Looks like the honeymoon is over ... for now!
I didn't have the best night last night and woke up around 5:00am with some serious dry eyes. Almost crusted over (yum) with "sleepies" and sore, kind of like when you have conjunctivitis. I debated getting up and taking the eye shields off to put drops in. Seriously, the worst part of this whole thing is taking off the damn eye shields because the medical tape holding them onto my face sticks like glue ... ouch!
I got up anyhow, took the shields off, and put in some drops. It stung to the point where I felt slightly nauseous (probably because it made me nervous. I'm a worrywart) and crawled back into bed. Shortly after, my eyes started to ITCH ... and I mean really itch! I wasn't alarmed by this, but I was so annoyed because I couldn't rub them to relieve them. UGH! I couldn't figure out if opening my eyes or closing my eyes felt better. I had to just wait for it to go away. Finally, I fell back to sleep.
Waking up a few hours later was not overly enjoyable. It certainly was not as exciting as waking up the day before! This time, I peeled the shields off again (awesome, as always) and tried to wash the ridiculous amount of shiny adhesive stuff off of my face, all while avoiding my eyes. You really don't realize how often you come in contact with your eyes, or their general vicinity, until you can't go anywhere near them. Also, getting the adhesive off is a pain in the b-u-t-t. I'm still not allowed to wear makeup (foundation at the most, but I'm still a little freaked out to wear any), so I look really awesome stepping out in public. My eyes feel really heavy today and I'm squinting. I'm not squinting as a means to see, though. I think I'm squinting more because my eyes really aren't used to having so much air. It sounds funny, but think about it: I pretty much always wore my contacts, which didn't allow for full airflow access to them. When I took them out I would go straight to bed. When I took them out on occasion and didn't go straight to bed, I would feel what I'm feeling now. It's like air overload, haha.
My vision is a little foggy today, especially in my left eye. I can still see really well, but it feels like I've over worn my contacts and they have a film over them (anyone who has fallen asleep with their contacts in knows this feeling). I have to keep reminding myself that I do not have contacts anymore! I called the doctor only because I was a little nervous with the stinging sensation I felt in my eyes after the Refresh drops. Of all of the drops I have, I was expecting those to feel the best, since there's no real medication tied to them. I was 99% sure what I was experiencing was completely normal, but I decided to call Dr. D. anyhow because he insisted on me calling even if I thought my question was dumb. My suspicions were correct and everything was and is completely normal. However, he is calling a prescription in for me of Restasis for some additional dry eye relief (wohoo!). I'm going to also take the technician's advice and throw the Refresh and Restasis drops in the refrigerator for maximum awesomeness when I plop them in my eyes. I actually can't wait for that!
In other news, I drove for the first time since surgery today! That was pretty cool! I am back to work, but I really can't wait to head home and throw an icepack on my face and just do nothing. My eyes are a little puffy, but overall, everything is still pretty amazing! I looked at my eyes up close today for the first time (I was honestly a little scared to look before) and you really can't even see that I had anything done. It is so stinking cool.
Time for more drops! I'll check in with progress a little later! :)
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