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How to live with GERD
Getting my prokinetics won't be easy, but it will be necessary. Not sufficient, however, because living--and getting a completee night's sleep--with GERD caused by intestinal dysmotility requires following two rules ( Read more... ) -
For the students in Lovington and Yamagata
Greetings from Pohang!
I got the first batch of letters to Lovington written, but it will be at least two weeks until I have them all. Some of that is the schedule; 3rd grade has tests next week, 2nd grade has a field trip this week. Some of that is just the hectic schedule of life at a school in Korea.
Classes here start with homeroom at 8:30 am. ( Read more... ) -
Lasek 2, day 8
Oh what a difference. Yesterday I had those damned bandage contacts taken off--gawd how I hate those things. My right eye had a residual itch for a little bit but that was all. Still wore--wear--a hat when I'm around air conditioner vents, which in this country are typically on the ceiling. Sunglasses and hat whenever I'm outdoors, but my ( Read more... ) -
LASEK "touch up"
So I went back under the proverbial knife because my vision had resolved to slightly nearsighted, the one outcome of the initial surgery I was not willing to live with. Sure, reading was effortless and I could see the person I was talking to when they were across the table, but what I couldn't do? I couldn't clearly see sunsets, skylines, signs ( Read more... ) -
Dental implant and LASEK part 10: The final stretch, I hope
So I go to the eye doctor two weeks ahead of schedule because I'm flying to LA tomorrow and was concerned that all my starry special effects were going to impede my driving, and LA is one town where you need to be tack-sharp to drive. LA drivers, while not fond of unnecessary risks, drive fast and aggressively and you need to see them coming. So I ( Read more... ) -
Eye surgery and dental implant part 9: boredom punctuated with annoyance
Eyes still seem nearsighted, though it's something to kvetch about more than anything. I'm able to ride my bike at the ordinary (not bat-out-of-hell) pace that I used before surgery, so that's something. Night riding is still scary, especially since oncoming bicycle headlights give lovely starbursts that preclude seeing the rider of the bike. ( Read more... ) -
Dental implant and LASEK part 8: Is that a Paxil in my pocket?
No, as it turns out. The dentist was honest with me in telling me that it's a muscle relaxant, Sildalud by name. I wasn't scheduled to go in to the dentist but I was getting pains in the molars surrounding the implant and didn't want to take any chances. After all, if I hadn't ignored teeth shifting around on that side for as long as I did we ( Read more... ) -
Dental implant and LASEK, part 7: this is getting annoying
I had a shot of whiskey in my evening coffee, so I'm feeling a bit whiny tonight ( Read more... ) -
I need to update my LASEK thing
For now, though, I'll attempt to illustrate the "satanic starfish". Here is from the vision simulator:
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Dental implant and LASEK, part 6: roll with the changes
Because of the holiday I was able to take my bicycle out last Wednesday, on to the river trail that is fairly recently built and, as I would discover, had the previous holes in it filled (holes being gaps where they were installing drains). It felt great, great enough to put in just over 11km total. Damn I had a pent-up need for the road ( Read more... )