Lasik Vision

After years of thinking about it and being FREAKED out at the idea of it, I sucked it up and had lasik eye surgery yesterday.

Apparently, I was a little more nervous than your average patient. I think because I know how difficult it was for my grandfather to carry on with life with limited vision.... I was just totally freaked. I knew that everything would be fine and that you can't go blind from the procedure, but my brain just could not process it.

I took two of Bethanne's french chill pills before I went plus a Valium when I got there. The doctor heard that I was nervous so he came to talk to me before I went in. I started crying to the point where I couldn't even talk, I was so scared. I calmed down, they took me in, and my whole body was shaking during the entire procedure, plus I had tears rolling down my cheeks. I was such a wuss!!!

Everything went totally fine, as expected on their end. I'm not going to lie- I hated every second of the 15 minutes it took. I could not open my eyes for about six hours (my body just wouldn't let me), I slept on and off ten hours last night, and I have been great all day today. I can see everything! I am wearing super cool sunglasses during the day, and to bed (to make sure I do not rub my eyes).

I think this was a very good decision, even though it was one of the worst/only anxiety experiences I have ever gone through.

I tossed all of my contact solutions, cases, and actual contacts. I need to figure out the best place to donate the three pairs of glasses I have. I never have to wear them again!

** I am editing this post on 7/24. I can see things that I have never, ever seen before. I think that contacts and glasses are given to you to be the best they can do. I think when you have lasik, your eyeballs are shaped to perfection. I thought I could see perfect with my contacts, but I saw green trees and vineyards today that were so clear.... I didn't know it could be like what I saw!