I gave myself a present!
I know I haven’t lost enough weight even with the gastric band to deserve a new present but I got one anyway. I got new contact lenses!
My husband got some new glasses and contacts last week and on the way home from his appointment I said, “I wish I could wear contacts but was told I couldn’t.”
“When were you told that,” he asked.
“Umm, probably 20 years ago,” and I felt stupid when I said that. I’d never bothered checking all these years when I got new glasses.
We went to pick up his contacts last Monday and I asked the optometrist to check my prescription and see if I could wear contacts.
“Sure, no problem at all, do you want me to order some for you?” she said.
I tried to hide the excitement from my voice because I didn’t want to look totally stupid for not realizing that things had improved over the last half of my life. When I first started wearing glasses they couldn’t do anything for astigmatism with lenses.
They arrived yesterday and I tested them out at the office and it’s fantastic! No more little boxes to look through. I told my husband that it’s not MY fault that I never had contacts before now, it’s the optometrist’s fault for not telling me they were available! That’s right, isn’t it?
I’ll certainly enjoy my holiday with my new eyes!