This has been the strangest week of my life; it started with me wearing glasses and ended without them. I also have some Cool Dude Sunglasses.
On Monday I underwent optical correction surgery called “Wavefront Intralase – Lasik (primary- Balateral)” with Optical Express. I did try to keep it a secret as I was very nervous about it and I did not want everyone wishing me well as this would have made even more anxious when all I wanted to do was forget until the last minute, I hate having particulates in my eyes so the thought of my eyes being operated on while I was awake and watching, really did not appeal to me, but as I have worn glasses for 50 years of my life I decided that it was going to be worth it. Howard if had a word for me, Thank You it worked.
I was surprised how simple and painless the process was, the discomfort came on the way home and in the hours that followed until I fell asleep, my eyes stung and there was nothing I could do to alleviate it, it was like that for about 2 to 3 hours, sleep was the healer, next morning, my eyes were a little sour but “Wow” I could see, a bit hazy but that was due to the drops that were going in every 2 to 4 hours. I had to return to Bristol on Tuesday for a check-up, they found some inflammation in one eye so the drop rate went up to combat that and as a result I had to return to Bristol again on the Thursday for another check-up, it was a lot better by then and I was back driving again, my next check up was scheduled for Saturday afternoon, but as my Wife and I had 4 visits to Cabot Circus in Bristol, I pressed for a different venue to give my supportive wife some different shops to look around while I was being sorted out, so we got to visited Cribbs Causeway that time. My eyes were not so good on Saturday the sharpness was gone, but the surgeon said this was normal, as the eyes had, had, a traumatic experience, there was some fluctuation to be expected, Sunday is the same, I knew I would need some reading glasses, so I will go in search today, ready for work tomorrow, my long vision is fixed, (I hope) but my close vision isn’t, it will seem strange wearing reading glasses, for close up stuff, when I didn’t need them before. The surgeon also said in some cases there is a need for minor corrective surgery after the event, as some people eyes don’t always respond as well as others. We’ll see if I fall into that category or not on Tuesday
My last visit for a while should be next Tuesday (in Cabot Circus again) where I hope to be given a clean bill of health until my final check-up after our holiday. “Fingers crossed”. If there is any doubt “Cabot Circus is a shopping centre”.
On a different note, the judges came to Yeovil on Tuesday for the South West In Bloom Competition, the town looked great, but I was not the judge. You can never read a judge, you think you’ve done well and you are disappointed with the outcome, and when you think you have done poorly you are surprised. We will have to wait until September to find out at the presentation in Newquay. If you have not yet been to the town to see the floral displays, now’s your chance they look great, and don’t miss the displays on the roundabouts, especially the Old Creamery sponsored one, at the bottom of Bunford Hollow.
Our German Twinned Town of Taunusstein – http://www.yeovil-twinning.co.uk/taunusstein/index.html – has come to visit, they are here until Tuesday, Monday is a day I can join in and we are all going to Tiverton, for a slow trip on a horse drawn barge and then on to Tiverton Castle for a guided tour, the day concludes with a visit to Barrington Court for a walk around the gardens and a meal in their restaurant, here’s to a great day out and let’s hope it stays dry.
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