Yesterday, eye doc tells me I have very early signs of cataracts. She says it will be many, many years before I need surgery, but cripes, what a kick in the gut.
I felt the same way 2 years ago after having to get glasses for driving. Went from having 20/10 vision all of my life to can't read that sign down the road very well anymore.
WHAT? You're worried about cataracts? If she told you were in the early stages of some sort of cancer, now THAT'S a kick in the gut.
Nobody wants to hear bad things about their body, but cataracts are a 20 minute fix that are done thousands of times a day.
Welcome to the long slow march towards death and the unavoidable transformation to a pile of forgettable dust that our future selves will unfortunately get on their shoes. Have a nice time.
Welcome to the long slow march towards death and the unavoidable transformation to a pile of forgettable dust that our future selves will unfortunately get on their shoes. Have a nice time.
You feel free to march towards death. I'm riding my fat bike there.
I saw somewhere that they are coming out with eye drops for this.
'I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still.'" Ronald Reagan
First of all, I had cataract surgery about seven years ago, and afterwards was the first time since I was thirteen that I could actually see clearly without glasses. Now wear bifocals with a slight correction on top and close-up goggles on the bottom, but still drive without them. Getting rid of the dim, yellow fuzziness seemed like a miracle at the time. As far as the other stuff is concerned, I'm pushing 69 years old really hard, and you wouldn't believe the stuff I've had repaired/removed and the witches' brew of meds I take. Despite it all, I'm preparing to stack two cords of wood, so quit being slimy little whiners and get back to growing old like the rest of us. It damned sure beats the alternatives.
Wanna compare meds, Jim? IIRC I'm at 13, give or take. Brews indeed.
I'm at eighteen if we don't count Vitamin C. When I travel, I need three pill boxes, and I carry a full listing that also contains appropriate medical info so doctor's offices and such can just photocopy it rather than have me recite the litany.
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Nobody wants to hear bad things about their body, but cataracts are a 20 minute fix that are done thousands of times a day.
But of course, there's a lot of stuff that's a lot worse.
Incontinence comes to mind..
Mike
I clearly don't see where you are going with this, it is a little fuzzy.
(I'm going to hell, but we already knew that)
You feel free to march towards death. I'm riding my fat bike there.
Hex already tried that. May his collar bone rest in peace
Hello, Mr. Pee-spot
This aging thing just totally sucks.
In this case the object is not to be in a hurry to get there..
Mike
Jim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geHukUeoEDU
Mike
Mike
Crooow:This music would work better with women in bikinis shaking all over the place. I guess that's true of any music really.
I'm at eighteen if we don't count Vitamin C. When I travel, I need three pill boxes, and I carry a full listing that also contains appropriate medical info so doctor's offices and such can just photocopy it rather than have me recite the litany.
Jim