Dogmama -- Best of luck on your recovery. I've had some minor injuries in the past and I recall how very frustrating they were. I'll take to heart your words of wisdom about listening closely to pain.

Totally OT for Nanci and Lise. I've been thinking for a long time about LASIK, but haven't found any good advice for my particular problem, which is that I'm a huge wuss. I don't have terrible vision, but I should wear my glasses everywhere. I can't wear contacts, just the thought of them makes me cringe. I can't for the life of me get them out after managing -- after hours of agonizing effort -- to get them in. I am enormously vain, though, and walk around all the time sans glasses. Do you think LASIK would be an appropriate surgery for me? How conscious were you during the procedure?