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[Surgery Day]
12 years ago
I had the first one of the two surgeries this morning at 8:00 AM.
It went smoothly without any hassle or problem and that I am grateful for. I got a good kick out of seeing my doctors' faces once they saw how completely and utterly chill I was through the whole thing.
The only annoyances I faced were after the surgery. Light sensitivity hit me like a fucking cement brick in the face and it was so bad I couldn't even stand any kind of light, even the faintest of lights and I couldn't bear to be in a room with any kind of light. They said that was completely normal after the surgery and wearing a pair of sunglasses helped alleviate some of that.
The second annoyance was after I got home and went to sleep off all these drugs. During the first two hours of sleep, the painkillers wore off and I was in a world of agony and hell. It's a fucking understatement when they say the pain feels like having sand in your eyes, it was a lot worse than that! But no problem, I popped in some ibuprofen and eye-drop painkillers then went straight back to bed.
Seven hours later, I feel much much better. Light sensitivity died down and I'm not feeling the slightest pinch of pain right now. I have to pop in two types of eye-drops six times a day every three hours, with ten minutes spare between each one. I was told the first two days are the hardest and that after that it should certainly get a lot better as healing typically takes anywhere from 4-5 days to a week, depending on the person.
I have a follow-up tomorrow morning at 8 AM and another on Thursday, then a few more will follow every couple of days until my eye is fully healed. I can safely say that I'm looking forward to getting this over with and getting the second surgery done in two-three months, but for now I'm just going to sit back and be chill about the whole thing.
I would like to give a big thank you to each and every single one of you who has wished me well. It helps a lot to have that support from you guys and I'm glad you're all in my life. So, thank you from the bottom of my heart. <3
-S
It went smoothly without any hassle or problem and that I am grateful for. I got a good kick out of seeing my doctors' faces once they saw how completely and utterly chill I was through the whole thing.
The only annoyances I faced were after the surgery. Light sensitivity hit me like a fucking cement brick in the face and it was so bad I couldn't even stand any kind of light, even the faintest of lights and I couldn't bear to be in a room with any kind of light. They said that was completely normal after the surgery and wearing a pair of sunglasses helped alleviate some of that.
The second annoyance was after I got home and went to sleep off all these drugs. During the first two hours of sleep, the painkillers wore off and I was in a world of agony and hell. It's a fucking understatement when they say the pain feels like having sand in your eyes, it was a lot worse than that! But no problem, I popped in some ibuprofen and eye-drop painkillers then went straight back to bed.
Seven hours later, I feel much much better. Light sensitivity died down and I'm not feeling the slightest pinch of pain right now. I have to pop in two types of eye-drops six times a day every three hours, with ten minutes spare between each one. I was told the first two days are the hardest and that after that it should certainly get a lot better as healing typically takes anywhere from 4-5 days to a week, depending on the person.
I have a follow-up tomorrow morning at 8 AM and another on Thursday, then a few more will follow every couple of days until my eye is fully healed. I can safely say that I'm looking forward to getting this over with and getting the second surgery done in two-three months, but for now I'm just going to sit back and be chill about the whole thing.
I would like to give a big thank you to each and every single one of you who has wished me well. It helps a lot to have that support from you guys and I'm glad you're all in my life. So, thank you from the bottom of my heart. <3
-S
Eye surgery is scary business.
Be sure not to stray even the TINIEST bit from the doctor's instructions, though!
And yeah, your level of chill are exemplary. If it were me, I would be using this as a giant opportunity to not only freak the fuck out, but also whine like hell. :I