I haven't updated the last few days, but only because I've felt so great that I have been out and about and working and doing other things after going stir-crazy in my room for 5 days. So here is a quick update:
I had my 2nd follow-up appointment on Sunday. I took out my contacts in the morning and was disappointed because my eyes were much more blurry after taking the contacts out. The contact lenses have a slight correction, so I thought "crap, does this mean I'll still need contacts or glasses?" but I reassured myself with the knowledge that PRK can cause some fluctuating blurriness for quite a while due to the healing.
Matt drove me to my appointment and it was really quick. The doctor checked my eyes, blood pressure, and vision, and that was pretty much it. He said everything looked good and the blurriness was more likely due to the healing and my eyes discomfort than anything else. He put numbing drops in my eyes, and things cleared up a little bit, which supported his explanation (that once my eyes were more comfortable it would get less blurry).
He also told me that my vision was good enough to drive. At one point he took out these lenses and put them in front of my eyes and said "This is what it used to look like without glasses" and I responded "Trust me, I remember!"
Monday and Tuesday I drove myself to work without any mishap, and with the exception of a headache Monday morning (which was probably due to not eating breakfast more than anything else), I haven't had pain or discomfort or gotten too tired looking at a computer screen, or anything!
I had lunch with some friends on Monday and exclaimed, "Guess what? I have new eyeballs!" and told them about my surgery and they were in shock that I'd had surgery only 5 days prior and was seeing and functioning perfectly fine.
All in all, it's been really wonderful. I am so happy I had this surgery. I still have these moments where I realize that I can see everything and that I'm not wearing contacts and I'm just so overcome by how blessed I am that I'll tear up (happy tears) and just say "I CAN'T BELIEVE I CAN SEE!!!"
Matt keeps asking me when I'll get over it haha.
I think it will take me awhile until I go to bed and wake up without my last and first thought being "I need to take out my contacts...oh wait, I'm not wearing any contacts" and "Shit, did I sleep in my contacts? Oh wait, I'm not wearing any contacts."
But even once I'm used to it, I hope I never really "get over it." I hope I'm always grateful and feel blessed, not entitled.
I may not have been totally blind, and with glasses and contacts I could function perfectly well in society, but I still feel comfortable saying that going from a -6.50 prescription and total dependence on glasses and contacts to perfect vision...I can at least imagine how the man in John 9:1-7 must have felt when Jesus gave him sight.
We take so much for granted, and we sometimes think we're entitled to certain things. As a human being, it was God's intent for me to have love, happiness, and life, complete with all 6 amazing senses He created. But not everyone is so lucky while on Earth.
I know some people would say "A surgeon gave you your sight, not God. And a scientist before him was the one who discovered how," and that's true, but God created that scientist and that surgeon with the minds and skills they have... I believe that He inspired that scientist and watched over me when the surgeon was doing his thing. I also believe that God led me to this job that I have, which allowed me to afford such a luxury. It's OK with me if you disagree, but I will praise God anyhow.
Merry Christmas to you, and a very Happy New Year! God Bless <3
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