Going to go cover my mirrors for the next week or two ...

[Pixelated]

So I have to get up at the ungodly hour of 5 a.m. tomorrow to be at the hospital for a "blepharoplasty" which sounds truly scary until you find out it's merely an "eyelid lift" ...

It's not entirely cosmetic; my eyelids are worse than on the top photo here ... bad enough that they are actually starting to affect my peripheral vision.

I wasn't very enthusiastic about the surgery, which is why I let it go so long, but I finally decided I've had enough. So for a couple of weeks i'm going to look as if I'm either in the relationship from hell, or as if I frequent My Hometown's sleazier bars. Should be interesting.

[Dreamstalker]

Get a few bags of 'petite' frozen peas to use as cold compresses. Seriously, this is what mom's doc recommended when she had it done.

[Ironclad Alibi]

Mrs. IA had that done a couple of years ago. For a day after the surgery she had to keep cold presses on her eyelids. 20 minutes on and 20 minutes off all day long. Guess who had to run the ice packs back and forth to and from the freezer? Yep, me.

[Pixelated]

Get a few bags of 'petite' frozen peas to use as cold compresses. Seriously, this is what mom's doc recommended when she had it done.

That's what my brother suggested. Went for groceries yesterday and forgot the peas. Will just have to improvise.

[Pixelated]

Mrs. IA had that done a couple of years ago. For a day after the surgery she had to keep cold presses on her eyelids. 20 minutes on and 20 minutes off all day long. Guess who had to run the ice packs back and forth to and from the freezer? Yep, me.

LOL. Wish I could train my cats to do that! I do have plenty of ice, since I bought some extra ice cube trays at the $1 store yesterday ... hope it's only one day; I've been told it's two.

[Ironclad Alibi]

LOL. Wish I could train my cats to do that! I do have plenty of ice, since I bought some extra ice cube trays at the $1 store yesterday ... hope it's only one day; I've been told it's two.

It might have been two days. Mrs. IA's doctor gave her several freeze pads to use on her eyes. Soak them in water and freeze them. Much more comfortable than peas or ice cubes. Your doctor may give you some.

[Kittish]

Try putting some uncooked rice in baggies and throw those into the freezer for improvised cold packs? They won't drip or turn to mush as they warm up and they can be cycled back into the freezer as needed.

[Pixelated]

I did have to "ice" for two days. Hospital gave me a 'care package' of gauze (to go between the ice packs and my skin) and a bunch of small plastic bags to put the ice in. Day 1 was the worst; things improved a LOT over Day 2 and by Day 3 all I wanted was to get out of the house.

My only real hazards now are (1) I keep forgetting about it and go to rub my eyes in the morning and (2) one of my cats seems to be quite intrigued by the stitches; he keeps trying to get his nose up close (thank goodness for spectacles) ... I'm wondering if he's thinking "Hoomin, you have a injury; here, I will help you keep it clean!" NOOOOOOOO ... get that sandpapery little tongue away from my stitches!!