Cheap sunglasses!

I booked an appointment for a referral assesment for PRK today. I cancelled the LASIK appointment - I decided I really didn't want the flap cut in my eyeball. I talked to a different clinic in Calgary that does both LASIK and PRK and they suggested that PRK was the better option for me, considering the fact that I shoot 10,000 to 15,000 rounds a year (impacts are not good for LASIK - the flap can be dislodged or wrinkle, which aparantly hurts like a mofo!) and it is also suggested for police applicants as the best option. Lower surgical risk, as well.

The surgery date will only be a couple weeks later than at the first outfit, too. So for my birthday, I want a pair of cheap sunglasses!

This has been a real up and down week.

So on monday, I got ahold of Staffing branch in Calgary. To no one's surprise, I am out of limits on my glasses. So my file is on hold for now.

I went to the doctor on tuesday and got a steroid inhaler to clear up my lungs, so I can start running again soon

Wednesday I went to a different optometrist to get a second go at the RCMP, but I'm still out of limits.

Thursday I got a call back from the opthalmic surgeon about getting laser surgery. The RCMP Reference Opthamologist does LASIK surgery, and I have booked a surgery date for February 27th - the day after my birthday. Problem is, I'm not comfortable with LASIK - It's not supposed to be a good idea for people who participate in impact sports (I shoot 10000-15000 rouds a year between pistol and rifle! that's a lot of impacts!) and I just don't like the idea of the "Flap and Zap" I'm going to try to find a PRK surgeon instead, but I'll keep this appointment for now.

Once I have a date finalized for my surgery, the RCMP will send me to interviews, and then I will have to wait 3 months after the surgery to go any further. So rough guess? A year from now I could be entering Depot.

Waiting, waiting...

I got a call back from the recruiting office last week. I actually got a voice mail, not a call. Something about my vision. I returned the call, but I haven't gotten a reply back yet because the Constable who called me was on training this week. I'll call her again monday morning before work.

I am waiting for an improvement in my lungs too. My doctor told me to cool it for a while while my lungs healed. Originally he though that it was a viral infection, but so far I am not getting any better, and I have not been training at all so I am getting restless. I am going to have to go back and book a lung transplant here soon.

One final thing, today is the Third day of the month, so please leave your porch light on tonight in memory of the four officers killed at Rochefort Bridge AB on 03 Mar 05.