Drops, drops and more drops

I can see clearly now!! Yesterday, I had LASIK done on both eyes and it is AMAZING!!!! OK, the surgery part, not so amazing. But the after part is fantastic! See all the exclamation points? That's how I feel about my vision. It's a very awesome thing to wake up and be able to see the numbers on the alarm clock without reaching for my glasses. I had it done at the Schwartz Laser Eye Center in Scottsdale, AZ. There's a link to Dr. Schwartz if you're interested.

The procedure itself was not painful Not really fun, but it didn't hurt. I panicked in the middle of it (I think because I am still upset about other things, see below) and when I came home I was afraid I wouldn't be able to open my right eye. But I slept for six hours after the surgery and my eye opened just like it's supposed to when I finally climbed out of bed. There was no pain at all, but it was a little unsettling "watching" the doctor peel back the flap in my cornea, than scrape it back into place. But the machine just made a bunch of clicking noises and it was over pretty fast.

My vision pre-surgery was 20/200 in my right eye and 20/400 in my left eye. One day post-op, I am at 20/20 in my right eye and 20/25 in my left. That should stabilize over time and I can probably get slightly better than 20/20 in both eyes. My eyes kind of look like they have been bleeding (I suppose technically they have) and I have four different kinds of drops. Over the counter lubricating drops for every hour that I am awake, antibiotic drops and anti-inflammatory drops four times a day, and more prescription lubricating drops twice a day. I think the airport might stop me for having too much liquid when I travel next week.

There are varying reactions to mom without glasses. One of the kids told me I looked funny. But DH thinks the me without glasses is a softer version of me and wants to know if that's the new me. Who knows? I suppose we'll see. For now, I am just looking forward to being able to pick out a pair of non-prescription sunglasses.