Tidal Waves, The Cold Part Duex, Ranting about Lasik.
Can you believe that over 40ooo people at last count were killed by this Tsunami? That is like a quarter of the homeless people that hang around the Shelter in Greektown. The weird thing about this is that, in speaking with my Indian coworkers, people did not even know what a tsunami was as they have not occurred in the Indian Ocean in well over 500 years. In fact, the only place where there are sensors for Tsunamis are in the Pacific Ocean. I guess there will now be some in the Indian Ocean.
The Cold Part Duex
So, I am on day 3 of my cold. I feel much better than I did yesterday, but now my ears are plugged. I also found out that over half of the people who I was in meetings with last week are now also sick-- some with the flu. Now this is not just an out of the blue thing. One of our directors, who happened to be in the meetings with us, has been coming to work every day, after taking care of her family, each of who has been slowly acquiring the flu (one by one). Now, not to be too pissed off, but helloooo! You have been exposed to the flu and now you are coming to work, where you have to sit in close quarters with other people. Thanks a lot. What is it with people coming to work sick. What, just because you are sick other around you should suffer? Go home or stay in your cube! Hopefully this will all pass soon as I have big plans for next week.
LASIK
So I decided to embark on a quest to eliminate the need for glasses. After 24 years of them, I cannot take it anymore. I am so tired of not being able to see with out them, fumbling to find them after I have removed them, and dealing with them when they are on. For those who have to wear glasses, you probably understand what I am talking about. There is also the constant fear of breaking your glasses in an inconvenient situation. For example, I have had glasses break on an airplane on a Sunday, in the evening. Go a day without clear vision. It sucks (Sorry to the visually impaired). The activities that I like to participate in also do not function well with glasses. Can you imagine being 500 ft on a cliff and having your glasses fall off, or better yet, going down a hill at 40 MPH and having your glasses fog up. It sucks. So back to the point. I started researching Lasik, and decided it was for me. After some secondary conversations with physicians and my family (My dad had RK and my mom had lasik), I decided to make an appointment. Now, being that I only have one set of eyes, I choose to avoid the places that treat the surgery like a fast food order. Also, being of proud American stock, I also decided to avoid Canada (More or less because I didn't want to deal with crossing the border). So I went to a physician that my friend Dr. Jer recommended. To make the story short, After all my research, I still spent 45 minutes peppering the guy with questions, and surprisingly enough, he was patient enough to answer them. The big question though for him was "why are you still wearing glasses?" You see, if a physician does not believe in a surgery to have it done on him, then it must not be good right. So he explained that he had a severe eye infection/ disease that could be reactivated by the laser, and that he had spoke with a group of lasik experts who also did not recommend the procedure for him. I was satisfied with this, as well as with the list of surgeons who had also had the procedure done by him. So, next week Jan 6, I will hopefully be free of glasses. I am actually really excited. No if this stupid cold would just go away.
The Cold Part Duex
So, I am on day 3 of my cold. I feel much better than I did yesterday, but now my ears are plugged. I also found out that over half of the people who I was in meetings with last week are now also sick-- some with the flu. Now this is not just an out of the blue thing. One of our directors, who happened to be in the meetings with us, has been coming to work every day, after taking care of her family, each of who has been slowly acquiring the flu (one by one). Now, not to be too pissed off, but helloooo! You have been exposed to the flu and now you are coming to work, where you have to sit in close quarters with other people. Thanks a lot. What is it with people coming to work sick. What, just because you are sick other around you should suffer? Go home or stay in your cube! Hopefully this will all pass soon as I have big plans for next week.
LASIK
So I decided to embark on a quest to eliminate the need for glasses. After 24 years of them, I cannot take it anymore. I am so tired of not being able to see with out them, fumbling to find them after I have removed them, and dealing with them when they are on. For those who have to wear glasses, you probably understand what I am talking about. There is also the constant fear of breaking your glasses in an inconvenient situation. For example, I have had glasses break on an airplane on a Sunday, in the evening. Go a day without clear vision. It sucks (Sorry to the visually impaired). The activities that I like to participate in also do not function well with glasses. Can you imagine being 500 ft on a cliff and having your glasses fall off, or better yet, going down a hill at 40 MPH and having your glasses fog up. It sucks. So back to the point. I started researching Lasik, and decided it was for me. After some secondary conversations with physicians and my family (My dad had RK and my mom had lasik), I decided to make an appointment. Now, being that I only have one set of eyes, I choose to avoid the places that treat the surgery like a fast food order. Also, being of proud American stock, I also decided to avoid Canada (More or less because I didn't want to deal with crossing the border). So I went to a physician that my friend Dr. Jer recommended. To make the story short, After all my research, I still spent 45 minutes peppering the guy with questions, and surprisingly enough, he was patient enough to answer them. The big question though for him was "why are you still wearing glasses?" You see, if a physician does not believe in a surgery to have it done on him, then it must not be good right. So he explained that he had a severe eye infection/ disease that could be reactivated by the laser, and that he had spoke with a group of lasik experts who also did not recommend the procedure for him. I was satisfied with this, as well as with the list of surgeons who had also had the procedure done by him. So, next week Jan 6, I will hopefully be free of glasses. I am actually really excited. No if this stupid cold would just go away.
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