Laser Eye Surgery

[kelownagirl]

I'm back....

Venturing back in from no man's land. Yesterday was a bad day. Haven't been able to tolerate a screen until now. Feeling better today - the swelling has gone down and the pain is much less. I am looking forward to getting the contact out tomorrow. I am pretty sure I'll need some temporary glasses though because my vision still sucks. Looks like I'll miss Monday school too. Oh well.

If you want to hear the sordid details about PRK, you can read my blog. If you have a weak stomach, don't bother..

I'll weigh in on the pros and cons when things stabilize in another month....

[Skierchickie]

If you want to hear the sordid details about PRK, you can read my blog. If you have a weak stomach, don't bother..

Ha ha. When I had my Lasik done, they asked me if my husband would like to watch. There were windows along one side of the room. I said sure - I bet he would! So they went and got him. He wished I'd said no - apparently they set him up in front of a tv screen, where the whole thing was blown up larger than life . Kinda icky, apparently.

Give it time - the healing goes on for a long time. Your vision will keep getting better & better. Sounds like you're over the hardest part.

[kelownagirl]

Ha ha. When I had my Lasik done, they asked me if my husband would like to watch. There were windows along one side of the room. I said sure - I bet he would! So they went and got him. He wished I'd said no - apparently they set him up in front of a tv screen, where the whole thing was blown up larger than life . Kinda icky, apparently.

Give it time - the healing goes on for a long time. Your vision will keep getting better & better. Sounds like you're over the hardest part.

Well, I actually like watching stuff like that that so I thought it was awesome that there was a big window between the waiting room and the procedure room where we could watch the people get done before us, with a close up video screen showing in the waiting room. Then we were presented with a DVD of our own procedure. I'm trying to find some software to convert it to .mov so I can post it on my blog...

[kelownagirl]

Well it's day 5 and I still see can't worth beans. I absolutely have to go back to work on Tuesday so I'm going in for an eye test tomorrow morning and hopefully they can whip me up a pair of glasses by tomorrow afternoon so I can go to work. Argh. I am frustrated and disappointed but still optimistic.

I know it can take 6-8 weeks for my vision to stabilize but I was hopeful that I'd see some improvement once they took out the contacts yesterday. I'll keep you posted for those of you who are considering the procedure.

And for for anyone who is interested, here's a link to a video of my procedure. Don't go there if you are squeamish, but if you're 'scientifically-minded' like me and you're considering PRK, you might find it very interesting.

KG's Laser Eye Surgery

[mkidd]

Good luck on your recovery. I would love to not have to deal w/ contacts and glasses too. I hope you get to enjoy the fruits of your proceedure soon!

[PinkBike]

{{{kelownagirl}}},
i hope you get some answers from the dr tomorrow. i had PRK may 2006, i think my vision stabilized within a few days, but it is a process - i noticed my vision was just a little better every single day. at this point, i wish i'd done it years ago (i'm 52 and wore glasses from age 8). please keep us posted on your progress.

[HillSlugger]

Awesome choice of music! You obviously have a sense of humor about this.

It looks like this is fairly traumatic to the outer surface of the eye and that you won't really know what your vision will be until after those outer layers can regenerate. Hopefully the doctor will be able to do tests that will give an early indication. Unfortunately, you're probably going to have to be patient. It's hard, especially when it's your eyes!