recur so it will mean check ups every 3-6 months to make sure we catch it before it does any more damage than the scar that will be left when this whole thing is done.
Makes me wonder, is being blind in one eye really so bad?
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