PRK Report

I have survived my PRK surgery. The morning of surgery we were still talking pros and cons of doing PRK verses LASIK. We could have done LASIK, but it would have been a one-time deal, no touch-ups or re-dos. My corneas were just too thin for that. We decided that the safest route would be PRK. I knew it would be a longer recovery, so I prepared myself. The surgery itself wasn't bad at all. The worst part was when he flushed my eye with really cold fluid. We were done and on the way home within 90 minutes. I was surprised how well I could see right after surgery, better than expected.

DAY 1 and 2: recovery as expected. I was really sensitive to light and even had my family eating breakfast in the dark. DAY 3: By far the worst day! I didn't sleep much the night before, so I was tired and the pain was worse. I had Brian go get my Lortab prescription. That helped a lot with the pain, but it also made me nauseated. Yuck! Brian went back to work on Friday, but seeing my condition, he decided to take Kyler with him. So while Tyson slept, I slept too. Luckily, by the end of the day I had made enough improvement that Brian and I watched a movie. I had to wear sunglasses to be able to see the bright TV! (The movie we watched happened to have audio narration available for the visually impaired. It helped a lot!) Having survived day 3, DAY 4 was a piece of cake. I still had fuzzy vision, but the pain was not as bad. I am looking forward to Monday when I get my contact bandages out.

So overall, all the pain and recovery is going to be well worth it! This morning as I reached for my glasses to see the clock, I quickly remembered I didn't need them! It's still so amazing to me and made me think of when the Savior healed the blind. What a miracle.