My husband and I decided to live dangerously today

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11. So far sore arms for me, nothing for my husband

I've got a pretty good immune system, but we both came down with Covid for the first time a little over a month. It was a little coughing, nasal congestion, and just feeling a little crappy for both of us. That delayed us getting our vaxs for a few weeks.

I've been looking forward to the cataract surgery for over twenty years. I was referred for LASIX but was told that my right eye is too bad for LASIX to help - basically I'm legally blind in that eye. The LASIX consultant told me when I got cataract surgery they could replace my lens and I would have much better vision.

My Dad had cataract surgery at the age of 87 and Mom never got it by the time she passed at 97 so I was worried that I'd have to wait that long. I'm 71 so I was excited when the optometrist said I could probably get it now.

Well in the last twenty years, they have developed these fancy new toric lenses for people with severe astigmatism that can give "extended range vision" that corrects astigmatism! For the first time in my life, I will have close to normal vision! They are expensive (about $200 per eye) and Medicare doesn't cover them, but it's worth it to me. There is a chance I will only need over the counter glasses, and possibly those for detailed work!

My major worry about this surgery is that I won't be able to read or do my hobbies for a few weeks while my brain adjusts to my new vision. I can live with that but it will be frustrating.