I have been reading everyone's posts, just not commenting as much as I probably should. I am absolutely thinking about all of you, though
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Having been through it now, for comfort on the day I would recommend getting both done as close together as possible, OR getting them done on separate days so that you can basically go home and sleep immediately. The first eye was very comfortable, though it took a few attempts to get the vacuum in the right spot. Yes, there's noticeable pressure as the machine goes on, but that was it. It's weird, not painful.
However, one of the last drops they put in (probably one of the antibiotic ones) stung like crazy. My eye was watering and my nose was running the entire time I had to wait for the doctor to check how that surgery went. It was like having soap in your eye for an hour, and no way to get rid of it.
By the time it was time to do the second eye, I was having a hard time keeping it open for the numbing drops and the speculum, and I was much more tense overall. There was still no actual pain as such, but I was much more uncomfortable.
They aren't quite corrected to the same level at the moment, and I still get a tiny bit of hazing, but it's getting better. The doctor was saying that it takes up to 6 weeks to really initially heal, so not to worry about stuff like this until that much time has passed.
I wouldn't say at the moment that I am enjoying the full benefits of it yet -- not just because it's so new and I haven't healed yet, but because I'm not doing a lot of the stuff that I couldn't do without contacts. On the days when I'm performing, or I don't have to deal with foggy glasses, or I can just grab a 2-euro pair of sunglasses somewhere, then I will probably appreciate it more. (That and not having the metal finish of my glasses flake off onto my face anymore. That was just an annoyance, though!)
However, one of the last drops they put in (probably one of the antibiotic ones) stung like crazy. My eye was watering and my nose was running the entire time I had to wait for the doctor to check how that surgery went. It was like having soap in your eye for an hour, and no way to get rid of it.
By the time it was time to do the second eye, I was having a hard time keeping it open for the numbing drops and the speculum, and I was much more tense overall. There was still no actual pain as such, but I was much more uncomfortable.
They aren't quite corrected to the same level at the moment, and I still get a tiny bit of hazing, but it's getting better. The doctor was saying that it takes up to 6 weeks to really initially heal, so not to worry about stuff like this until that much time has passed.
I wouldn't say at the moment that I am enjoying the full benefits of it yet -- not just because it's so new and I haven't healed yet, but because I'm not doing a lot of the stuff that I couldn't do without contacts. On the days when I'm performing, or I don't have to deal with foggy glasses, or I can just grab a 2-euro pair of sunglasses somewhere, then I will probably appreciate it more. (That and not having the metal finish of my glasses flake off onto my face anymore. That was just an annoyance, though!)
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