I Can See Clearly, At Least Out of One Eye.

        The cardiologist that I saw last week, for a surgery pre-op, told me that the reason I had cataracts so early ( I already liked him!) were probably due to working in Radiology and Cardiovascular lab for nearly ten years. All the radiation of my youth, had come back to cloud my vision. I explained to him, I would not change a thing, having loved all my early working years at a teaching hospital. AND I added, there were many interns and residence doctors in our halls of medicine.
       So on Tuesday I had my first operation to see clearly. A very simple operation, with a big outcome. I just had a very giant problem with the process of preparing. I could not wear any makeup for four days!! I had full makeup on in labor, how was this going to happen. I expressed my concerns, to which HE (eye doctor) did not have a clue to my problem. I asked if I could even wear lipstick, and again he looked at me funny. I have worn makeup since I was twelve. Its a part of my life, in a big way. My routine, is all about getting fixed up!! So on the day of surgery, I took a bath, washed my hair, and stood in the bathroom. NOW WHAT?? I could not even wear perfume or hairspray, no lotion, no jewelry, I may have started to shake.
   However I survived and asked the nurse in recovery room to go get my purse from my husband, ( another thing I like to have near) so I can at least put on some lipstick!! She poo-poo'd my request." It makes me feel better, and that should be part of your job, " I was thinking that, but the Michael Jackson juice was still flowing through me a tad, I surrendered  to the autopsy look of paleness and regret.
    The next day I had to go to the followup appointment, I had makeup on one side of my face, and a little blush on the paper tape holding the big hunker of an eye patch. My other eye doctor, SHE ( just saying) hollered and thought I was brilliant, and shinning! Even if it were not true, I felt so much better. Is that vain, or just being a girly girl. I don't care, I like to look nice, and it requires a hefty American Express bill.
   I still cannot wear eye makeup this week, because the other eye is coming up soon, and I don't want to mess up the doctors brilliant work, so I follow the rules.. Lucky for me I wear glasses, so it is not so clear, but I know. My eye lashes don't bat the same way!! I feel naked, never do I need to feel the freedom of no cosmetics.
   I can see clearly, out of one eye, that I may have a serious addiction problem. ( addiction of all kinds runs in my family) I now have several eye drops, and I wanted to put them in a cute bag, so I went upstairs to my many makeup bags, and began to empty one out. Forty tubes of lipstick rolled all over the sink counter, I laughed so hard, and then thought, this is serious. One, I was so excited to find all of this lipstick, I had forgot about this bag. Second, I rounded up the tubes so fast, you would have thought it was crack cocaine! Not everyone needs to know all of my secrets!! ( then why do you have a blog Bonnie? computer is talking to me)
   My tools of beauty may be on a long time out, but I know they are near.
   I can see Clearly, and sometimes that is an EYE OPENER!