Dawgluver
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I'm one of the lenghthy eye dilation people too. It takes forever to wear off.
Old age.
My dilated eyes used to return to normal in about an hour......but that was almost 30 years ago....
It maybe be worse because of age, but it took hours for my pupils to contract again twenty years ago.Maybe. But back a few eons ago, when I was in college and my eyes were dilated, I had to pick up a hitch-hiker to drive my car back to my apartment with me. The sun was too bright, and I didn't bring my sunglasses.
There was a guy who worked at a Home Depot type store that used to have customers come in and buy long pieces of board with no way to get them home. The funniest thing he said he saw was when someone opened the front windows of his car and then wrapped rope around and around through the open windows and over the lumber on top. When the (proud) customer was done, he went to get in his car and failed because, of course, he had tied his door shut.
My petty vent for today is that I went to see the ophthalmologist (4th time in a month) and finally had my eyes dilated. It was an overcast day, so I thought I was home free. Uh-uh. Every car on the road had their headlights on. That's not my petty vent though.
My petty vent is I had my eyes dilated at 2:30 and it's now almost 6 hours later and they're still dilated and still blurry. Grrrrr......
I can only type here because I'm literally eyeball to eyeball with the monitor....
I'm not about to refuse pupil dilation. I may not enjoy it, but it makes it much easier for my ophthalmologist to see inside my eye properly. I have glaucoma and I really want my ophthalmologist to monitor it really well.
I'm not about to refuse pupil dilation. I may not enjoy it, but it makes it much easier for my ophthalmologist to see inside my eye properly. I have glaucoma and I really want my ophthalmologist to monitor it really well.
Maybe. But back a few eons ago, when I was in college and my eyes were dilated, I had to pick up a hitch-hiker to drive my car back to my apartment with me. The sun was too bright, and I didn't bring my sunglasses.
Wise decision TL.
GG, excellent advice! Fortunately for me, my ophthalmologists is part of the medical team for my overall health. I have my diabetes under total control. But he isn't taking any chances. He sees me every six months instead of just once a year. He just checks my vision to see if there has been any changes for my prescription of my lens. Then on the next visit, I get the whole works. With drops.
Many years ago my sister had a wisdom tooth that was coming in really askew. It became infected and the infection went up to her eye. She lost her peripheal vision in one eye. Her eye doctor told her that when someone has an ailment that the doctors have no answer for, they look to the teeth. The also told her that hidden dental problems can emulate or create all kinds of medical problems. Even a heart attack.
I wish our society would place as much emphasis on dental care like they do for eye care.
Arggh. So my Dad and I got in this big argument today. I have signing authority on my brother's estate. The stock broker recommended that Dad, Mom, and I be on the stocks to make the transfer in kind easier. My Dad doesn't want me on the stocks. I tried to explain to him that I don't want to be on them either, but I want to make the transfer of my brother's stocks easier. I don't want the MONEY or the STOCKS. I just want to get this done. Why is it that people think I want the money????
2016 was a year of hell for me. My Dad tells me to get over the emotional experience (his words) for finding my brother dead. I don't know how a person gets over that. I miss my brother terribly and never thought I would live my life without him. I still have nightmares of finding him dead. I have had to deal with his estate, etc., and none of the money comes to me. Not that I want it, but I have had to deal with everything and my Mom being bedridden and dual incontinence. I never wanted to change my Mom's diapers, but I do that three times a day and every thing else. I am tired. I have given up my life. I hope I can have my life back some day.Wow, that sucks. I was trying to help my mom with her finances, and I'd give her advice and she too would get defensive and testy.
Your dad ought to trust you. You're just trying to help. If he instantly thinks you're trying to take the money, that's not cool of him to think that. He should instead know that probate law is complicated and tricky.
2016 was a year of hell for me. My Dad tells me to get over the emotional experience (his words) for finding my brother dead. I don't know how a person gets over that. I miss my brother terribly and never thought I would live my life without him. I still have nightmares of finding him dead. I have had to deal with his estate, etc., and none of the money comes to me. Not that I want it, but I have had to deal with everything and my Mom being bedridden and dual incontinence. I never wanted to change my Mom's diapers, but I do that three times a day and every thing else. I am tired. I have given up my life. I hope I can have my life back some day.
Greedy people think everyone is greedy.Arggh. So my Dad and I got in this big argument today. I have signing authority on my brother's estate. The stock broker recommended that Dad, Mom, and I be on the stocks to make the transfer in kind easier. My Dad doesn't want me on the stocks. I tried to explain to him that I don't want to be on them either, but I want to make the transfer of my brother's stocks easier. I don't want the MONEY or the STOCKS. I just want to get this done. Why is it that people think I want the money????