5 week check-in

Now I'm more than a month out so I thought I'd check in. I know they say expect fluctuation up to 6 months but really I have nearly no impact. I jokingly refer to my bionic eyes but seriously this was a life changing surgery. I still have to throw out my contact lenses, that will be a great moment. I wish I had done this 5 years ago! I go in for my check up next week so we'll see what the doctor says.

Week 3

At this point the moments I can tell I don't have 100% clear sight is just frustrating. I haven't felt any impact of the surgery in a while now so I'm impatient to get back to full sight. I struggle to see small text at a distance. So things on a screen in work meetings or small text in movies often I can't see. So asking others or pretending I can see is inconvenient. It's annoying to be dealing with this but it is what it is. The warning was up to 6 months. Other than that everything is fine: driving, computer at a normal distance, reading/texting. Several times this week as I was going to bed I realized I had to take out my contacts ... but I do not. It's amazing to be able to see all the time. 

Week 2

The days blur together now. Vision is good enough that I rarely feel impacted. I do notice that eyes shift individually so I can tell that one is more clear. I can still function with it though. No issues for my computer based job. I work from home so no feedback on driving.

Day 9

I woke up with super dry eyes this morning. I was busy yesterday and was not faithful with my Systane hourly.  Shame on me. It almost felt like my contact was inside out as it was uncomfortable to blink. I rested in the dark with my eyes closed for another couple hours after waking up with drops frequently helped. I struggled a bit to see the words on screen at church today but they were rather far away. A reminder that vision isn't stable yet :)

Day 8

I went to the movies with my new eyes for the first time. I'd booked the tickets weeks ago before I knew I'd be getting PRK and I chose 3D. 😨  I was able to see but I wondered if it was the 3D that made things not exactly crisp or my vision. I was afraid I'd get a headache because if it. Thankfully I didn't. The drive home was at night. I generally don't like driving at night (as I don't drive much anyhow) but tonight I could tell I had double vision (crosswalk countdowns confirmed that). Was it from focusing too long on the movie & not resting my eyes at all today?

Day 7

I was able to shower without goggles on today :). It's the small victories I enjoy. I have experienced a bit of the vision going in & out that the doctor spoke of. At one point today I could tell that one eye was blurrier than the other. Not nearly as bad as losing one contact but it did remind me of that a bit. Down to one drop 3x daily.

Day 6

I'm basically at 100% again. I'm back to long hours on the PC all day at work 😞. I felt no impact. The drops help clarify but really I felt I could see all day long today. The hourly reminder for Systane drops on my phone is key as the hour slips by so fast. I'd forget to do the drops otherwise. I drove for the first time in a week tonight. The stoplights glowed a bit, I suppose that could be a bit of a halo effect but didn't impact my driving. My daily life has basically resumed. Thankfully I don't have to drive much, I suspect daytime driving would be even easier.

Day 5

I had my five day appointment today and the protective lenses came out. I tested 20/30 in each eye and 20/20 together. That clarity isn't consistent though. I had to focus see the letters. Again I was on the computer much of the day. At times I found myself leaning in to read but overall it was okay. I found that putting in Systane drops always helps with clarity too. Without the lens it's been a bit like when my contacts are inside out or slightly torn. That slight irritation feeling when I blink. I think that's just the eye adjusting to blinking without the lens. Odd that it felt more smooth blinking with the lens then without but I suspect that'll change soon. I got to go off the NSAID drops today. I didn't even realize I was on drops to help with the pain, loving modern medicine in this. Has made the recovery so smooth!

Day 4

Good day. I spent the first half of the day focused on the computer screen, full on working. I had minimal strain to read. I rested half the day to help healing. After the blurriness I got last night there wasn't anything pressing worth the strain to my eyes.  I do not want to tempt how awesome this healing has been. Mildly blurry by end of the day.

Day 3

At this point I'm slightly confused why I have no blurriness or light sensitivity. I don't want to tempt fate but it just hasn't been anything close to what I read online in preparation for surgery. They said take a week off work but today I can read my computer just fine. I still kept my eyes closed whenever possible but definitely not as good at it today. I probably worked at 60% capacity today, I was planning to be totally out of pocket until Day 5! I went outside twice walking the dog. I wore sunglasses to be careful but had no issues. I can see clearly. Maybe I'm healing slowly and I'll get the blurriness tomorrow or Wednesday? It got a bit blurry tonight but I think it might be because I strained my eyes with too much computer time.