09-04-25

Good morning, everyone.  Guess what - the sun is shining.  Isn't that a surprise!!

(edit:  no it isn't - I thought it was but it is cloudy and cold this morning.)

Yesterday was definitely a Good Day.

Groove was great and, this time, I had plenty of energy, unlike last Tuesday.  That was  better.

I caught the eleven o'clock bus into town after a rather rushed breakfast and went straight to Specsavers to see if I did have an audiology check or not.
I did, so I pretty much went straight in and it was a very positive experience indeed.  A very thorough physical check and plenty of questions to answer - I think some of them were just to check how  - aware is perhaps the best word - of my hearing levels and difficulties and some were regarding any noticeable deterioration, exposure to loud noises.  All that sort of stuff.
Then I had the in-the-box-headphones thing and  the bone conductivity check as usual.
Turns out my left ear is the same as last time (good) but my right ear shows some deterioration (which I had noticed) but not that much.  So that was good too.
I said about the aids occasionally refusing to charge up and, in fact, as she was reprogramming them to match my current prescription, the right one did cut out and she couldn't get it started again so that was fortuitous.
They've gone off to be 'serviced' and, as they are still in the guarantee period, that will be free.  They should be back in a week and, in the meanwhile, I have my backups, which I took with me.

Then it was into the vision and eye health checks which took absolutely ages.  She spent so long doing the eye health stuff, I was starting to get a bit worried but, like my ears, it seems that my eyes are very healthy.  Phew.  Yes, there's that 'freckle' at the back of one eye and yes, there's early cataracts but the first is 'nothing' and the cataracts have not grown (or whatever the term is) since my last check so no worries at the moment.

As far as vision is concerned, one eye is the same, the other had changed a bit so I walked out having paid for two new pairs, one sunglasses and the other ordinary and the advice to get a pair of night vision lenses that I can wear over my normal glasses for night driving.  Amazon, it seems, does them.  Interesting.

What the glasses cost is what I more or less expected and had budgeted for and no, I certainly didn't need new hearing aids; I was really pleased about that

I had a good wander around town and found a nice (and cheap) dress in Primark so, all in all, a most successful time.

Come the evening, I was shattered.

I plan to get my housework done today . . . and some gardening too.  Hopefully.  There's nothing in the diary until personal training this afternoon so I have a clear run.  

Have a lovely day and stay safe and well.  xx