Before my surgery--wearing my glasses for the last time
Ryan and I arrived at the surgery center yesterday afternoon at 1:30. We were immediately taken back into the area just outside of the operating room. As soon as I got there, one of the ladies started putting drops in my eyes. I swear, I must have at least 20 drops put in each eye by the time it was all said and done. Anyway, I was given some post-operative instructions and then was given a packet of paper to look through--it was a list of different artists and albums. She told me I could pick any CD off the list to listen to during my surgery. I finally chose Michael W. Smith's worship album. I haven never heard this album, nor am I terribly familiar with Michael W. Smith, but the only other Christian artist listed was Steven Curtis Chapman.
So, they finish prepping me for surgery, and I sat and waited for them to finish with the guy ahead of me. He came out, and it was my turn. Dr. Bennett made some markings on my eyes before I went into the OR, and then I headed in. I took one last look at my blurry husband, knowing the next time I saw him he would be a lot clearer.
I laid down on the table, and they got started. I was able to watch LASIK being performed quite a bit while I was in optometry school, so I had a pretty good idea of what to expect. Dr. Bennett was great at letting me know what I should feel and see at each point in the surgery. It was nice knowing that Ryan was in the room right next to me, watching everything they were doing on the monitors.
The procedure went by pretty quickly. I can't remember what song was playing when they were doing my right eye, but I know that during my left eye, "Open the Eyes of My Heart" was playing. For those who aren't familiar with this song, here are the lyrics:
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You
I want to see You
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You
I want to see You
To see You high and lifted up
Shinin' in the light of Your glory
Pour out Your power and love
As we sing holy, holy, holy
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You
I want to see You
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You
I want to see You
To see You high and lifted up
Shinin' in the light of Your glory
Pour out Your power and love
As we sing holy, holy, holy
(Repeat two more times)
Holy, holy, holy
We cry holy, holy, holy
You are holy, holy, holy
I want to see you
Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
You are holy, holy, holy
I want to see you
Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy,
I want to see you
Anyway, I thought it was pretty ironic. My surgery was over after about 17 minutes, and then I was given some cool sunglasses and taken out to the waiting room to rest for about 30 minutes. It was incredible how much better I could already see, even though my eyes had just been operated on.
We were then called back in, and Dr. Bennett took another look at my eyes to make sure my flaps looked ok. He said everything went perfect and looked perfect. I slept most of the day, but by last night, I was able to see the TV without any correction.
Wearing my cool sunglasses after LASIK
Look--no glasses or contacts!
Resting with Wally (Notice my cool safety goggles)
I had my first post-op appointment first thing this morning, and my right eye was seeing 20/15 (which is better than 20/20), and my left eye was 20/20. My vision will just continue to get better as my eyes heal.
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