Core continuing commitment to health and fitness

[ergophobe]

There was an interview with a member of the US biathlon team and former NCAA champion in XC skiing. She said her greatest victory was the day she beat her mom. I believe that was only a year or two before she made the US team.

Of course, her mom is Beth Heiden Reid1979 world champion in speed skating, 1980 Olympic bronze despite skating with an ankle injury, 1980 world champion in cycling, 1983 NCAA champion in XC a sport she had only done for two years and which did not yet include skate skiing, and had previously set the 16yo national record for the mile run. She also placed on the top 10 in two events at the 2010 US XC ski Championships. She was 50 at the time

So YMMV.

[buckworks]

Early this month I had surgery for cataracts. Visual fuzziness was to the point of interfering with daily activities and it was time to do something.

So far the results are good. My vision is notably clearer, and the doc says it will improve a bit more as healing continues.

I had both eyes done at the same time. That's a bit of a gamble because post-op inflammation can often cause blinding blurriness for a few days. For that reason many people get each eye done separately, a few weeks apart. I was lucky because one eye remained clear enough that I could muddle through simple activities.

I've been cleared for driving. I made my first expedition a few days ago to do errands in a neighbouring town. I'm likely a safer driver than last time I made that trip!

The kind of lens implant I got was monofocal, focused for distance vision. I'll probably need glasses for closeup tasks but so far I've just been using drugstore readers.

A small moment of triumph was threading my own sewing machine needle without needing help from my granddaughter!

[Rupert]

Great news!  Sight is a great gift. Must be an amazing experience having cataracts done.

[ergophobe]

Nice to upgrade the bioware ;-)

[buckworks]

>> bioware

I like that!

>> a great gift

Yes. I had a moment that really showed the before/after difference. At the time of the surgery we stayed in a hotel in Brandon for two nights. When we had supper in the dining room I could read the titles on the menu but had to get my husband to read the descriptions for me. That was a common routine for us. About ten days later we had lunch in the same dining room, and I was reading the descriptions for myself without needing help. I almost got weepy, thinking about the change.

When I count my blessings, Canada's health care system is high on the list.

[ergophobe]

Yes, we* Canadians are very proud of it ;-)

*Phase I nearly complete - waiting on one document to be sent from Quebec. Phase II is to apply for the certificate of citizenship.