This Year is Our Year for Success!
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Helene, it was by far the easiest surgery and recovery I’ve ever had. I only had 1 droopy eyelid. There was no pain at all and only a little discomfort from the bandaging on the first day and night. I was told to remove it after the first night and after that my only reminder of the surgery was the stitches that didn’t come out until a week or ten days later. I had to apply an ointment twice a day for about a week. My eyelid is fully healed now and there is a tiny scar that I think will eventually fade away. Now the eyelid that was operated on is about 1 millimeter higher than the other one, but you’d have to look really closely to notice that. The doctor thinks it will eventually relax to match the other eye over time.
That's great! If I end up having to have that I'll know it's not so terrible.0 -
I'm having trouble buckling down and concentrating. I just got an email from my best friend from law school. The subject line is "I'm scared". Me, too.. Me, too! I talk to people every day who are just going about their day. But I'm terrified of what's going to happen to all of us and this whole country. My friend is wondering about moving overseas. I hope she doesn't but I couldn't blame her. We have too many cats to make that an option.0
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I don’t know if I need surgery on one or both eyelids. I just want to see better. My eye doctor kept reassuring me my vision numbers were the same. He wasn’t even looking at how the eyelid was cutting down on my field of vision. I had to ask him to the referral to the surgeon. I’ll find out what he says Friday.
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Helene, if they do a test of your peripheral vision, it might be a better measure of how much the sagging eyelid(s) is/are impeding your vision. I found that I couldn’t see a lot of things up high without tilting my head up out of the eye that was operated on, compared to the other eye. The eyelid surgeon performed this test on me prior to recommending the surgery and it showed a fairly significant difference between what I could see out of each eye. It will definitely show you what you are missing from your field of vision, if you do have an issue.0
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Pam, that’s very helpful information about your surgery and how the surgeon decided you need it. If it turns out I need it and he can schedule it during November, I’ll have it done before FL. If he can’t get it done by then, I’d schedule the surgery for June when we get home from FL.0
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Pam, where would your friend move to? I’m trying to stay calm and hope for the best for Election Day. We voted last week. I’m surprised that so many voters are waiting until Tuesday when they have options to vote by mail, drop box or in person early. Who would choose to wait in an hours’ long line if they didn’t have to? I hope a lot of Republicans will vote their conscious and just not say how they voted. I’m praying Kamala comes out on top and that Trump doesn’t incite violence. Some of his more reasonable supporters might have learned jail time is a real consequence for those who think violence is the answer.0
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Helene, it was Maryanne who said a friend is considering moving out of the country if Harris doesn’t win. I wish I could, as well!
I’m glad the info about the vision testing was helpful. It really confirmed for me what I already suspected.0 -
I knew it was Maryanne’s friend. I just typed the wrong name in my response.0
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Pam, where would your friend move to? I’m trying to stay calm and hope for the best for Election Day. We voted last week. I’m surprised that so many voters are waiting until Tuesday when they have options to vote by mail, drop box or in person early. Who would choose to wait in an hours’ long line if they didn’t have to? I hope a lot of Republicans will vote their conscious and just not say how they voted. I’m praying Kamala comes out on top and that Trump doesn’t incite violence. Some of his more reasonable supporters might have learned jail time is a real consequence for those who think violence is the answer.
We voted a month ago. Easy peasy. It should be this easy to vote everywhere. Reading about folks who walk hours to vote sounds like Little House on the Prairie or something. I'm trying to work today but having trouble concentrating.0 -
Helene, it was Maryanne who said a friend is considering moving out of the country if Harris doesn’t win. I wish I could, as well!
I’m glad the info about the vision testing was helpful. It really confirmed for me what I already suspected.
She hasn't gotten that specific. I think she's just scared like we all are around here. And we certainly are in better shape than some places.
Lots of their policies scare me but the one thing that absolutely infuriates me is how they talk about women. Childless cat lady my *kitten*......0 -
I'm really really down today. I have NO clue what people are thinking. It boggles my mind how many people in bad economic circumstances seem to have voted for this creep who obviously doesn't care one fig about them and will do everything he can to enrich himself, whether it hurts them or not.0
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I’m joining you in your depression. I could see the way the vote was breaking and I had to stop watching. I was hoping for a miracle overnight but that wasn’t to be. When he starts all his vendettas, I hope those who didn’t like his morals and values but voted for his economics have regrets. It’s going to be a miserable four years.
On top of that, my BIL’s sister called to say he died in his sleep yesterday. He moved from FL to Rochester NY 2 years ago after my sister died. He moved in with his sister and had two years of peace and happiness living with her. He would have died sooner if he stayed in FL. We were talking about visiting him later this month but it wasn’t to be.0 -
Helene, I’m sorry for your loss. I hope it’s of some comfort to you that his last 2 years were peaceful and happy.
I am also deeply saddened and concerned after the outcome of the election. I truly believed that Harris could win it and I am beyond angry at all of the people who believed all of the lies they were fed by his sycophants and supporters, not to mention the so called “news” media that pumped him up and ignored all of the obvious signs of dementia. I really fear for our country over the next 4 years. I strongly suspect he will be declared incompetent in a few months and then JD Vance will take over. As bad a trump is, I believe Vance will be even worse.
We just got home from our visit to Williamsburg, VA visiting my sister. She’s even more depressed and worried than I am over the outcome. Unfortunately for her, her DH is a staunch Republican, so he’s happy with the outcome and not at all sympathetic to how she feels about the future.0 -
Saw this and it made me laugh!
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My baby brother's wife is of (fairly recent) Ukrainian heritage. Her family was already worried for their relatives and now they're terrified.
A good friend has a family member who is gay and one who is trans. They are trying to figure out if they can emigrate before inauguration day.
An acquaintance, who is extremely religious and who didn't vote, had NO idea what I was talking about when I started to talk about the cheeto and the religious groups who see him as their savior. (She also thinks china owns half the u.s. - ???????)
Everyone I know, knows someone who's terrified. I'm having problems sleeping and my stomach is super upset. It's sort of like during the pandemic when I'd get busy and forget about everything and then all of a sudden it would hit my consciousness again and I'd panic anew.
DH sent me an article today going through examples of idiots who didn't realize they were voting against their own interests by voting for the cheeto. An article I read said a lot of the blame for that idiocy falls on fox news. A simple example was a work place that was told there would be no christmas bonuses because the company had to buy as much inventory as possible before tariffs kicked in. The idiot employees had no clue tariffs would cost money.0 -
Helene, how did you appointment go about your eyelids?0
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At first the appointment was strange. The assistant who recorded my information asked for examples of how the droopy eyelids affect my daily life. I know my vision is compromised but I never thought of it in specific situations like reading. My reading isn’t affected but distance vision definitely is affected. I didn’t feel I gave good answers. He did a periferral test where I covered one eye and let him know when I saw a laser pointer.. He held my eyelids up and repeated the test and I saw the pointer sooner. The doctor repeated some of the same questions. When I mentioned I didn’t see distance as well in spite of eye exam showing no change, he said the surgery wouldn’t help that. He did a test on a machine that showed the percentage of droop. I was expecting him not to approve me because I wasn’t expressing myself well. Next he’s telling me what to expect during surgery and recovery and tells me the scheduler will call to set up a date. I asked if we can do it in June which is not a problem. His schedule was already booking next April. Last thing he did was photograph both eyes. It was a strange appointment but I’m approved.0
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That does sound like a strange appointment. What kind of doctor is he? Mine was a dermatologist/plastic surgeon who is widely known in this area as “the eyelid doctor”, lol. At least you were given approval and the surgery timeline will work for you.0
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Thanks for your kind words about BIL’s passing. I was an emotional wreck when my sister passed 3 years ago after a long, hard battle with cancer. His passing was different. Moving saved his life and he was active up until a few days before his death. He slipped away in his sleep at home which is probably how we’d all choose to go .
I watch a lot of news so I had to take a break from news after the election. I was shocked by the results since I thought he was not electable. I watched a lot of Christmas movies to lift my mood. I was surprised at how cordial Trump was during his meeting with Biden. Makes you think Trump never believed all that crooked Joe crap he was spouting. He said something about politics can be ugly. I’m resigned to hard times but hoping for the best. Many of his supporters will be disappointed when they see the negative impact of his decisions. For my mental health, I’ll continue with watching less news.0
