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Hi Marjorie... WHEW! I can still see colors - tho not always the ones I planned on seeing, but for the life of me, I can't see the written word without straining my eyes terribly, even if I've wearing the outrageously expensive reading glasses that the eye-doc assured me it'd do the trick (sigh). And then there's the fine needlepoint and other needle work-crafts I *used* to do all the time.... (DEEP sigh) Soooo, m'dear... my heart sure goes out to ya.... NOW - the blue jays vs.. and people vs.. the squirrels... OHMAGOD!!! The jays don't stand a CHANCE 'round HERE!! AND neither do your begonias, ferns, impatiens, gardenias, lobelia and whatever else you spent hours planting and days 'n months nurturing. Them damn RODENTS (they *are* very winsome looking, aren't they?) <grin> EVEN have an ATTITUDE if, say, you wanna water or fertilize you carefully nurtured plants and flowers! Did I say an "attitude?" WAIT.... make that an ill-tempered-flipping -ya-off-get-out-of-my-life ATTITUDE, be you man, woman, child, senior, cat, 150 pound dog, whatever!!! To a SQUIRREL, there is NO worthy competition and they let you know that regularly, least you forget! But they ARE awfully cute little rodents, aren't they? <smile> Barb (squirrels, 50 points, Parkie-person 3, maybe 4 points) Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Marjorie L. Moorefield <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, October 23, 2000 5:50 PM Subject: DSSE and going to the Neurologist >I called the Neurologist this morning before taking my >husband for his 2nd. laser surgery. >Friday is the first day the Doctor will be back in the office, >and I will be his first appointment. > > >The Doctor calls in every afternoon and when we got home >there was a message from the nurse to call the office. >The Doctor wants me to take a 5th. Sinemet at bedtime, >to keep track of my symptoms,(DSSE), see if anything is worse >or better with an increased dosage. > >He had the nurse make an appointment with an Eye >Specialist who is supposed to be a wonder, the best in >town,so he says. Since it hasn't affected my vision, >just my color sense, because >everything is in shades of black and white or gray, > its not a medical emergency, just a Quilting emergency!! >I don't expect the medical field to understand that, nor >should they , I can see ,just not in technicolor anymore. > >I never take a Sinemet at bedtime because I sleep >the sleep of the dead for about 4 hours, then wake up wide >awake and can't ever go back to sleep. I haven't tried it since >I've been retired, but it sure played havoc with me at work when >I had been awake since 3-4 a.m., then about 12 hours later I was >completely undone, had to fight off falling asleep. Now I guess it >won't make a difference since I can just go take a nap. > >My husband's laser surgery this time was a piece of cake, as they say! >I don't know if there are different kinds of laser surgery, or if it >is were they have to use it, but this time there was no pain, and >the last time it was horrendous. >He has to wait a week and then >he gets to get his glasses changed. > >Thanks to all for your concern, it helps a lot to know we are >not alone, and that someone in this world really understands >and cares. > > > >just me, >Marjorie >67/55/58 >P.S. The squirrel feeder came today and those people are really >smart, the hinged lid is fixed so it won't stay open. I left it filled >on one of the feeding logs and we'll see if the squirrels find it >before those 3 Blue Jays push it off, knock it over and devour >all the food.