Shaved my beard off a few hours ago.

[LuckyCharms]

I miss it.

Reason: I have an appointment with a retina specialist this week. Like all eye doctors, he gets real up close and personal with your face. I want the tightest seal I can get with a mask.

I'm so nervous about this appointment that I'll probably wear 3 masks and put caulk around the edge that meets my face.

[iemitsu]

1. Wear three masks and hold your breath.

And be sure to shower and wash clothes when you get home.
You'll be fine.
Good luck.

[LuckyCharms]

18. Please tell me I don't have to shower with the doctor

and wash his clothes too.

I'm not sure how all of this works.

[iemitsu]

20. Only shower with the doctor if you can maintain social distance.

[csziggy]

2. Just use painter's tape - the kind that does not need caulk for a tight fit

Frogtape brand is what we used and it worked great. Plus it comes in a lovely tree frog green color that really sets off any complexion!

[LuckyCharms]

3. Can I use superglue and then put the Frogtape over that?

Also, since Covid can enter through the eyes, I'm thinking of stapling my upper and lower eyelids together.

If he says something like "How am I supposed to examine your eyes"?, I'll just say "That's your problem, not mine".

[csziggy]

8. That might be overkill

But after I posted I realized that if you use Frogtape, you will not need to shave. Frogtape sticks not quite as well as duck tape, but it is pretty adhesive.

AS for your eyes, just tape them open and rinse with your choice of disinfectant when he is finished.

[LuckyCharms]

9. Can I just go outside and stare at the sun for

a few minutes? Will that help?

[csziggy]

10. UV is supposed to kill the virus, so maybe

It depends on how cloudy the day is.

[LuckyCharms]

13. I've decided to just send him

a selfie of me with my eyes open.

[csziggy]

16. OOH! That should work!

Be sure to have a really bright light shining in your eyes. If you can get retinal reflection, that should be perfect.

Sort of like this:

[LuckyCharms]

17. Thank you! I just typed a reminder into my phone.

"Don't forget to find a cat and shine it in my eyes"

[JDC]

4. Use clear silicon caulking. It's less noticeable on your face

Plummer's putty also good.

[LuckyCharms]

6. I'm going to cram wads of putty into every

hole in my body.

There's no such thing as being "too safe".

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. In reality, if he's masked an you're masked you should both be just fine.

[LuckyCharms]

7. He never wears a mask, and he always smokes cigarettes

and blows the smoke in my face during the exam.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

19. Really? In this era of no smoking?

If you are not yourself a smoker, why do you put up with this?

Or are you simply messing with me?

[Marie Marie]

11. Stop messing around with half-measures - you need to go full Duct Tape.

Just cover your whole face (except the eyes) with it (hope you can hold your breath for an hour or so). Everybody knows duct Tape fixes EVERYTHING.

[LuckyCharms]

12. Half-measures?

Wasn't she the little girl in Little House on the Prairie?

[Laffy Kat]

14. Remember, the doc will have PPE, too. nt

[LuckyCharms]

15. PPE? IS THAT THE NAME OF A NEW VIRUS?????

[electric_blue68]

21. Good Luck! 👁️👁️ And maybe some double sided tape?