Sweet Catastrophe

…and I can finally see them again!

In 2006, when I went to the eye doctor, going in, my contact lens prescription was -5.75 for both eyes. All my life, well, since I was 7, both eyes have been the same, and my eyes have gotten worse every year. In terms of contacts, I fell down another .25 every year.

I don’t remember what the first optometrist changed my prescription to, but I know it was wrong–so wrong that I went back to see a different one there the next week. After his appointment, I left with -5.75 in one eye and -5.50 in the other….. So after 13 years he decided one eye was getting better and they were finally different…bull.

Now, I should’ve gone back, I know that, but I got charged full price for both appointments and I wasn’t comfortable seeing either of those doctors again. I just didn’t like my options and ended up sticking with the off-prescription.

Last year was a broke and uninsured year so I didn’t have an appointment. This year, as you know, I decided I had to get new lenses. It was far past time, so I made a new appointment with a new doctor and today I went in.

I was much more comfortable with him and his methods of examining. I left with -6.50 in both eyes.

I’m even more confident than ever that my last appointment left me with the wrong prescription.

Based on the progression my eyes have followed my whole life,  in 2006 I should’ve been at -6.00, in 2007, -6.25 and now, in 2008 -6.50, which is exactly where this doctor has me.

I’ve been wearing the wrong prescription for 2 years and it’s just gotten worse. No wonder I get headaches for weeks at a time.

I’m so relieved now though. While I was there, I got some pricing for glasses. I’m looking at about $160 + frames + tax. I looked at a few of the frame styles I’d be interested in and they all ran $75-$90 so I’m looking to scrape up another $300 to go in and do that. Hopefully if I can do it soon enough I won’t have to have another appointment. We’ll see.

I’m thinking maybe I can save up some to add to my tax return, or if I get that tax rebate, I can do it then.

Either way, I can see now, and you guys have no idea what a relief it is to me!