I'm listening to KROQ's Top 500 of the 90s and these songs are reminding me of times I'd rather wait another 10 years so I can recall them fondly like the 80s. Heroine Girl, Mother Mother (lame Tracy Bonham song), Shakespeare Sisters (!), I'm wondering when the Alanis Morissette songs are coming. I voted for Wonderwall, El Scorcho and damnit...can't think of the third song.

Been a while since I've written one of these. I had a 5 month appointment. Unfortunately since my last appointment, the hazing in my eyes hasn't gone away. My eyes are pretty dry due to the hot weather and I probably should go back to using Restasis regularly. My right eye is at 20/20 but my left eye vision hasn't improved. In fact, it's at -1 (was -11 pre-LASIK). Dr. Moore said if there's enough tissue left, she could do a correction on the left eye. WHAT?!?!?!?! I dunno if I wanna go through another procedure!! She said if I'm OK with my vision, we don't have to do anything. Being my procrastinating self, I elected to wait 3 months and see if the left eye vision improves. Since the appointment, I've come to terms that the left eye vision probably won't improve so I'm OK with doing a correction.

**Edit** Looks like Tiger Woods needs a corrective LASIK as well.

To read the other LASIK/Epi-LASIK entries, click here or click on one of the entries below.

Epi-Lasik: Day of Procedure - March 7, 2007
Epi-Lasik: The Day After - March 8, 2007
Epi-Lasik: Two Days After - March 9, 2007
Epi-Lasik: Three Days After - March 10, 2007
Epi-Lasik: Four Days After - March 11, 2007
Epi-Lasik: Eight Days After - March 15, 2007
Epi-Lasik: Fifteen Days After - March 22, 2007
Epi-Lasik: Almost One Month After - April 5, 2007
Epi-Lasik: Almost Two Months After - May 4, 2007

Allergies are killing me!! After 3-days of dry, dusty Coachella air, I can't stop sneezing or blowing my nose no matter how much Benadryl, Claritin, NyQuil I take. I'm gonna order a neti pot and see if that works before seeing a specialist. Demo video below. Don't laugh unless you've tried it!



I went for my 2-month post LASIK appointment. I'm seeing 20/20 through my right eye!!! I don't think I've ever seen 20/20 even with contacts and glasses! Still have hazing in the left eye. Dr. Moore said we'd have to just wait it out. Thanks to allergies, I've had no dry eye problem. Next appointment in 3 months. To read the other LASIK/Epi-LASIK entries, click here or click on one of the entries below.

Epi-Lasik: Day of Procedure - March 7, 2007
Epi-Lasik: The Day After - March 8, 2007
Epi-Lasik: Two Days After - March 9, 2007
Epi-Lasik: Three Days After - March 10, 2007
Epi-Lasik: Four Days After - March 11, 2007
Epi-Lasik: Eight Days After - March 15, 2007
Epi-Lasik: Fifteen Days After - March 22, 2007
Epi-Lasik: Almost One Month After - April 5, 2007

Had a 10am SUNDAY appointment. I was a bit worried Dr. Moore wouldn't show up on-time because of the early daylight savings time; however, her Durango arrived in the parking lot at exactly 10am! She took out the soft contact lens that was acting as a bandage, told me my eyes were healing nicely, and to stop using the Xibron drops and gave me Pred Forte steroid drops to use in its place. No...they do not make my eyes all buff, they merely reduce inflammation and swolleness. I was glad she gave me a bottle since that meant one less presciption to fill and pay for! She said I could start watching tv and go back to work the next day.

Later in the day, I finished The Time Traveler's Wife audiobook and did stuff on the computer. I could actually stare at the screen for long periods of time, but from time to time my vision would get blurry.

Went to my 10am follow-up appointment. I remember taking the eye test and noticing I was seeing double through my right eye which was normal as the surface of my eye was healing. Otherwise don't recall much about the appointment. Went home and took a shower. I'm not suppose to get any water in my eyes for a week so I had to be careful my face didn't come in contact with the falling water and used a washcloth to clean my face. Then took a nap. I probably tried to watch tv or use the computer but my eyes would get all watery and sensitive to the screen so went back to audiobooks.

Later that day, my left eye was irritating me. Kinda like when my gas permeable contacts would get irritated which probably would have bugged the heck out of most people. Actually it was bugging me because no matter how many lubricating drops I used for that eye, it never went away!!

Start of my EPI-LASIK journal/experience...

I finally got LASIK, specifically Epi-LASIK. Unlike the conventional LASIK in which the recovery time is only overnight, Epi-LASIK's recovery time is 3-5 days and even now my vision isn't always clear. But supposedly it's safer because they don't cut into the cornea as deep since a surface treatment is done and is recommended for people with thin corneas or play sports where cornea injuries can happen. And a study show that in the long run, the results are better than regular LASIK. I found it useful to read other people's LASIK experiences so hopefully I can remember all that's happened!

Day of Surgury
I worked a half day, then I bought a bunch of frozen pizzas and junk food in preparation for several days of blinded recovery. Dad drove me the office. Resolved any outstanding payments at the front desk. You can tell it was surgery day since a lot of the people I normally see were in scrubs and there were people waiting to get their eyes done. Got prepped with eye drops, a shower cap was put on along with some cotton cloths of sort around my ears since a lot of eye drops tend to fall along the side. And before you know it, I'm taken to the cutting room...errr....operating room. I was lead up this high gray lounging table/chair. One of the assistants gives me a teddy bear as a stress reliever. It was some generic bear...wished it was Winnie the Pooh Pooh or Mashimaro. Some more prep. They put these plastic things to hold back your lashes and clamps to keep one of your eyes open. I was told to look up at the blinking light with the eye being operated on (right) while my left eye looks away. Gosh, that was hard to do! And I struggled.

As the surgeon was about to put some instrument to my eye, somthing rather surreal happens. Noticing something gone wrong, surgeon says, "I can't do this now." Then she says, "modern technology...the battery needs to be re-charged." So they take out the clamps, and plastic lash thingies and raise the chair. I'm told it'll take 25 minutes for the machine to re-charge and in the meantime they'll work on a couple patients. I think I must have waited an hour before they were ready for me. (side note, a couple days in the mail I got a couple pair of movie passes for the inconvenience). I go back to the OR, get on the operating chair again, plastic eyelash thingy and the clamps to keep your eyes opened are placed. None of this is painful by the way. So I see the blinking light yet again. I tried looking at it as much as I could.

Then that handheld instrument! My right eye wanted none of that! as it could not keep still. But eventually got my composure and my sight on that eye is blacked out. Not sure exactly what happened to it. I think something sunctions the eyeball and stuff is cut. No pain. I try too look away with my unoperated left eye. Then the instrument is taken off and I see the blinking light again. Then they zap ya! Lasers are shot like fireworks and an assistant counts down how many seconds left...45...30...15. I try to keep my right eye looking at the blinking light but it's so hard as I'm quite restless. I squeeze my teddy bear as it happens. Then it's over!! Lotsa drops are placed. A soft contact which acts as a bandage is placed on the eye. Then do the same procedures for the left eye. Since I knew what to expect, it went a lot smoother...well, except for the part where they put the soft contact in. For some reason, my eye wanted none of that!! So they had to have a couple assistant hold open my eye as the contact is placed.

Afterward, I was taken to an exam room and Dr. Moore examined my eyes. Was told to take the painkiller Lyrica as soon as I get home so I don't feel any pain. Reminds me when they told me the same thing when I got all my wisdom teeth pulled out. Given instructions as to the drops I'm suppose to use and given a nice case full of lubricating drop vials, sunglasses, and sleeping goggles. Before I left, they gave me a bottle of sparkling cider and told "Congratulations!"

Thankfully the sun had set when I got out of the office, but I wore the provided sunglasses as protection anyway. As soon as I got home. I took the Lyrica ASAP. I could see, but it was like seeing things under water. Decided it would be best if I did some non-sight activities. So took out my mp3 player with a few audiobooks loaded and prepared to nap. Even though I've already read The Wealthy Barber several years ago when I attended a UCLA extension class, I decided to listen to it since it didn't require long periods of concentration and attention a work of fiction would. Took some time getting used to sleeping with the sleeping shield and my eyes weren't quite watery. Woke up a couple hours later and nuked a frozen pizza.