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Killing Radio Silence
3 years ago
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In eternity, where there is no time, nothing can grow. Nothing can become. Nothing changes. So death created time to grow the things that it would kill and you are reborn but into the same life that you've always been born into.
It wasn't intentional radio silence, I assure you! These past few month have zipped by. So, I have a number of updates for you all, some of them pretty major.
Starting off, I believe I informed you all that I've been diagnosed with Glaucoma and have been treating that. It's not a huge deal, but it sucks and requires diligence. The eye drops for it are incredibly irritating. That brings me to my first piece of big news. I normally wear contacts because glasses are incredibly uncomfortable to me. Even with the eye drops, I prefer contacts (though not by as big a margin). So, with that in mind, I broached the subject to my optometrist about my stabilized eyesight/prescription, and undergoing corrective eye surgery. She told me I am a good candidate for Lasik or PRK and gave me the info I needed to set up a consultation with a surgeon. The downside is, with this being an elective surgery, my insurance won't pay for it. However, a flex account solves many issues and my surgery is scheduled for early July.
Now, regarding the Glaucoma specifically, the first thing I did when I received the diagnosis was I got myself checked for Diabetes since I have a family history of it. This has been several months back, but that came back clear. The update to that bit of info is that, thanks to the loveliness that is the Texas heat, and the duties at my job that include cooking on a grill, I've been drinking A LOT more water than I normally do. Starting a little over a week ago, I began experiencing dizzy spells, nausea, and headaches. My doc told me it's time to get more labs done and check again for the 'betes, however there's also a pretty good chance that I'm experiencing withdrawals from a serious reduction in the caffeine and sugar I get from the number of sodas I drink. So these symptoms may actually be a good thing, and I think that may actually be what's going on. But if I am pre-diabetic or even full-on diabetic now, I do have a bit of a jump start on the necessary improvements to make sure life doesn't suck too bad.
Finally, a bit of smaller news, I did a thing. I went and got my eyebrow pierced. What brought on this decision? Well, I've always thought the eyebrow piercings were really cool, and I kept finding myself revisiting the idea until I asked myself "Wait, why didn't I ever get my eyebrow pierced?" I didn't really have an answer and thought on it and decided fuck it! I'm a grown-ass dude, I can do whatever I want. No regrets!
Anyways, those are the main things on my end. I wanted to let y'all know I'm still alive and kicking ass.
Starting off, I believe I informed you all that I've been diagnosed with Glaucoma and have been treating that. It's not a huge deal, but it sucks and requires diligence. The eye drops for it are incredibly irritating. That brings me to my first piece of big news. I normally wear contacts because glasses are incredibly uncomfortable to me. Even with the eye drops, I prefer contacts (though not by as big a margin). So, with that in mind, I broached the subject to my optometrist about my stabilized eyesight/prescription, and undergoing corrective eye surgery. She told me I am a good candidate for Lasik or PRK and gave me the info I needed to set up a consultation with a surgeon. The downside is, with this being an elective surgery, my insurance won't pay for it. However, a flex account solves many issues and my surgery is scheduled for early July.
Now, regarding the Glaucoma specifically, the first thing I did when I received the diagnosis was I got myself checked for Diabetes since I have a family history of it. This has been several months back, but that came back clear. The update to that bit of info is that, thanks to the loveliness that is the Texas heat, and the duties at my job that include cooking on a grill, I've been drinking A LOT more water than I normally do. Starting a little over a week ago, I began experiencing dizzy spells, nausea, and headaches. My doc told me it's time to get more labs done and check again for the 'betes, however there's also a pretty good chance that I'm experiencing withdrawals from a serious reduction in the caffeine and sugar I get from the number of sodas I drink. So these symptoms may actually be a good thing, and I think that may actually be what's going on. But if I am pre-diabetic or even full-on diabetic now, I do have a bit of a jump start on the necessary improvements to make sure life doesn't suck too bad.
Finally, a bit of smaller news, I did a thing. I went and got my eyebrow pierced. What brought on this decision? Well, I've always thought the eyebrow piercings were really cool, and I kept finding myself revisiting the idea until I asked myself "Wait, why didn't I ever get my eyebrow pierced?" I didn't really have an answer and thought on it and decided fuck it! I'm a grown-ass dude, I can do whatever I want. No regrets!
Anyways, those are the main things on my end. I wanted to let y'all know I'm still alive and kicking ass.
V.