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Here we are at the dog park today. look at the icicles on the tree branch. I got my car dug out today. It is tiring walking in the snow. even tho the snow is crunchy and you mainly stay on top, then once in a while your foot will drop in up to your knee or at least my knee (I'm short, ya know.)I got my power back yesterday. But my DS who lives off island is still without heat or electricty. He just posted a pic on FB of a fire they have going out back of their house in an old wash bucket. I said it looks like you are burning furniture. He said that yeah it was some old broken furniture. College kids!!!!!
Chrissy, have a great trip. Enjoy the ferry ride.
Isabella, hope you find the pup's family.
Ariom, you can have some of my snow. There is plenty to go around.
My new windows held up to the storm nicely. We had gusts up to 84 mile per hour. Whooeee!!!
Hope everyone else is safe. (((hugs)))
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Hello again, I didn't realise you Sister lives there Chrissy, how lovely. How long is the ferry ride?
Nice to catch up with you too Alyson.
Thanks Macatacmv! Would you believe I am phobic about walking in snow. The screech from packed snow is like fingernails on a blackboard for me.
I think it goes back to early chilldhood when my Dad was in Hospital in Scotland after a lift accident in one of the coal mines. He shattered his ankle and had to be in Hospital a gruelling 13 months. My Mum would take me to see him on the bus, but we had a long walk to get to the bus from our house. I can remember that sound and how perishing it was in the Wintertime.
When I was growing up here in Australia snow skiing was a part of everyones Winter Sports, but alas, I couldn't do it. I live close to the snow fields now too. I love to look at it, and your photo is just beautiful, but walking in it.....no thanks LOL
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Ariom, once the ferry leaves the dock its about 45 - 50 mins depending on the weather. Tomorrow should be a quick one as it is going to be fine with very little wind.......yay! But it going to be a long day none the less.
Nancy that pic is gorgeous! Love the icicles! The only snow I've been aroun was wet snow which was just plain freezing! And I ended up wet and frozen to the bone........brrrrr!!! I really would like to see and play in some lovely dry powdered snow......maybe one, you just never know.......lol.
Love n hugs all! Chrissy0 -
Have a good trip Chrissy..know you will..my idea of snow is that it is something you go out of you way to see, like in San Diego. If we want to we can drive a couple of hours to see it if we are in the mood..both mt DH and I grew up with having to deal with it, so we chose to live here instead 35 years ago now..:-)
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I'm with you Lisa. I remember having snow on the ground from Thanksgiving until Easter. We may get a lot of rain here but at this time of year I just remind myself that where I grew up it would be snow. I moved away from the too cold winters and too hot summers as soon as I graduated from college!
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We haven't had any snow in my area of NC for probably 4 or 5 years. All we've gotten is what weatherpeople call a "wintry mix". When I was growing up it was a rare winter when we didn't have at least one major snowfall, enough to close the schools for 2 or 3 days and get out the sleds that some of us had, and it was such fun! Once again they're teasing us about the possibility of snow this weekend, but I'll believe it when I see it.
Kathy
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Isnt that the truth! the last time they were calling for it, I think it snowed for about 3 minutes and that was it.
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My DD has calmed down a little, or at least she HAD, until she had to have her favorite dog put to sleep on Monday. She is a very firm believer in things happening in threes, so is now hopping around in pieces wondering what's next !
Her dog was 17, and DD had had her from a puppy. The dog has been failing badly for a few months, at Christmas she had taken quite a step backwards, and was very disorientated...but DD hung on, didn't want to lose her over Christmas, but it was just a matter of time. The decision was taken early Monday morning, and the deed was done by 9am....first appointment at the vets. DD was inconsolable all yesterday, no-one knew what to do with her. I have been over today, but am at a loss what to say or do.
I still seem to have my 'lost dog'...he's got his feet well and truly under the table. Have rung the police, and 2 other organisations, but no-one was really interested. He's no trouble really, and very well behaved, so looks like he may be staying.
I forgot to say last week when I had the altercation with my cardio, he played merry hell with me for coming off a drug he had put me on to bring my BP down, Perindopril. I was prescribed it in place of 2 other BP drugs, and at first had no problems. I went just over 2 weeks on this drug then was taken quite ill, fever, short of breath, breathing difficulties, constant heart palpitations...felt like I had a very bad case of 'flu. As it was w/end I had to call emergency Dr. He saw me and said it was a violent reaction to Perindopril, and to come off it immediately. I did, my symptoms were gone. My cardio ( he is actually a professor) tells me I should have stuck with it, the symptoms were 'proof the drug was working' Proof ?? OK. Not what I would have called it , and not what the emergency Dr thought. It felt like it was killing me !! He has stuck me back on the drug!! at half strength, said I should have done this myself. ( Hey, I am no Dr !!) This makes me look as if I am being cavalier about treatments I am given, and not sticking to them, another 'this is a timewaster patient' on my notes no doubt.
Our medical system is a disgrace...think I've mentioned this before.
Isabella.
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Oh my goodness, Isabella---I never use this word but I will now--your medical system sucks!! I wouldn't think any doctor in his right mind would want a patient to stay on a drug to which they'd exhibited an obvious reaction. That's just nonsense. If the drug perindopril is in the same drug family as Lisinopril, also a blood pressure medication, that drug family is known for causing such reactions. I had the same type of response (after years of being on it) to Lisinopril, along with angioedema (swelling of lips, tongue, and face), and I was immediately taken off the drug. Actually spent the night in the hospital with a benadryl IV. There are hundreds of BP lowering pills and it astounds me that the cardio wants you to stay on this one!
Sorry to hear about DD's dog--that's especially hard on her right now. We all have to do this sooner or later, but it never gets easier.
Well, tonight's the State of the Union address. I may just settle in with a book and read about it later, since the state of things seems very much the same as it's been!
Kathy
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How many of you have had cataract surgery?
would you recommend it.?
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I haven't (yet). My GM had it in her 80's, one eye at a time. She couldn't wait to have the 2nd one done.
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I haven't had eye surgery yet either. But I've known people who have and they were very pleased with the results. They said it was amazing to be able to see clearly again.
Today it was up in the 40s, tonight it is suppose to snow again. The weather can't seem to make up it's mind. I get how people want to move to S. CA and FL.
I hope everyone has a nice Vaalentine's Day (unless it has already gone by in other time zones)
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Not me but DH did. One eye followed a month or so later for the other eye. That was 10 years ago. No problems at all. Only that I think he wished he had the latest implantable lens they've come out with since he had his done.
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thanks, I think I will be due shortly...
at first they thought it might be a side effect of tamoxifen but then
I guess later they decided it wasn't...
I had a year of tamoxifen before arimidex was approved
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Socal lisa, I had them both done before my diagnosis. Hubby had them done last year. I chose to have one eye close vision and one far which works pretty well but I wound up having to wear glasses much the same as before. Hubby had his done so that both are set for distance but he has trouble seeing close. We both wear glasses. That said I would definitely have the surgery if you need it. It is an improvement. Good luck.
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I had one eye done years ago, the other one is fine. My cataracts were caused, I was told, by my long term Cortisone use.
I had to have a bit of a laser treatment after I had it done to sharpen the lens or something.
I remember waking up the day after the surgery and thinking, Oh my goodness, my windows are filthy!
It was that good, and no pain or down time.
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Hi Chrissy, it's Gail from Bcaus forum, I was very excited to see you here and see you have a huge amount of posts! You are obviously a wonderful support in Aussie as well as here, keep up the great work! Love Gail
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Hi Gail! Lovely to see you! Stick around as there is a great bunch of ladies here who offer support and friendship to all.
Lisa my mom had her eyes done a few years ago and said it was the best thing ever! She still needed her glasses for reading but not for anything else. She also said it was much easier than she thought it would be. Hope yours can get sorted soon.
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Lisa, my mil had the surgery and was very glad she did (don't remember details, it was probably close to 20 years ago).
I can't imagine not needing glasses - I've been wearing them since I'm 8 years old!
Leah
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Leah, I know what you mean. I can actually see at a distance without glasses, but now I need them for reading anything. I keep wearing them because I feel something is missing when I don't. I think I was 9 when I started wearing them.
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thanks everyone..guess I will do it but will wait for my next appointment to talk about it
with my opthomalogist..he is a personal friend..
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I've been told I have a cataract, which wasn't surprising at all since several relatives including my father and sister have had them. I've been putting off the surgery since so far, no effects are noticable. It's been interesting to read the responses here. I'm rather in a quandary about what to do, since my opthalmologist is pregnant and due the month after my next appt, and DD's baby is due in August. I know it should be done, but I'm a chicken! Keep us posted please, Lisa.
Kathy
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the doc asked me if I noticed a change in color..I told him I do alot of digital photography and I had
noticed I pressed the contrast button and sometimes the added color button when I was looking at the
photographs,,I had asked my brother who is a pro photographer if something could be wrong with my new
camera settings..he thought it might be my computer screen as the pictures printed well..anyhow this explains it...hmmm
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I heard of an opthomologist who could look at paintings and tell the age of the artist. Evidently with age, we see more yellow -- and paint what we see.
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They think Monet's paintings showed his cataracts
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And Van Gogh had astigmatism, I think. My stars look just like his.
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Kathy, I think the thought of the op for cataracts is worse that the op itself. My SIL had hers done about two years ago and she was terrified at the thought but after the op told me it was no big deal as they put drops in your eye to numb it and blurr your vision before they start. Then they do the local and start the procredure.
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That's interesting Wren. I can see quite well without my glasses, but I continue to wear them too.
I need them for extended reading, but really could go without most of the time.
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My long vision seems to be okay, but I do need glasses to read, cook and do anything that requires close up work. I use a 5x magnified mirror for make-up as I dread going out and then coming home to find that I look like a clown.
Today, I had to go for my 5 yearly drivers licence renewal and I was a bit nervous about reading the eye chart, hoping that they didn't ask me to read down to the last line. Hopefully, I had my make-up on tastefully for that 'passport' type 'photo that they take. DH made me nervous by telling me before-hand about the computer inside the doors, but from go to whoa, the whole process took less than ten minutes and that included the 'photo session.
....And they didn't even ask me to look at an eye chart! While standing at the counter as the lady typed my info into their system, I surreptitiously scanned the room for that chart, but couldn't see one anywhere.... then had an uh-oh moment when I thought they probably had some sort of machine which could tell them what state ones eyesight was in.
DH was sitting behind me in the waiting room, watching everything and talking to another old bloke, when I sat down on a designated chair and looked to the front to a strange machine with an eye in the front and a light framing it vertically on each side. The two males decided it was an eye-sight tester, re the lights, while the lady gave me instructions on how to pose so that the lights hit my face at the right angle. I sure hope this pic turns out better than all the previous ones with the old system... I could use about ten years less wear on my face about now. I won't find out for a few weeks until they send the new credit-card style licence by post.
Today was like those when we have a scan and then worry about the result... which reminds me I have to book a whole body scan before the February page is used up. Talk about nervous!
Sheila.
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I had cataract surgery 4 years ago with a week between each eye. The thought of the surgery was scary but the actual procedure was tolerable. I could see better immediately and only need glasses for reading now - my distance vision is excellent and the sharpness and colors are still bright and truly beautiful plus I have no problem driving at night anymore. Obviously, I would recommend cataract surgery.
Martha
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