Will I Ever See Clearly Again?

Literally.


This is just another reason I don't like doctors. My standard disclaimer on this subject still applies. I do have doctors that I like. My ob/gyne is still one of my favorite doctors though I am no longer going to be able to go to him because our boys are going to be going to the same school and might end up on a sports team together at some point and that's weird, right? His son has already reached out to Nico on Facebook and said, "Hey, my dad is your mom's doctor" and he might have well said, "Hey, my dad saw your mom naked" because I had the same reaction which was, "Ick!" I really love our CF doctor. I think he does a great job of seeing the boys and not just what they battle. He is a great doctor and completely the exception to any rule or thought I have on doctors. I love my ENT. I don't know what else to say about him other than he knows me and my quirkiness about doctors and handles them well.

All the other doctors that I have seen lately...ughhhhh! I wrote about going to the eye doctor a few weeks ago and I see worse now than I did before I went and it had been 10 years since I was last checked. Leo wants me to go back to the eye doctor I saw and complain but when I called with concerns, they were less than nice about it. I already opened my contact box and they told me if I "thought my prescription was wrong" don't open it because I wouldn't get a refund. Well, how was I supposed to know it was wrong if I didn't try them? It's awful. I have to go get my license renewed and need to take a vision test and I'm afraid to with the way I see right now (not a good sign for driving, is it?). I can make do with the glasses though I can't see the captions on the TV (more on that in a sec). I already spend $300 and now I need a new eye exam and new contacts. Anyone know of any deals out there? I've heard Costco is good. Less than $200 good?

My hearing sucks. I know a lot of people (mostly in my family) that don't hear that well and they don't have hearing aids and I don't want them either. So, I make adjustments. I text or email instead of call. I say, "What was that?" a lot.  I watch TV with the captions on (not always necessary but at night when everyone is asleep, a must). My kids are even frustrated and can be heard saying often, "Mom, I said it like 100 times." I know but I didn't hear it the first 99.

My tongue still hurts. I have been back to the doctor because there is a nagging feeling when it hurts. Is it another sore? Will I have to have surgery again? Will I ever be able to eat strawberries again? He said it looked fine and that they cut (sorry) so much of it that the nerve endings are still pretty raw (sorry). If I spend the day talking, at night it hurts a lot so I try to limit it (don't laugh at how I am failing).

I'm feeling a little crazy lately. My vision is blurred, I can't hear much and I'm afraid with my tongue the way it is, I'll end up mute. With no disrespect to her at all, I am starting to worry that I might be in for a Helen Keller existence.

Getting old is not fun. Anyone else out there losing it and by it, I mean vision or hearing or the ability to speak well? If anyone knows of a good place to go for my second eye exam, please, let me know.