Eye for a Life: Day 3

I can't really see every detail that a person with 6/6 vision would see...yet. At this point i'm still healing from the Lasik op and trying not to strain my eyes.

I was a bit apprehensive in the hours leading up to the op after reading these few entries...In the end i decided to screw finding out every little detail i needed to know..and went in with no expectations..

The actual operation turned out to be a walk in the park..without enjoying lush green scenery of course. What i did see were blobs of red and green lights, my cornea being folded back and covered again, a weird burning smell like burnt hair amidst a whizzing laser sound.

Someone asked me yesterday, was it painful at all??

YES. INCREDIBLY, when the anesthetic wears off.

I COULD NOT OPEN MY EYES for the rest of the night.

The nurse's instruction was to take two Panadol if i felt any pain. I took two. Panadol extra, which not only did not take away the pain, it also caused me to not be able to sleep.

The nurse's instruction was to use the lubricating eye drops every hour and the antibiotics eye drops once every two hours. This proved impossible since i could not open my eyes and it was too painful and dangerous to forcefully do so with my hands.

I did both eyes on the same day, so not being able to open either one, i became a blind person in my own home. It was interesting feeling, knowing that even if i were to become blind, i'd still be able to visualize everything around me using my memory.

After lying in bed for one excruciating hour while my eye sockets throbbed and felt like they were going to explode, i decided to take desperate measures and groped around for my medicine stash. I groped my way to the living room and ask for my dad's assistance in reading the labels for something that contained the instructions: Do not operate heavy machinery or drive as may cause drowsiness. . One yellow pill and 12 hours later, i woke up to find that i could not open my eyes, but at least the pain had subsided. My eyes were still tearing as they had done so throughout the night, and to cut a long story short, i had used my fingers to gently pry open the lids since it didn't hurt anymore. EWWWWW

So you thought the procedure was scary? Wait till you experience the after effects for the first day.

But that's just my experience. The Nurse says different people feel varying levels of discomfort. Yeah, not very sure i'll trust the advice of nurses again anytime soon.

Now i'm into Day 3 and am very much a happy camper. No more pain, no more discomfort, my 6/6 vision gaining strength with every hour.

Somemore still on medical leave :)


goodbye...



forever...