Day 4 - After Surgery

Day 4 went okay. A little discomfort due to the contact bandage that are in my eyes. My eye lids feel like they are bruised from blinking over a dry hump for so long. Burning went away. Things still a little bit blurry. Sun sensitivity is still intense, but slightly reduced with the use of UV lenses. I'm still taking my meds as instructed. I have already tapered myself off the motrin and percocet. Don't really need it. I was able to go outside today.

National Air and Space Museum

Looking at a Bomber
At the National Air and Space Museum
This weekend I took Vicky to the National Air and Space Museum in downtown D.C. We had a blast. Vicky always wanted to get out and touch everything. Let me repeat that again. She wanted to TOUCH EVERYTHING!!! Even the fake penguins on the Artic display. Too bad, she couldn't have her way. The exhibits were really cool. It has the reputation of being the best Smithsonian Museum there is and after visiting, I would have to agree. Airplanes and space exploration is fascinating, especially since outer space is the final frontier.

Vicky 1 1/2 years old

Vicky loves Organic Cookies

Day 3

Still burns. Pain controlled by Tetracaine. I think I can see a little bit better. Hopefully soon. Walking outside is like staring at the sun times ten. So I prefer to stay inside.

I've been carrying around a fanny-pack full of meds. It contains four different eye drops and two pain killers. There's also a sheet for tracking what medication I have taken and when.

I'm still getting disturbing flashbacks of watching a stiff toothbrush scraping my eye and a paper shaped scapel scooping the debris off. I'm also remembering the nurse telling me to stop squeezing the metal retainer that was holding my eyelid open.

Day 2 - After Eye Surgery

The surgery went fine, however a few hours after that, my eyes were on fire! Attempted to do my normal activities with my eyes shut, eventually giving up and crashing for the night. Soco had to help me with everything else I normally do. Woke up, and my eyes felt fine. The world is still a little bit blurry. Doc said this morning that my eyes are healing abnormally fast due to the limited usage of the recommended dosage of Tetracaine (eye numbing solution). I'm not saying that I'm torturing myself, I'm just getting a lot of REM sleep. It is kinda fun walking around the hospital wearing shades. I'm sure some people are annoyed, but whatever.

Today is my birthday. Yea. Big 30. What is 30...old? I don't feel old. It is nice to get my sight back after 10 years of wearing glasses. My eyes are still adjusting. Prescription now? 20/50 right eye. 20/30 left eye.

Pre Op Experience for PRK Laser Eye Surgery

Today, I got my pre-op for the laser eye surgery. They did some tests and made me watch a video. Turns out that I'm a very good candidate for laser surgery. I didn't realize how much went into the preop... it was quite extensive. I was there from 0730 to 1130 with most of the time waiting. It felt like my eyes went through a hundred little tests. I'll keep everyone updated about the results. Prescription now? 20/200 in both eyes.

Water Balloons

Another day at Newport Beach

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