Tears or joy!
Today when I woke up I had a tiny bit of discomfort again, but had my breakfast and then took some Motrin. When I got to the doctor's office he checked me eyes again (since I am in the study I get to go everyday this week). Are you ready for this?
I am completely healed (the top layer) in both of my eyes. Vision 20/40 in the right eye and 20/50 in the left eye. I feel like I have bifocal eyes at the moment since I can see super clear up close with the my right eye (typing at the moment with my left eye closed) and I can see pretty clear far away with my left eye (watching TV with left eye). I couldn't be happier! He removed the clear contact Acuvue bandage that was on the left eye since the top layer is all healed.
Dr. Manche explained that there are 5 layers of the cornea that were wiped away on Monday. It normally takes 4-5 days for each layer to grow back (about a month for all 5 layers to grow back). On day 3, I already had the top layer on my right eye healed (Super human here!) So, the next few weeks are the waiting game they said. About every 4-5 days the next layer will grow back until I am 20/20 in each eye if not better. I was already 20/16 on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week before the pain kicked in so I have very high hopes! I also would like to thank jamba juice and their fruit and veggie anti-oxidant smoothies for the quick recovery (LOL).
I was so happy heading back to the city this morning with the clarity already after having this type of procedure on Monday, I had some tears of joy while riding Caltrain!
Also, now that the top layer had healed, the nerve endings are covered up so there will not be any pain like there was on day 2-3. Also, for anyone thinking of going through with this procedure, honestly it's not that bad. Take the Motrin and and when it gets worse just take the Vicodin and sleep it off. It's only 1 day of pain and you will have a lifetime of better vision afterwards.
Lastly, it doesn't matter what side you sleep on. Dr. Manche was only joking with me on that, and to think I really tried hard last night sleeping on my left side so that it would be completely healed for today. Haha
On day 4, I am already reading and typing on the computer with normal font, and I could drive it I had to.
I have also been taken off of the Vigamox (antibiotic drop) and I just need to continue with the Predaforte (steroid drop) 4 x a day for the next two weeks and then 2x a day for the following 2 weeks. By that time, I should have all 5 layers healed by then and be at 20/20 if not better! Here I come super vision!
Friday, August 3, 2012
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Day 3, 3 days after surgery
Hello Thursday, August 2nd 2012
I woke up this morning pretty uncomfortable. I just wanted to have some breakfast so that I could get some Motrin into me. I was very happy that I had my appointment at 8 AM and would be getting some relief very soon. On the way to the doctor's office I was a little nervous because my left eye was so red and was in some pain. It also looked a little swollen so I just hoped that it wasn't getting an infection. I could still see pretty clear with my left eye. Since the light was affecting me so much I wore two pairs of sunglasses to the doctor's office.
When I got to the doctor's office I was relieved almost immediately. They put some anti-inflammatory drops and some numbing drops into my eyes to relieve some of the pain. Then we were off to the operating room where I could lie down and it would be easier for the doctor to remove the contact bandage. After checking my eyes with the magnifying glass he told me that my right cornea had already grown back. He asked me if I sleep on my right side, which I do and that was why the right side had healed faster because the fluids had drained on that side. There were still some patches on my left eye but it was also doing well. The redness, swollenness, and pain were all normal with this procedure.
I laid back and he took out the contact bandage device from my left and right eye. The doctor also placed a regular Acuvue clear contact in my left eye to help with the healing process. Immediately there was a huge drop in my sight. I was still in some pain so I took 1/2 a vicodin and passed out for most of the day.
I woke up a little bit ago and was able to write this posting,. I just need to bring the screen close to my eyes sometimes to check my writing. I would not feel safe driving right now. My eyes are definitely better than before without glasses. There is a lot of haze or fogginess and it's pretty blurry,. Now it's just going to be a waiting game to see how fast my eyes begin to stabilize. Today is definitely worst as far as vision goes but I know that they will start to stabilize and if it's anything like the last 3 days I can't wait to be officially free of glasses and contacts!
I woke up this morning pretty uncomfortable. I just wanted to have some breakfast so that I could get some Motrin into me. I was very happy that I had my appointment at 8 AM and would be getting some relief very soon. On the way to the doctor's office I was a little nervous because my left eye was so red and was in some pain. It also looked a little swollen so I just hoped that it wasn't getting an infection. I could still see pretty clear with my left eye. Since the light was affecting me so much I wore two pairs of sunglasses to the doctor's office.
When I got to the doctor's office I was relieved almost immediately. They put some anti-inflammatory drops and some numbing drops into my eyes to relieve some of the pain. Then we were off to the operating room where I could lie down and it would be easier for the doctor to remove the contact bandage. After checking my eyes with the magnifying glass he told me that my right cornea had already grown back. He asked me if I sleep on my right side, which I do and that was why the right side had healed faster because the fluids had drained on that side. There were still some patches on my left eye but it was also doing well. The redness, swollenness, and pain were all normal with this procedure.
I laid back and he took out the contact bandage device from my left and right eye. The doctor also placed a regular Acuvue clear contact in my left eye to help with the healing process. Immediately there was a huge drop in my sight. I was still in some pain so I took 1/2 a vicodin and passed out for most of the day.
I woke up a little bit ago and was able to write this posting,. I just need to bring the screen close to my eyes sometimes to check my writing. I would not feel safe driving right now. My eyes are definitely better than before without glasses. There is a lot of haze or fogginess and it's pretty blurry,. Now it's just going to be a waiting game to see how fast my eyes begin to stabilize. Today is definitely worst as far as vision goes but I know that they will start to stabilize and if it's anything like the last 3 days I can't wait to be officially free of glasses and contacts!
Day 2, 2 days after surgery
Wednesday,. August 1st.
Had my appointment check up today and the doctors were surprised that the pain hadn't kicked in yet. They said I superhuman that I could still see 20/16 in my left eye and 20/45 in my right eye. Since I was feeling so great I decided to go a math training I was signed up for. I made it to the training, driving myself, without any problems. During the day, sometimes I would have to just close my eyes and rest but overall I was able to keep up with the reading and discussion.
Around 5o'clock pm was when the pain hit. I had to take half of a Vicodin. I compared the pain to really bad allergies with watering and tearing and a bit of itchiness with a headache in your eyes. I now understand what that girl meant when she said it feels like you've been punched in the eyes. I went to bed pretty early and just wanted to get back to the doctor's office in the morning. When I went to bed my eyes were pretty red and I could feel the contact bandage in my left eye. I took some medication to help me sleep and passed out.
Had my appointment check up today and the doctors were surprised that the pain hadn't kicked in yet. They said I superhuman that I could still see 20/16 in my left eye and 20/45 in my right eye. Since I was feeling so great I decided to go a math training I was signed up for. I made it to the training, driving myself, without any problems. During the day, sometimes I would have to just close my eyes and rest but overall I was able to keep up with the reading and discussion.
Around 5o'clock pm was when the pain hit. I had to take half of a Vicodin. I compared the pain to really bad allergies with watering and tearing and a bit of itchiness with a headache in your eyes. I now understand what that girl meant when she said it feels like you've been punched in the eyes. I went to bed pretty early and just wanted to get back to the doctor's office in the morning. When I went to bed my eyes were pretty red and I could feel the contact bandage in my left eye. I took some medication to help me sleep and passed out.
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