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| Kikkoken 272th Post
 
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|  "--->All the details about the operation<-----"
, posted Sat 18 Jan 09:48:
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Hey Kikkoken, what is the surgery like? I would like to maybe get it someday but the idea of them slicing into my cornea before the laser procedure doesn't sound comforting #_#
Alright, as you have asked fot it, here are the details (careful, it may sound gore to some)
Well, first the surgeon applies eyedrops to anaesthetise the eyes. Then, as you lie, he places a sort of ring on your iris, rubs the cornea for some time (you don't feel anything, though you actually see it all!), and then, for one minute maximum, you have to stare at a green spot while the laser works. What you see is the aforementioned green light, and sprays of red surrounding it. You still don't feel a thing. There's just a faint funny smell, like something burning, but don't panic, it's faint (in French we say it smells like grilled pork, when referring to human flesh or skin burning....). I was "blind" for 4 days because I had chosen to have both my eyes treated at once, and had to keep them closed after the operation. Anyway, my eyelids got so heavy with the tranquilisers, eyedrops and antibiotics, and glued with the secretions that it was literally impossible to keep them open more than the few seconds needed for the eyedrops. And those were torture to my eyes. On the 5th day, I managed to open my eyes without the pain, and started to see. It's been 8 days now, and I have (I think) around 9/10 in the morning, and my sight decreases throughout the day because the cornea still is on the lazy side! It should take a few weeks to be as normal. I still have a dozen of eyedrops a day, but they no longer hurt, and I have learnt to apply them myself. I can't wait to go back to work on Monday without glasses, and I have plenty of new clothes to go with my new look! (That's the Shermie in me, you know ^-^
My recommendation is: Don't do both your eyes at once unless you have 10 days off AND a caring loving person who's also off duty to cook for you, wake you up every two hours to apply the drops for you, and take you by the arm the first 5 times you need the loo!
Christmas wa watashi no suki na yôbi desu.
[this message was edited by Kikkoken on Sat 18 Jan 09:52] |
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ain't she cute?
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