Tomorrow I'm scheduled to have eye surgery.
To most, surgery conjures up images of blood, guts, and pain. In all honesty, I haven't been worried about the idea, the surgery, or the recovery period. My confidence in my surgeon and the necessity of the surgery have all fueled my optimism towards the procedure. I have basically just thought of it as something I have to do on Wednesday.
That all changed today.
I was standing in line at Target, waiting to fill a script the doctor had given me for post-op "discomfort." I had had the script floating around in my purse for some time and hadn't looked at it until I pulled it out to hand it to the pharmacy tech. As I was pulling it out, 4 words caught my eye. They stood out from the rest of the chicken scratch on the little blue sheet.
They read: FOR SEVERE EYE PAIN
And just like that, my confidence flew away down the antacid aisle at Target.
All of a sudden, my Wednesday isn't looking so hot anymore.
It's amazing how much power a few simple words can wield.
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