BACK TO THE STARTING LINE

I posted a response in the previous thread, but in case it's not as visible or obvious, I'm updating it for its own entry:

I want to thank all of you for your well wishes. I was really heartened by your caring for my welfare. Unfortunately, the laser surgery didn't pan out.

A preliminary exam on March 17 held promise, but a double-check exam performed yesterday morning changed things substantially. Prior to yesterday, I had gone for a week without contact lenses, returning my eyes to their natural physical configuration (you might liken it to a waist no longer held in by a corset). This was not the case on March 17, before which I had worn my contacts every day as always. In other words, the first test was inconclusively in my favour and the second conclusively not.

The deviation flagged by their scanners was borderline, which meant there were chances of the process succeeding, but the odds of failure were too great. So, rather than pay a load of money only to have to continue wearing contacts or glasses, I agreed to the surgeon's recommendation not to go through with the operation.

There are other means of correcting my nearsightedness. One example is ICL (Intraocular Contact Lens), but that's for another time, as it's more expensive than laser surgery would have been. The upside is that age is not a factor and is apparently an even simpler and safer procedure than laser. In the meantime, 24-hour contacts might be a viable compromise.

I can't say I'm not disappointed by yesterday's events, but I take comfort in the knowledge that I made the right choice.

There will be another day for those blue-green orbs of mine.

Kindness in words creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
Kindness in giving creates LOVE.
~Lao Tse