Pita. It’s at least a cloudy day. But the stuff is not readily wearing off!
But I did get the exam, regular doc in her new clinic, and I’m much happier. Going for the usual reading glasses with contacts, driving glasses if the contacts alone won’t do it; and reading glasses-for-no-contacts. I don’t know what’s going to be necessary, but it’s long overdue, whatever it is. I need to work and drive and garden and…well, and play video games.
I’ve decided on daily-wear contacts, because I get into too much trouble with extended-wear. This way my eyes get a 12 hour break from contacts daily, and I can opt not to wear them at all on some days, but they’ll be there to use if I need them, depending on the day’s activities.
What I do to glasses is really awful: I have one tough pair that’s survived, but the earpiece is sprung from the last time I stepped on them, and I’m afraid to bend it too far to get it in line, even with hot water. I think these are expiring. But I will still have them for a fallback. Which I’ve been using ever since, 9 months ago, I lost my regular glasses.
I’m in the same basic place as you. I have contacts, I have glasses, and I am continually in a mixed place depending on what task I’m doing. I opted for an extended wear (1 week) contact for “normal” work (at the computer, writing), glasses that can be used on their own for the same, and a slightly stronger, daily-wear, contact that can be used for when I’m doing close work, either on its own or in the other eye from my computer/writing lens. It’s all a balancing act. But don’t be afraid to do a little “self-prescribing” of contacts to give yourself alternate choices. The internet contact lens places seem quite willing to sell you pretty much whatever you think you want. They will ask for your eye doctor, but they don’t appear to care after that.
Good luck with the contacts! Whatever works for you.
Interesting about the online places!
I did get one good find: allergy makes my eyes water—and this stuff is pricey, but at 1 drop per eye twice daily, will last a while: http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=162607&catid=314247&aid=338666&aparam=162607&kpid=162607
For allergies, I find that Loratadine (Generic Claritin) works well and is cheap at Amazon in large quantities. I usually only have a problem spring and late fall. When I do, I pop one of these every day for a week or two until I’m past it.
I can take Contac fairly well; and Xyrtec, and Benedryl, but the Claritin family doesn’t do well for me, alas. No relief from the whole family of non-drowsy sorts. I just have to combine Benedryl and Sudafed, the way they used to do before the meth problem hit.
Benadryl (or more accurately, its generic version) takes care of my allergies by putting me to sleep for eight to ten hours – for a standard 25mg dose. I also have the generic version Chlortrimeton, which has somewhat less drowsiness attached.
As long as I take 1 Benedryl to 2 Sudafed, I won’t be face down in the bean dip. Uppers and downers, as used to be combined in a single OTC pill, until Benedryl decided to separate itself from Sudafed, so as not to get caught in the restrictions of sales via counter re the meth-makers.
Still not good, but better than the allergies.