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Wednesday, June 02, 2004 The Curse Of Beth Is Upon Me! Today I went to the eye doctor. Now, a little background, I can't stand doctors. Or dentists. Not that I have anything against them personally or professionally, I just really dislike going. If I go to the doctor, I better damn well have the plague or something. But the eye doctor, that's one that I don't mind. My eye doctor is the only doctor I see on an annual basis--I haven't seen my doctor in almost 2 years, haven't seen the dentist since sometime in college. But I see the eye guy every year. So I schedule my yearly checkup to get my eyes examined and get new contacts. My old contacts have been getting a bit bothersome lately; it takes more time to get my lenses in, I can't wear them as long, it seems like they're getting dried out or crap gets stuck in my eyes a lot more frequently. So, I mention this to the eye doctor dude, because I'm thinking it might be time to change brands of lenses. But it's not quite as simple as switching lenses. Nope. The reason my contacts have been so bothersome is because of allergies. Not the normal everyday allergies, no. My eyes are allergic to the proteins that they produce, proteins that get stuck on contacts. So, when I put in my contacts, my eyes react to the lenses and the protein on the lenses. So, switch lenses, right? Nope. Part of the reaction to the proteins is that the eye starts to develop papillae, little bumps, as part of the reaction. My eyes have done this, and to a pretty severe degree. In order to stop the reaction completely, they have to give me medicines to shrink the papillae away. Once the papillae are shrunken, then I can start wearing contacts. But now I have to go to completely disposable contacts--I can only wear the same pair for a week at most, to try to keep the protein buildup on my lenses to a minimum so I can continue wearing contacts. If the reaction develops again, they might be able to stop it again, but more than likely if it reoccurs after treatment, I won't be able to wear contacts again. Now, I like my contacts. A lot. I want to go ahead and start the treatments, because the sooner I start, the sooner I can get on with wearing contacts again. However, my eye guy can't give me meds. He's not sure if the meds will completely stop things, because my eyes are having a severe reaction. So he wants me to see a specialist for treatment. My eyes are one of the worst cases of this that he's seen, and he wants an expert opinion on my treatment. Ugh. So no contacts til I see the specialist, and I can't see the specialist til next week. And then I'll find out if I have to keep my glasses on permanently or if I have a shot at being able to get back into contacts. I'm hoping I can go ahead with treatment and get back into my contacts. I love wearing them. It's so nice to have peripheral vision. It's good to be able to see to shave my legs in the shower. It's great to not have to worry about Cinnamon jumping up and knocking my glasses off of my face. And with contacts, I don't have to worry about smudges or dirt on my glasses and cleaning them a million times a day. Ugh...it's going to be a long week with my glasses. posted by jaime | 1:35 PM 0 comments |
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