I had another moment last night where I remembered I was seeing without the help of contacts or glasses. I have these moments every now and then, and they are never any less exciting! It just kind of occurs to me and I have a "woah!" moment and look around at everything. I think this will continue for a long time, if not forever!
My sight is awesome. I have no complaints. My only "issue," and it really is a nonissue, happened last week when I was bridesmaid dress shopping with friends. We were at the bridal shop and it was a sea of white, white, and more, well, white. On top of that, the lights were super bright. We were shopping for 3+ hours (the bride shopped for her dress as well) and it really took a toll on my eyes. I started to get an "eye-ache" ... basically a headache in my eye. I just continued with my drops, figuring dryness might be a contributor, and took some ibuprofen when I got home ... no big deal!
What a difference a week makes, because I should have had a similar occurrence yesterday (with the whole "eye-ache" thing). I took my dog, Remmie, to play with some of his doggie friends at my friend's 100-acre plot up north (a dog's paradise). We finally got snow last week (first real snow fall of the winter ... seriously) and stayed outside for 3 hours. The snow was bright ... so much so, that we all got some color on our faces. I was surprised that I didn't have any sort of headache or eye pain after that, considering what happened at the bridal shop the week before. Pretty sweet!
I can't tell if my eyesight at night is getting better (light glare/starbursts), or if I am just so used to it now that I don't even notice it. Either way, it doesn't bother me anymore, so I don't really care what the answer is. I drove in the snow storm last week, at night, and was completely fine. It's not even a second thought to me anymore.
I am still fairly careful when I'm showering and washing my face. I am also not rubbing my eyes at all, however, I'm getting braver with lightly brushing away any residue from drops under and to the sides of my eyes. I still have to clean my eyelashes, as the drops leave a lovely film on them that seems almost impossible to get rid of. Not having the ability to rub my eyes has been easier than I originally thought. I have become pretty creative with ways to alleviate an itchy eye and get rid of "sleepies" in the morning. Overall, not a big deal at all!
My eyes are still a little dry, but only in the mornings. I rarely have to wake up in the middle of the night to put drops in. In fact, I never wake up because I have dry eyes ... I often just decide to put some drops in if I happen to randomly wake up. I still have my steroid drops and Restasis, as per the doctor's recommendation. I go for my one-month post-op appointment on Monday, the 12th, and I'm hoping I can stop with at least the steroid drops and *fingers crossed* start wearing mascara again!
I started working out again at CrossFit TUFF, and it is so great to not deal with my contacts shifting mid-workout and making my vision fuzzy. I'm all about consistency and planning, so it is great to know I can rely on my eyes to be consistently awesome!
I still can't believe I actually had LASIK done and have had tremendous results! Wohoo!
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