I Need An Eye Appointment

It's been what, 6 years since my last eye check-up!?  I cannot believe I've lasted that long without having my annual eye appointment with an Optometrist!  I should have gone every year because with the type of eye problem that I have, an appointment every 6 months to a year is a must.  But, I haven't been diligent when it comes to that, so I really have nobody to blame but myself.  Now, I think I'm finally taking a dose of my own medicine.

The other day, because of lack of sleep as well, when I got out of bed, I started feeling dizzy and I saw the walls in our room started rotating.  I had to lay back down for a few minutes till I began feeling a little better.  At first, I thought it was all because of me staying up late and crying at the same time.  Then, I thought, oh, I might just be hungry.  So, to take that suspicion off my head, I went to the kitchen and fixed me something to eat while the kids were still asleep.  I felt even more better after that, so I was like, OK, maybe I was just hungry.  Then, I turned on the computer to check on my blog and FBF for the daily threads.  For a few minutes, I was still fine.  Until, I started feeling dizzy again.  I was reading a post on Facebook when I noticed the letters were bouncing up and down.  I rubbed my eyes twice just to clear them, but nothing.  I stopped and looked around me, and that's when it started again - the walls were moving around me, as if it were part of a movie scene.  I felt nauseated, but I fought the urge of wanting to throw up.  I closed my eyes for a few, and when I opened them, my sight was blurry.  It was as if I was standing behind a stained glass window looking outside.  It didn't feel unfamiliar because I've had those kind of instances even when I was younger.  It just felt weird to have to experience it again after a long time.  That's when I knew I was feeling that way because of my eye problem.  The symptoms were the same.  And, of course, the remedy was the same as well.  I went into the bathroom, took the kids' wash cloth, soaked it in luke warm water, rinsed it, and I placed it on top my eyes while I sat and relax.  I did that for a few minutes, then, I started feeling better.  I think I overtired myself from staying up so late the night before-and the night before that, too.

Funny, I even told my Grandma about this the last time we talked.  I told her I was beginning to have poor eyesight again and that I was having the same symptoms I used to have years ago.  And she said, "Your sight has always been poor.  You probably haven't been taking care of it like you're supposed to, have you?"

It was her who actually said that I might need to start wearing eyeglasses again.  She told me to go see a doctor immediately.  I told her I will, and this time, I will do it.

I don't know if I like the idea of wearing eyeglasses again.  I've stopped using it like 5 years ago.  I would only wear it back home when I was having a hard time reading.  And at the time, I was into reading books.  But I have never really worn one like I used to do when I was in grade school and high school.  I know it will definitely feel weird on me again.  But, if that will help me, by all means, I'll do it.  

I think a pair of eyeglasses is better than using an eye drop again that used to give me that burning pain in my eyes that I hated.  Ah, I hated that!