I Am 40 or 50 Years Old And I Do Not Need This

[pshaw_raven]

I am amazed at the way optometrist's appointments can be streamlined now. My doctor has some fancy retina-scanning machine, and if you're willing to pay the small upcharge for the service, it takes away the need for most of the annoying eye doctor procedures, like having your pupils dilated, staring at their ear while they shine a flashlight into your eyes, and it seemed to shave a lot of time off the "read this next line" test. I've been in glasses since I was eight, and I tend to dread eye exams because they were always tedious and took forever.

I mentioned the issue I'd been having with close-up reading and she says it's likely not a test problem - I'd said I thought I had maybe answered some of the reading test questions wrong because it seemed like as soon as I got my new lenses, I couldn't see anything close to my face. She says it's a very common, almost universal phenomenon where a part of your eye that focuses close up loses its elasticity, and it can be corrected with ... multi-focal lenses!

It's a fancy way of saying "bifocals," and "Bird is absolutely ancient." Someone pass me a cane so I can wave it threateningly at teenagers.

On the other hand my changes in diet and routine are helping my body recomp go along nicely. I've managed to get my metabolism running well enough that I'm hot much of the time - not hot flashes, just continuous, lower-level warmth. It's much better than constantly freezing. It makes sleep worse, because it's difficult to actually "turn off" but the overheating thing wakes me up during the night. I bought myself a bamboo fiber blanket, which ought to allow me to sleep cooler while still having the weight and pressure of a blanket. But I'm eating enough calories to continue to lose fat while still nailing my workouts and not feel like death.

The Crows found that beheaded rat and made off with it, LOL.

I honestly kind of want to go back to my old contacts just so I can get a pair of reading glasses that would sit on the end of my nose, and I could peer judgmentally at people over the tops.

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[theradicalchild]

I can't really sleep when hot, since perspiring when doing so tends to soil my pajamas and sheets, to the point where I eventually got rid of most of my kigurumi. I tend to set my temperature down lower (though short of my A/C's minimum) whenever I go to bed at night.

[pshaw_raven]

I honestly thought about a small AC unit, but I don't think I'd want to listen to it. The lighter blanket seems to work - I hate the feeling of waking up and wondering why my pillow and body pillow and stuff are all damp.

[we_are_spc]

*gigglesnort*

Or you can do what some of mine do and just give a nowing smirk. Although...if you get the glasses and do the smirk... xd

I may bave to email you about nutrition tips and matabolism bboosting foods. While I'm starting to loos weight-I still feel like I'm losing muscle mass too, and I need that for walking. :( Let me tell you working the airport mean *walking*. Like a *lot* of *walking*

-T~

[pshaw_raven]

LOL!

Oh, and you kind of can't avoid losing SOME muscle when you lose weight, but you can take steps to minimize it. Feel free to email whenever you like. I can send links to some of the videos I've been watching, and some of my own experience that might help.

I can imagine an airport is going to have you on your feet a LOT. Even small airports are massive.

[cdayzee]

Ooh, how neat re the retina scanning machine! I would love to do away with traditional eye exams! An actual person being that close to me causes my anxiety to rise then I can't keep my head still. Even though I've been going to the same guy forever & I like him a lot.

[pshaw_raven]

The scans are called "OptoMap," and the machines are something like Optos ... It's pretty neat. You press your eye against the pad, and it lights up green or red to show if you're close enough, and then it almost instantly does the scan. The doctor can then show you images of your retina on a computer.

My previous doc would use that AND do some of the older tests, like she didn't quite trust the machine. The lady I've been seeing the past few years skips everything except the one where you have to focus on the hot air balloon (or the red barn), and then has you read some charts to fine-tune the prescription.

[cdayzee]

That's really cool!

Doubtful my eye dr will ever get the new tech. Seems he's paring down to retire as he's down to only 2 days a week. At least that's what it was the last time I went before covid became a thing. He's only around my age.

[gender_euphoric]

I had an eye exam last week and they did the retina scan! I got to see my eye on the computer screen and discuss my retina—which has “lattice defects” on outer “sides” but looks good in the center. The eye doc told me she predicts I will need progressive lenses in exactly 4 years lol. Also the retina holes aren’t that big a deal and might be congenital. It was pretty interesting.

[pshaw_raven]

Cool! I was intrigued by getting to see mine. Happily there's nothing of interest in my scans. I did worry about the progressive lenses but so far I barely notice them.