LASIK Rocks!

WooHoo! Today I went in for my lasik eye surgery. It was a total success. Everything you've ever heard (in a good way) about LASIK is totally true. The procedure took about 10 minutes (for both eyes) and as soon as I sat up in the operating chair, I could see the numbers on the clock on the wall, and I also was able to see DH's eyes - through a glass door with him standing probably 15-20 feet away from me! I actually teared up a bit, it was that much of an emotional charge. Before the surgery, without my glasses, all I would have seen was a Brent-shaped blur through the glass. Then they gave me Tylenol PM so that I could sleep through the worst of the discomfort for the afternoon, and boy, did that stuff knock me on my keister! It was wonderful! The next time I go on a trans-ocean flight, I am soooo taking Tylenol PM with me. DH said that I was asleep within just a couple of minutes of laying down. Actually, it was a struggle to stay awake through the car ride home!

Anyway, it is now approximately 12 hours post-op and I am in absolute heaven. Most of the discomfort has worn off and I'm ready to get back to my life. I do have some halo-ing with lights in the dark (we went out for dinner tonight and seeing the haloing around other cars' headlights was interesting), but that's pretty typical for the next couple of weeks, I'm told. I can totally deal with that. I go in tomorrow morning (at 8:00 a.m. - what was I thinking!?!) for my first post-op check-up. The doctor's office even called me at around 5:30 this afternoon to check and make sure that everything was okay with me. Talk about great customer service! If anyone else is interested, I had my surgery performed at TLC laser eye center by Dr. Whitten (he operated on Tiger Woods' eyes, too) and I am happy to give them a stellar recommendation! I know it seems like there are a lot of exclamation points in this post, but I am just so excited that I can't seem to contain myself!



Happy girls before mommy's surgery!



The mini was not too sure she liked my fabulous blue hairnet - she wanted one of her own, but then she refused to wear it.




Here we are sitting in one of the optometry chairs where I had my pre-op pep talk with the doctor.