The Eyes Have It

When I was talking to one of my team mates from Milwaukee, I was explaining the history of my eye doctor. As a child, I saw Dr. David Sifri, my eye doctor's father. Sitting in the waiting room brought back memories of sitting in those same chairs when I was 10 or 11 years old. Dr. David's son Mike, is my doctor now. He is dark skinned, with curly dark hair. He is tall, slim, muscular, and athletic. He has a tremendous energy you can feel. My friend says I have nothing wrong with my eyes!
So Tuesday night I received a call - my surgery was cancelled. The doctor had an emergency. As the week progressed, I discovered he has a bad back and it went out on him. He is having a procedure done, and needs 10 days to recover. My surgery now is scheduled for September 7th and September 14th. Right when I did not want it to be.
Laura Martin's wedding is September 10th. I bought a new dress, I have a hair appointment planned, and a mani-pedi. And now, I won't be able to wear eye makeup, and will only be able to see out of one eye. I think I am getting a lesson in humility.

Surgery Prep

Yesterday I was back at the eye doctor's office to get my eyes measured. The good news is that Dr. Sifri has worked on someone whose eyes are worse than mine. He says it will be a month or so after surgery before he will test my eyes again to see if I still need glasses. That gives the implanted lens time to settle into my eye.
Apparently I will be awake during the surgery - that lasts like 10 to 15 minutes. But I will be very high. If I'm nervous, I can take a xanax before the surgery.
Today I went to my regular doctor for the pre-op physical. I was in her office on Monday and somehow between Monday and Friday I lost 4 pounds. So now I'm ready - just waiting on Wednesday.

Eye Doctor Visit

Yesterday I went to the eye doctor. Dr. Sifri. The son of the Dr. Sifri that I went to as a child. I went to the same office, sat in the same chairs, and saw a younger, cuter version of the doctor of my youth.
Then this young cute doctor said I have cataracts. Isn't that something old people get? He said people with my extreme nearsightedness often develop cataracts. So, next week I have surgery on one of my eyes, and the following week the other.
I'm a little nervous.

Lauren's Bridal Shower

On Sunday we had a bridal shower for Lauren at deShas. It was mostly family - and a couple of Lauren's friends. I was looking forward to seeing my sisters. And of course - that was fabulous. Julie worked hard on Lauren's cake - wanting it to be perfect.
But what struck me the most was Aunt Birtie. We four Perzel sisters gravitated to her, circled around her like 4 little butterflys. Hungry for our Mother - and Aunt Birtie has a piece of her, the same familial DNA, the same cursive writing style, the same smile.
We missed you at the shower, Mom.