I survived!
Not that I really thought I wouldn’t, but you know. I’m having some blurry issues, but I was told that was normal as my eyes heal and the swelling goes down. Swelling I can’t even see that I have, but I’ll take their word for it. I can’t be on the computer too long, but I thought I would update quickly.
So I was apprehensive about leaving, but my Dad picked me at up at 11:30 for my 11:45 am appointment. He was nice enough to wait around until I had filled out the paperwork and was pointed in the direction of the other waiting room. Yeah, that was almost an hour and a half AFTER my scheduled time. Once I was pointed to the other waiting room and was told it would be about 15 minutes, my father went off for lunch and to do some errands only to come back and find me STILL WAITING TO SEE THE DOCTOR. Hmm.
I got there at 11:40 and I left with my eyes all lasered at close to 4PM. No wonder they tell you to allow a 3-4 hour block of time it takes bloody forever to see anyone!! The procedure itself was 10 minutes and then I waited 45 before being seen by an optometrist to make sure everything was fine. And it was.
Like my spiffy shades? I had to wear them all night and inside the house last night. Today and tomorrow I only need to wear them outside and I will wear them to sleep once more tonight. This was me waiting to see the person who would examine my eyes 45 minutes after the surgery. My father had already been out and back to pick up my prescription eye drops.
I have a lot of eye drops.
Four different ones. Some I take every two hours, one every hour, two 4 times a day and then it changes again tomorrow and one I only take at night and one more becomes 4 times a day.
They gave me a chart with boxes to check off!
Today’s 9:20AM appointment meant that someone finally called me some time around 10:20. I got home at 11:00 am from this one. Shawn dropped me off and my sister and Mum met me there and waited with me to drive me home. Aside from really dry eyes (which I told them I had in the first place) I am healing just fine and everything looks perfect. The dryness is causing some of the extra blurring and it’s mostly in my right eye so that’s why the drops for increased for today and tomorrow.
I go back in two weeks. And as long as I keep my eyes well lubricated I should be over the blurry when I look at anything written (far or near) in a week max. Anyone out there have any other opinion on that?
I had a really nice surgeon too. Everyone there is fantastic and I guess they have to remain that way due to the fact that waiting around for your appointments is SO BLOODY LONG. You’d think paying for something would get you less wait time, although I think they multiple book people and take you first come first serve. Eh. Whatever. I just know that my next appointment for 3:30 means I’ll get home in time to watch dinner and the news. 
Oh wow, Lasik! My ex-boyfriend and even I have considered the process eventually, but my knees literally go weak whenever I think of scary medical instruments coming anywhere near my body. I’m glad to know the procedure went well (only 10 minutes? Wow!) and that you’re healing right!
Cat Reply:
February 27th, 2010 at 10:28 am
It was actually 27 and 26 seconds per eye. The rest is preparation and stuff. It really was fast and they gave me a sedative before hand to help with the panic. Although I had to wait so long between getting the Ativan and the procedure I am sure it was worn off. Heh.
I am honestly surprised I went ahead and did this, it’s not something I would normally ever do. So I am proud of myself and in awe at my bravery. Ha! If you can afford it, I would say go for it!
I have been seriously considering getting this done, but I haven’t asked anyone about it yet. Jason thinks I would be crazy to let someone go near my eyes with a laser, but like you I know heaps of peope who’ve done it and had not problems. I’ve always liked my glasses, but I’m getting sick of NEEDING them.