Had to go back to Dr. Furlong today for the one-day post-op check up.

My recovery went very well, I slept all day yesterday after the surgery, and today, I felt comfortable enough to even drive myself to the appointment.

Dr. Furlong confirmed that my healing is going well, no inflammation and the cut line in the cornea was clean and no implications. I was having 20/20 vision in both eyes separately, and 20/15 with both eyes opened together! 20/15 that’s better than normal vision!!!

I am so happy!

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10:55AM:
I arrived at the TLC Laser Vision Center ten minutes late for my scheduled appointment. All the necessary forms and legal documents took five minutes to fill, and I was taken to the prep room for eye cleanup and anesthesia.

Nervous? Umm… no, I can’t say that I was nervous, I was actually more anxious to get my eyes sliced.


11:05AM:
The operating room was more like a server room, dark, AC chilled, with a huge machine humming in the middle of the room. Dr. Furlong and his half dozen blue-coated assistants were each at their station preparing for my treatment. Rapid snapping sound filled the room; I was told that the CIBA LASIK machine was calibrating its lasers prior to my procedure.

Like I said, I wasn’t nervous, but the butterflies in my stomach were definitely flapping as I laid down on the operating bench and was slide underneath the LASIK machine; all I could see were lights – red blinking lights, green lights, blue lights, circle of fluorescent lights; it felt like I was being adopted and operated by aliens. It was a bit scary, I crossed my legs, clinched my fists, and took couple deep breaths to calm myself down.

The operation begun immediately; Dr. Furlong was really good with informing me what was going on throughout the process. He dropped few more numbing eye drops; peeled my eye lids back and taped them down; mounted the cornea cutter to create the flap; shaped the cornea with the laser, flip back the flap and... Voila! Perfect vision in less than 3 minutes!!!

11:15AM:
Less than ten minutes from the time I lay down on the operating bench I was asked to stand up and open up my eyes, I can see!!! In the darkness of the operating room, I can read clearly make out the displays on the instruments across the room!! Isn’t technology wonderful?!

11:28AM:
After waiting in the lobby for roughly 10 minutes, my baby Viv picked me up and we were on our way home!

p.s. I watched a video of the LASIK procedure few months ago, and for those of you who are thinking about LASIK, I advice you not to watch it. I was a bit scared during the procedure since I knew exactly what they were doing to my eyes every step along the way. Otherwise, I would have to say that it was a painless process, nothing to it!

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Today marks the last day of my dependence on those flimsy contact lens!!

No more poking in the eyes every morning and night, no more dried out eyes after napping with lens, and no more having to remember buying saline solutions!

Hooray!

Despite the fact that I actually have 20/15, better than normal visions with the contact lens, I still opted for a more permanent, less hassle solution – LASIK! Next Tuesday will be my “eye mapping” day, where the doc will measure my prescription and cornea conditions. As a prerequisite, I can not wear contact lens a week prior to the exam, hence that is today.

The actual LASIK surgery will be held on 12/30, I was told that I should expect a 20/20 vision as soon as the very next day after the surgery! I will welcome 2006 with corrected vision, without the aid of Bausch & Lombs!