Maybe It Was a Sign…
Y’all ever have something that just keeps popping back into your life?
That’s been me with eye surgery.
I used to have what I call sniper vision. I could see a mosquito from a mile away. 😂 Then one day—or at least it felt like one day—I couldn’t read anything. It’s like my eyesight just packed up and left.
For the last five or six years, I’ve been wearing readers and glasses. The funny thing is, my distance vision is still incredible. I can see things far away better than most people. It’s just the up-close stuff that gets me.
A few years ago, one of my good friends had eye surgery, and she absolutely loved it. She couldn’t stop talking about how life-changing it was, so I made an appointment with her doctor.
After all the testing, he told me I was a candidate, but there was one catch.
He said I’d probably lose some of that amazing distance vision that I still have. He also said the procedure might only last 10 to 12 years before I’d need something else.
I remember sitting there thinking…
“So I’d spend all that money, lose my sniper vision, and might have to do it again later?”
That didn’t sound like a great deal to me.
At the time, I think it was around $8,000 or $10,000, so I decided to pass. I figured I’d just keep wearing my glasses.
Now don’t get me wrong… the glasses themselves don’t bother me.
What bothers me is that every woman who wears glasses knows exactly where they end up…
Right on top of your head.
And somehow, every single time, they completely destroy your hair. 😂
So six months ago, the idea started creeping back into my head again. My eyesight feels like it’s getting a little worse every year, and I started thinking maybe it was finally time.
Then today something happened that completely changed my mind.
One of my customers came by the house, and somehow we got on the subject of eyesight. She had tried those prescription eye drops that are supposed to help you read without readers.
I laughed and told her I’d tried them too, and they did absolutely nothing for me.
That led us into talking about eye surgery.
I’ve known this woman for quite a while…
And somehow I never knew her husband is an eye doctor.
Go figure.
She told me he performs LASIK and cataract surgery, but here’s the part that really caught my attention…
Her husband is 61 years old… (still wears readers)
He’s an eye surgeon…
And he hasn’t had LASIK himself.
Then she explained something I honestly hadn’t thought much about.
She said when it’s time for cataract surgery, they replace the natural lens in your eye with an artificial one, and there are now premium lenses that can correct your vision at the same time.
That made me stop and think.
Why would I spend around $12,000 today on a procedure that could reduce my distance vision and may not even last… when I can simply wear my glasses for a few more years and eventually have cataract surgery with newer lens technology?
The more I thought about it, the more it made sense.
Honestly, glasses aren’t the end of the world anymore anyway.
There are so many cute frames now. If I find a pair of sunglasses I love, I can even have my prescription lenses put in them.
Problem solved.
So I’ve made my decision.
I’m going to keep my glasses.
I’m going to keep pushing them up on top of my head.
I’m going to keep messing up my hair.
And I’m going to wait until the day I actually need cataract surgery.
The funny part is that this decision has been weighing on me for months.
Then, out of nowhere, someone I’ve known for awhile comes to my house, and I find out her husband is an eye doctor who gives me a completely different perspective. ( I can’t believe I never knew her husband was an eye surgeon?!?)
Sometimes life has a funny way of answering the questions we’ve been asking.
You just don’t always expect the answer to show up on your front porch.literally
Maybe it was just a coincidence…
Or maybe it was a little sign that I needed to wait.
Either way, I’m listening. ❤️