Enssle Family

At least one really good reason to quit your job

December 14th, 2006

I just found out I’m going to have to have laser eye surgery on Friday.

It’s a surprise to me as well. Honestly, I feel fine and don’t notice any problems at all with my vision (the voices in my head are another matter…). But I went to the eye doctor right before I left my old job just to use up the vision benefits before they went away, and the doctors found what they call “lattice degeneration”, some holes in my retina (eek!), and some significant “traction” (huh?), all of which lead up to imminent “retinal detachment”.

Here’s a Wikipedia article on the subject, for the curious.

So I’m in for some preventative lasering on Friday.

It’s a quick procedure, and I’ll get to be unconscious through most of it (Good news: I really enjoy being unconscious!). Recovery time is super fast (I could go to work the next day, which I won’t do because it’s Saturday), and the prognosis is generally good.

Funny thing: We’d never have known there were problems had I not quit my job a couple of weeks ago! So, um, thanks to Foraker Design?

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