I'm going in for laser eye surgery in five hours.
It's been 10 years of wearing glasses and waking up to grab them. All I can hope is that there are no complications today and that I'll be able to see clearly.
There are certain people I trust more than myself when driving. There are people I trust more to fly planes when I'm on one. I don't know how to trust someone with my eyes.
Here's an example of what epi-lasik looks like. I made the mistake of watching it.
Good thing they have chill pills there.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Sunday, January 14, 2007
New plug and four days till laser surgery
Yesterday I headed out to the Shooting Edge where EarInc has their Calgary location. I was surprised to see how large the showroom was and how many gadgets there now are available for hunters and folks with firearms. I also didn't realize that a Pelican Flashlight could cost $223.00!
So I got my second earplug made and it sounds pretty good. I'm really pleased that I went back to go and get it after the motorcycle show last week. I also saw a few gadgets at the Shooting Edge that might be worthwhile to bring on the trip.
All of this is to distract me from the fact that I've got my surgery on Thursday. I'm still nervous as all heck about it.
More to come...
So I got my second earplug made and it sounds pretty good. I'm really pleased that I went back to go and get it after the motorcycle show last week. I also saw a few gadgets at the Shooting Edge that might be worthwhile to bring on the trip.
All of this is to distract me from the fact that I've got my surgery on Thursday. I'm still nervous as all heck about it.
More to come...
Thursday, January 11, 2007
What?
.... I can't hear you!
I'm busy wearing my new ear plugs! Ok, so I only have one so far. But it's so comfortable once it's up to body temperature that I've ordered another one for my good ear. I'll be going in on Saturday to get injected with silicone once again.
All this earplug talk is a nice distraction from my eye surgery which is one week away.
More to come...
I'm busy wearing my new ear plugs! Ok, so I only have one so far. But it's so comfortable once it's up to body temperature that I've ordered another one for my good ear. I'll be going in on Saturday to get injected with silicone once again.
All this earplug talk is a nice distraction from my eye surgery which is one week away.
More to come...
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
A great motorcycle show
My hat goes off to everyone who put in long hours at the Calgary Motorcycle Show. It was a great event and was well attended.
The news of the weekend for me is that I got a custom earphone manufactured. I'm completely deaf in one ear so stereo sound is lost on me. In fact it's annoying to only hear a guitar and wonder, "What happened to Mick Jagger? I was certain he sang in this part of the song." Then, upon switching earphones asking, "Hey Mick, where'd Keith go?"
EarInc.ca is where I got them done. Linda did a great job, but I have to say, it's an odd feeling having silicone injected into your ear. I bought the deluxe, custom molded model and got it for half the show price because they only need to make one! The plug is being wired for mono sound as well so I get both channels in one ear. The great news about it is that the earphone also acts as an earplug, blocking sound to make riding more comfortable.
It wasn't that comfortable for Dylan though when we went back to the booth to pick up our plugs after they dried. He got a custom pair of earplugs done in a two colour swirl pattern; orange and black.
He tried them on when we picked them up and claimed they didn't fit well at all. Odd for a custom plug that's molded to your exact ear.
"Oh" the woman proclaimed, "that was you. I'm glad we got that sorted out!"
Apparently another person (with larger ears, purchased the same plugs in the same colour combination. They forgot to write one of them down and then didn't know which plugs belonged to who. So they guessed and guessed wrong!
It was a little gross. The woman said that at least Dylan was the first person to come back and try them. What she failed to appreciate is that they came out of the other man's ears in the first place!
More to come...
The news of the weekend for me is that I got a custom earphone manufactured. I'm completely deaf in one ear so stereo sound is lost on me. In fact it's annoying to only hear a guitar and wonder, "What happened to Mick Jagger? I was certain he sang in this part of the song." Then, upon switching earphones asking, "Hey Mick, where'd Keith go?"
EarInc.ca is where I got them done. Linda did a great job, but I have to say, it's an odd feeling having silicone injected into your ear. I bought the deluxe, custom molded model and got it for half the show price because they only need to make one! The plug is being wired for mono sound as well so I get both channels in one ear. The great news about it is that the earphone also acts as an earplug, blocking sound to make riding more comfortable.
It wasn't that comfortable for Dylan though when we went back to the booth to pick up our plugs after they dried. He got a custom pair of earplugs done in a two colour swirl pattern; orange and black.
He tried them on when we picked them up and claimed they didn't fit well at all. Odd for a custom plug that's molded to your exact ear.
"Oh" the woman proclaimed, "that was you. I'm glad we got that sorted out!"
Apparently another person (with larger ears, purchased the same plugs in the same colour combination. They forgot to write one of them down and then didn't know which plugs belonged to who. So they guessed and guessed wrong!
It was a little gross. The woman said that at least Dylan was the first person to come back and try them. What she failed to appreciate is that they came out of the other man's ears in the first place!
More to come...
Friday, January 05, 2007
A fun weekend ahead
I'm pretty excited about the weekend.
Last year at this time I could care less about motorcycles, motorcycling, "adventure travel", and I'd never given a thought to going around the world on a bike. It wasn't until a week from now last year that the idea for a RTW trip came up. As such, I didn't even think about going to the Calgary Motorcycle Show.
This year is another story. I'm definitely looking forward to meeting some of the folks at the show, seeing what products might work well for the trip. So far I've learned that there is a company that makes custom earphones and earplugs there. Normally I wouldn't be thinking this is one of the best booths at the show, but I'm completely deaf in one ear. Protecting my hearing is critical and if I choose to use headphones, one of them is absolutely no use to me and it just gets in the way and transfers static energy into my good ear - giving it a nice electrical shock every few seconds.
There you have it. I'm excited about earplugs.
More to come...
Last year at this time I could care less about motorcycles, motorcycling, "adventure travel", and I'd never given a thought to going around the world on a bike. It wasn't until a week from now last year that the idea for a RTW trip came up. As such, I didn't even think about going to the Calgary Motorcycle Show.
This year is another story. I'm definitely looking forward to meeting some of the folks at the show, seeing what products might work well for the trip. So far I've learned that there is a company that makes custom earphones and earplugs there. Normally I wouldn't be thinking this is one of the best booths at the show, but I'm completely deaf in one ear. Protecting my hearing is critical and if I choose to use headphones, one of them is absolutely no use to me and it just gets in the way and transfers static energy into my good ear - giving it a nice electrical shock every few seconds.
There you have it. I'm excited about earplugs.
More to come...
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Biting the Bullet
In a previous post I mentioned that I was going to go in for laser eye surgery. Since that time I have been waiting for confirmation of a few facts from Dr. Mitchell's office. Now that I have those facts, I've decided that I will in fact have it done.
Before I waffle again and change my mind, I have the surgery booked for January 18th - Two weeks away!
I asked the patient councillor about my anxiety and how to handle it. Fortunately if I'm too freaked by the whole thing (I watched an epi-lasik surgery online once and nearly lost my lunch onto my keyboard) they have pills to fix that. I'm certainly not big on drug use - I had two shoulder surgeries with no painkillers after the initial doses - but this is a little different.
Until five years ago I had never, ever touched my eye. I decided I wanted contacts and it took more than an hour to get the first one in. Times have changed for me since then, but I still am anxious when I think about touching or messing with my eye.
I've been reassured and comforted and know it's the best thing to do for this trip and to get me out of glasses. I just hope I can chill out enough to let them do it.
More to come...
Before I waffle again and change my mind, I have the surgery booked for January 18th - Two weeks away!
I asked the patient councillor about my anxiety and how to handle it. Fortunately if I'm too freaked by the whole thing (I watched an epi-lasik surgery online once and nearly lost my lunch onto my keyboard) they have pills to fix that. I'm certainly not big on drug use - I had two shoulder surgeries with no painkillers after the initial doses - but this is a little different.
Until five years ago I had never, ever touched my eye. I decided I wanted contacts and it took more than an hour to get the first one in. Times have changed for me since then, but I still am anxious when I think about touching or messing with my eye.
I've been reassured and comforted and know it's the best thing to do for this trip and to get me out of glasses. I just hope I can chill out enough to let them do it.
More to come...
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