At dan's check-up all they did was give him more samples of eye drops. They tried a different kind just to see if they moisturize his eyes better. Basically, that's it! He has another appointment at the end of February, and they say his eyes are healing naturally. I saw the Kendall clan a few nights ago, and Ken told me then that winter is a dry season which makes the eyes heal slower. He said dan should keep taking the moisturizing drops like crazy. So...that's what we're doing! He has one more prescription eye drop to finish taking, and then it's just a matter of time.
funny story: Ken said that the "anatomy of dan's eyes" will make them dryer...translation, "he's got Asian eyes and they are dry so don't expect them to heal fast!" I'm not really sure if that's what he meant by it, but it sounds funny to me!
i forgot to take pictures at our party...sorry! it was really fun though! all the food turned out great! family - i'm bringing some home to see how you like it!
Dec 21, 2006
Dec 15, 2006
Another LASIK update
Apparently Buzz missed the memo...so for all the rest of you that missed it...(all in good fun, buzz!)
Dan was in a LOT of pain immediately following the surgery, but after the first 4 hours, he felt fine (he was on Vicodin though!). This week sometime, he had significant pain in his left eye at the end of the day. It didn't go away so we called the doctor (read the last post for those details). Pain was gone the next morning. Ever since then the pain has been on and off. It changes from day to day and even from hour to hour sometimes. We go in on Tuesday for our next check-up. I'll let everyone know how that goes!
I had my first candy making experience! It was a pretty good one. I made Buckeyes and Caramels for our Christmas Party on Saturday. The Buckeyes were easy as pie. The only hiccup with those was finding the parafin wax at the store (it's in the detergent aisle!!! what the heck?!??! what about the BAKING aisle?!?). The caramels weren't hard per se, but the were time consuming. It took us and hour and 20 minutes of constant stirring to get them to the right temperature without burning! Dan was a trooper though! He insisted on doing all the stirring. So basically, after the first 10 minutes, I just sat there keeping him company! There are really good, but I do think they need to be a bit thicker...prolly a few more minutes boiling would have done it.
I'm so excited about the rest of the food at the party! I am making Artichoke-Spinach Dip (yummy in the restaurants, we'll see how it turns out!), and a cheese dip called Mediterranean Dip. I WAY excited...
pictures and updates to follow...
Dan was in a LOT of pain immediately following the surgery, but after the first 4 hours, he felt fine (he was on Vicodin though!). This week sometime, he had significant pain in his left eye at the end of the day. It didn't go away so we called the doctor (read the last post for those details). Pain was gone the next morning. Ever since then the pain has been on and off. It changes from day to day and even from hour to hour sometimes. We go in on Tuesday for our next check-up. I'll let everyone know how that goes!
I had my first candy making experience! It was a pretty good one. I made Buckeyes and Caramels for our Christmas Party on Saturday. The Buckeyes were easy as pie. The only hiccup with those was finding the parafin wax at the store (it's in the detergent aisle!!! what the heck?!??! what about the BAKING aisle?!?). The caramels weren't hard per se, but the were time consuming. It took us and hour and 20 minutes of constant stirring to get them to the right temperature without burning! Dan was a trooper though! He insisted on doing all the stirring. So basically, after the first 10 minutes, I just sat there keeping him company! There are really good, but I do think they need to be a bit thicker...prolly a few more minutes boiling would have done it.
I'm so excited about the rest of the food at the party! I am making Artichoke-Spinach Dip (yummy in the restaurants, we'll see how it turns out!), and a cheese dip called Mediterranean Dip. I WAY excited...
pictures and updates to follow...
Dec 12, 2006
Quick LASIK Update
Some of you know about our little scare last night, so I thought I'd give you a quick update...
Dan started having bad pain in his left eye at about 5 last night. It gave him a headache (not a migraine though, thankfully!). When he got home from work, he took some Ibuprofen and ate dinner. We thought that would kick it out (the doctor prescribed over-the-counter pain meds for any discomfort). An hour or two later, the pain had not subsided at all. We called the after-hours operator to see what we should do. The doctor gave us a call a few minutes later. Since Dan didn't have significant vision change, it probably was not thing but some dust, fuzzy, fumes, etc. in the eye that is irritating it. I guess if there was significant damage, Dan wouldn't be able to see at all! We were supposed to get in to see the doctor the next day if the pain was still there. Dan says it hurts a little today, but it is not nearly as bad as yesterday. So we are just waiting until our 2 week appointment unless something else happens. So that's what happened...nothing really, but we were nervous for a few hours!
Dan started having bad pain in his left eye at about 5 last night. It gave him a headache (not a migraine though, thankfully!). When he got home from work, he took some Ibuprofen and ate dinner. We thought that would kick it out (the doctor prescribed over-the-counter pain meds for any discomfort). An hour or two later, the pain had not subsided at all. We called the after-hours operator to see what we should do. The doctor gave us a call a few minutes later. Since Dan didn't have significant vision change, it probably was not thing but some dust, fuzzy, fumes, etc. in the eye that is irritating it. I guess if there was significant damage, Dan wouldn't be able to see at all! We were supposed to get in to see the doctor the next day if the pain was still there. Dan says it hurts a little today, but it is not nearly as bad as yesterday. So we are just waiting until our 2 week appointment unless something else happens. So that's what happened...nothing really, but we were nervous for a few hours!
Dec 7, 2006
Christmas Time!
Here's the beginning of our popcorn garland...
Dan working so diligently...
Ta - Da!!!!!MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!
Dec 2, 2006
LASIK
Dan is officially glasses free!!! He went under the laser Thursday, November 30 at 9:30am. He was in quite a bit of pain during and after the surgery. For some reason both of us thought laser meant no pain...not the case. He was prescribed some Vicodin for pain. He took one then went to bed for 4-5 hours. When he woke up he was free from pain! Yay! He had to keep his eyes closed for the first 4 hours completely, so the flap could heal. He did great obeying the doctor's orders!
We went in for a check-up on Friday, and everything healed just great! Dan is still taking 3 different eyes drops multiple times a day. He will continue until we go in for our 2 week check-up.
Oh - Dan had to wear protective glasses when he slept for the first day so he didn't accidentally bump he eyes while sleeping - the picture is of him "sleeping" with him lovely glasses!
Nov 20, 2006
Yay for holidays!
I am eagerly awaiting the first holiday season as a married woman...there are just so many great things going on...
1. Thanksgiving with all the Indiana Rumleys
2. EARLY Christmas shopping on the 24th!!! (Then heading straight to work at 8:30!!)
3. Dan's LASIK surgery on the 30th
4. Young Married's Class Christmas party on dec. 2 (we are really loving our new sunday school class. We are still checking out the rest of the church, but the sunday school class may keep us there.)
5. Holiday Party with our friend on dec. 16
6. Giddings Girls holiday reunion!!!! dec. 17
7. Christmas with oma and odeshe
8. Christmas with Rumleys
9. Christmas with the Stauchs
10. New Years is in there somewhere
11. oh and there's a hockey game party somewhere too
12. prolly an Enterprise party too...
YAY! I love the Holidays!
1. Thanksgiving with all the Indiana Rumleys
2. EARLY Christmas shopping on the 24th!!! (Then heading straight to work at 8:30!!)
3. Dan's LASIK surgery on the 30th
4. Young Married's Class Christmas party on dec. 2 (we are really loving our new sunday school class. We are still checking out the rest of the church, but the sunday school class may keep us there.)
5. Holiday Party with our friend on dec. 16
6. Giddings Girls holiday reunion!!!! dec. 17
7. Christmas with oma and odeshe
8. Christmas with Rumleys
9. Christmas with the Stauchs
10. New Years is in there somewhere
11. oh and there's a hockey game party somewhere too
12. prolly an Enterprise party too...
YAY! I love the Holidays!
Nov 1, 2006
1st day on the job
I started my new job today as a receptionist at a therapy center here in town. It was a busy day which was good because a lot of quirks came up that I had to learn how to do. Apparently, the girl before me didn't really understand how to use a computer so in her effort to simplify things she made a mess of some of the payments. I was very confused until my manager came to my rescue. The people there are just wonderful. They are so friendly and helpful. It makes me really happy to be working there.
Dan's birthday is this weekend (the 5th!). If you want to wish him a happy birthday. We are having a party here for him on Saturday night. It will be our first party at our own house...hopefully I don't burn anything! (At Meg's party last weekend it took me 3 tries to make the topping on a cheesecake because I kept burning it...darn)
We are going in again on the 15th to redo the tests on Dan's eyes. For those of you who don't know, we are going through the tests to see if he is qualified for LASIK. During his first visit, his eyes didn't cooperate exactly so the tests did not all have the same results. As you can imagine, the tests need to be EXACT for a surgery like this. So we are going in again to make sure the tests are right, then hopefully we will schedule the surgery from there!
Dan's birthday is this weekend (the 5th!). If you want to wish him a happy birthday. We are having a party here for him on Saturday night. It will be our first party at our own house...hopefully I don't burn anything! (At Meg's party last weekend it took me 3 tries to make the topping on a cheesecake because I kept burning it...darn)
We are going in again on the 15th to redo the tests on Dan's eyes. For those of you who don't know, we are going through the tests to see if he is qualified for LASIK. During his first visit, his eyes didn't cooperate exactly so the tests did not all have the same results. As you can imagine, the tests need to be EXACT for a surgery like this. So we are going in again to make sure the tests are right, then hopefully we will schedule the surgery from there!
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