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Why?!&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>He told me that he was going to make a referral to a specialist, which would probably take about a month. I got a call <em>the next day<\/em> to let me know about my appointment. So less than 48 hours from my &#8216;routine&#8217; optometrist appointment, I was sitting in the really nice waiting room of who is my ophthalmologist. After the longest wait ever, I got drops put in for dilation, got my vision checked, got my retina looked at by two different ophthalmologists. Officially, I had two <em>holes<\/em> in one of my retinas, and then I was told that they could fit me in that very day (less than 5 minutes later) for the laser surgery that would help &#8216;seal&#8217; the holes. Umm, okay. So I signed some consent forms and then got the laser treatment and was on my way.<\/p>\n<p>Can I just say how <em>awesome<\/em> healthcare is in Canada? Specialist appointment with two different doctors, plus the laser surgery (day-of, due to the risk of retinal detachment if I had waited) &#8211; completely covered by MSP (which my employer pays for\/tax payers\/me) so there was $0 out of pocket costs to me. I had zero symptoms and honestly no issues with my vision (besides the fact that I still need glasses, it wasn&#8217;t <em>that<\/em> kind of laser eye surgery) post-surgery, aside from the severe discomfort that comes from getting ones pupils dilated.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so thankful that a) I thought to make my optometrist appointment early on during my vacation and b) the specialist had an opening so soon!<\/p>\n<p>I chatted with my now-primary ophthalmologist about it and retinal tears\/holes in someone my age are <em>very<\/em> rare for someone who doesn&#8217;t have a very high prescription for corrective lenses, and also someone without a familial history. So I&#8217;m just&#8230; terribly unlucky? But lucky that my optometrist did catch it and send me off to someone who could fix me. I was the youngest person in the waiting room by a <em>several<\/em> decades, so it&#8217;s not something that&#8217;s common at all. On the bright side, it was caught before I had an actual medical emergency on my hands as a retinal detachment could result in permanent vision loss if not operated on very quickly. I feel like I need the shooting star and rainbow because <em>the more you know<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I sure know how to have fun on my days off from work&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been on vacation this past week and it has been marvelous. I took in a Whitecaps game (they won 4-2 and were playing against LA Galaxy), got my hair colour refreshed with a teeny tiny trim, and also got my regular\/routine optometrist appointment in. 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