Beauty lies in the eye

Dec 01, 2009 22:20

The first time the surgeon's office called me, I was in the middle of the love and unity that was VIFF 2009. Working, seeing movies, hanging out at Blenz--you know, living for once in my gotdamned life. And the date for my possible surgery? The very last day of the festival. Um, no. Maybe? Yes? I didn't know. I mean, here I was enjoying life for ( Read more... )

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surrey_sucks December 2 2009, 06:23:15 UTC
I haven't been keeping up with LJ lately--what's wrong with your eye?!

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cinemagirl December 2 2009, 06:30:33 UTC
surrey_sucks December 2 2009, 06:32:28 UTC
Oh, so it was from a while ago. Even if I did see that entry, my memory is shit!

Good luck :)

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cinemagirl December 2 2009, 15:14:43 UTC
Thank you!

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mickasso December 2 2009, 09:18:48 UTC
Good luck with the surgery, Cat!

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cinemagirl December 2 2009, 15:12:18 UTC
Thanks! I'll need it!

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rhipowered December 2 2009, 11:57:24 UTC
Best wishes for sorting it, CG. Surgery's...yeah.

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cinemagirl December 2 2009, 15:14:28 UTC
It'll all be worth it when I can finally post decent facebook pics. ;)

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geeky_mamallama December 2 2009, 13:52:31 UTC
My older daughter had strabismus surgery when she was 3. She did great. The swelling was minimal and her eyes are in perfect alignment now. She's 17 and still needs glasses, but I think that was in the cards whether she had strabismus issues or not. I suspect that the procedure will be a huge improvement for you. Best of luck. :-)

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cinemagirl December 2 2009, 15:13:23 UTC
Thank you! I know it'll be for the best...most surgeries are. Good to hear about your daughter!

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