health care

my chinese physician gave me a bleak diagnosis yesterday when i visited him to sort out a troubling ankle pain. because of my recent eye condition, i put off treating the ankle sprain and now it seems that it has gotten a bit more problematic. this guy was excellent (from China) and even managed to diagnose other (more chronic) problems i have, such as with my knee and shin (i had an injury as a kid) - if you ever need a chinese acu-massage guy (touch wood!), get the contact from me...

i've had enough of bleak diagnoses for now.. :( so i'm not going to elaborate here - it seems like my only current option is to work at treating it and letting it rest for as long as possible.. since both running and swimming (cos of my eye) seem out of the question, i was thinking maybe i should take up cycling or something..

anyhow, about my eye, lots of good folks in the health line have given me tons of info recently. turns out that contact lens are really bad (just that docs don't ever say it lest they get sued by contact lens companies). for one, optometrists themselves don't wear it. idea is, we must let our eyes rest at least half the time - though i know many of us, myself included, are used to depending almost exclusively on our lenses...

hard lessons.. fortunately not permanently "damaged".. :) thank God..