New bike seat saves the day!

[mightyjesse]

I got the new seat on my bike last night with help from sirzig and I managed to ride all the way to work without dying! The seat still needs a bit of adjustment, because just as sirzig thought, it's tilted too far forward. This puts too much of my weight on my arms and about half way through the ride I had to stop and walk for a bit because my arms got tired. BUT, I did manage to get all the way to work, mostly on time, and I didn't ever hurt so bad that I felt like I needed to stop and take the bus instead.

I still need to get some kind of luggage rack for the bike, as I wasn't able to bring my other laptop to work with me today, and that makes me a bit antsy. Overall, though, I am satisfied with this morning's progress.

Last night I had my eye appointment and ordered some new super-light-weight glasses, and the optometrist agreed that I have a problem with dry eye. She gave me a scrip for Restasis drops, but it's very expensive and I'm not sure yet if my insurance with cover it. Before I fill the scrip, she also gave me some new silicone-free contacts to try. She says it's rare, but that some people have silicone allergies that make the brand of contacts I WAS using problematic. Thus, I am currently trying out a pair of plastic contacts and I have some anti-allergy drops to keep my eyes moist and cut down on any issues that may be happening because of local fauna. (I didn't have these problems in Pittsburgh with a different brand of contacts, so we're trying to eliminate allergies as the cause of the problem before I try the super-expensive-no-generic-available-drops.)

Tonight, eithni and I have plans to eat the food of my slant-eyed cousins, (thus avoiding the crowds who wish to celebrate this, most green of holidays), and then some tasty scotch at her place accompanied by stringy-goodness.

Happy St. Patric's Day, y'all!

Comments

[eithni.livejournal.com]

You really should eliminate all other possibilities before hitting the Restasis... I'm not really a fan since it is an expensive way to treat, but not cure, dry eyes. Artificial tears and hydrating ointments need to be applied more often, but are just as effective for many people.