Recovering!

Tomorrow is the 7 day mark from my experience with LASIK. I have to say, I'm very surprised at the results! I never thought I'd be able to see this well. The day after, I went to Walmart and got me a new pair of sunglasses. I was able to see clear across the store, it was amazing!!

The actual procedure was a little more uncomfortable than I thought it'd be. They have to position a suction ring around the eye so it won't move quite as much. After they position that, the chair is swung under the laser that cuts the flap. The suction itself feels like someone squeezing the eye, and then once the laser is "docked" onto your eye, it feels like it's pushing it into the back of your head. It's not painful, just TONS of pressure, and I wasn't expecting it. And also, for the first 3 attempts on my right eye, every time the laser would dock, the suction would break and they would have to redo it. Therefore, my right eye is SO much more red and bloodshot than the left. Here's a picture of that eye the next day. I'll link it for the squeamish. It's like a bruise though, it's getting better every day, but it's changing colors. This one is from Sunday, it's still really red, but getting better. I would upload quality pictures from my camera (those are from my phone), but they're super clear and make it look worse than it actually is/was.

I got a Valium when I got there and went home afterwards and slept for a good 4 hours. They gave me a sleeping pill for the first night, so about 9 I took that The first 2 nights I had to wear what the doctors call a bubble mask, so I didn't rub my eyes in my sleep. I slept okay but kept waking up with the mask up above my forehead. I was scared to death I was going to rub the flaps out of place!!

The next morning I was well enough to drive myself back to the doctor for a post-op check. He said it all looked great and everything was exactly the way it should be. Yay! That night, I ventured out after dark for the first time. Lights have halos around them, but it's not to terribly bad. I did have an experience at Walmart that next night, losing my car in the parking lot. Lights had halos, I had a buggy full of groceries, and could NOT find my car. I finally went to the security guard and he found it right about the same time I did--on the other side of the parking lot. Whew! I was panicked for a minute...

Today my friend Suzie got hers done too! I dropped her off and they were able to see me real quick so I wouldn't have to go back in the morning. I didn't see my dr, he was out of town, but I saw another one and he said everything looks great and is healing nicely. I got the okay to go swimming and layout, but no tanning beds until I talk to my doctor next week. And I can't get any water in my eyes either, so I have to be careful.

My eyes are still super dry and itchy. They way they explained it to me is that the nerves from my eye to my brain were cut, so my brain doesn't know when my eyes are dry and to produce tears. When I start to notice things going blurry I need to use the drops and it makes a world of a difference.

Enough medical talk. What's everyone's plans for the 4th?