updated eyes

I just wanted to update you on my eyes. Not much to say, they are perfect. It's so cool. I went in the next morning for my post-op appointment (to which I drove myself I might add) and he had a look and said they look perfect. My vision is 20/15 in both eyes. (that means I can read at 20 feet what a normal person would have to come to 15 feet to read - if that makes sense - so it's better than 20/20). How freaking awesome is that? You may need to be a person who has to or used to have to wear glasses to completely appreciate it, but I can tell you, it is pretty damn awesome.

The day of the surgery, my vision was ever so slightly cloudy (meaning it was clearly focused, just a little haze to see through) and cleared up throughout the day. The next morning at the doctor's office I noticed a slight glowing halo around any lights I looked at, and now, day 3 post-op, I do not notice anything of that sort. I have not driven at night yet so I am not sure how that is, but my guess it is just fine. I'll let you know.

So, for a week after the surgery I have to use drops. 4 times a day an antibiotic drop and once every waking hour a steroid/anti-inflammatory drop. I also use lubricating eye drops sporadically throughout the day. The first couple days my eyes were slightly dry and those drops every so often remedied that. Now I only use those a few times a day. I can usually taste the eye drops which is gross, but I only need to be on them for about 4 more days.

I have some little red splotches on the whites of my eyes, about 2 on each eye, and they are from the suction thingy they put on my eye to make the flap (sorry Cody, he hates when I mention that). So basically I have hickies on my eyeballs. Ha. The doctor said they will go away within a couple weeks.

So that is how I am doing - I can see perfectly, and I am pretty well recovered. During the day, I do think about it and how awesome it is, but the time that is the most noticeable for me is getting out of bed and bed-time. During the day, I am probably used to being able to see through the aid of contacts. But getting out of bed I continue to reach for my glasses only to realize, hey, I can already see! And at bed-time, it's crazy. I'm not supposed to wear eye makeup for a few days so I just brush my teeth and go to bed! It's the craziest thing. Today I finally took all the saline, contacts case and glasses case out of the medicine cabinet. Now I have a whole free shelf to use!

All in all it is just the most amazing thing. To have new eyes, as Laci put it. It's just astonishing. So the next thing I guess is some sort of plastic surgery! Now that I can see I better get a tummy tuck or my boobs done I guess. ha ha ha.

Oh by the way, if you are at all interested, they sent me a cool informational web video to watch. If you are considering Lasik or just want to see what I went through, go to this link. It's an animated thing, not an actual procedure. Enter my birthday which is July 11, 1977 and watch the program - it will ask you if you are me or my friend so just put that you are my friend! Because you are!