day 21
went doctor appointment. and it true, there are still power in my eyes especially my right, hence making it not clear. doctor reassure me is because I have high astig which would take longer to recover. overall, cells are continuously healing. new set of eyedrops to be use after my previous set is done. next doctor appointment will be 1 month later. hope by that time the vision will be stable and no power left. oh, and I started driving already.
day 70
started Lotemax eyedrop 1 month ago and finished it last night. going to start Pred Forte eyedrop this morning. right eye still weaker than left but doctor reassured me since it takes 3-6 months to stabilize. I believe him for now. but so far, it is still one of the good decisions I have made. sunglasses can be worn easily and travelling is a breeze with out specs :)
day 95
right eye finally got better vision although I must say it is not 100% clear when I need to read really small alphabets. doctor took a look and check my eyes and YES... this is gonna be my last appointment. both my eyes degree now is +0.25. so the update of this blog will end here too :)
Saturday, July 9, 2016
TRANS EPILASIK : DAY10
started a new set of eye drops from today onwards.
1) endura lubricant eye drops
2) fml
Left sight is still better than the right
I used a hand to cover my right eye to test the left. And I'm glad the words are clear. When I did the other side, right eye vision for the words are totally blur. Hope it will get better over time.
1) endura lubricant eye drops
2) fml
Left sight is still better than the right
I used a hand to cover my right eye to test the left. And I'm glad the words are clear. When I did the other side, right eye vision for the words are totally blur. Hope it will get better over time.
Thursday, July 7, 2016
TRANS-EPI LASIK : DAY 6 - 8
5 July
Day 6
1500
in the doctor clinic now. waiting to remove contact lens.
1545
finally my turn
1600
when the lens is remove, the eyes sting a little. can see words clearer than before but other than that, no difference. dr ho said "you can now have a good shower and facial." HAHA.
1900
had a really long and good shower. scrub my face to maximum cleaness. HAHA. shiok!
6 July
Day 7
2230
vision was almost to perfect today. I can see everything clearly. no dry eyes at all too. head out for lunch and dinner normally. didn't wear any sunglass indoor when I was outside since dr said sunglass only needed for outdoor to prevent UV.
7 July
Day 8
1500
went to work today. no problem using the computer. but not as clear. yesterday was better. I had to zoom my computer to 125% in order not to strain my eyes. can feel that the right eye is weaker than the left.
1530
right eye power seems dropping further. left eye is stable. forgot to mention. my degree of my both eyes are -- (L) myopia: 400 astig: 175 (R) myopia: 325 astig: 275
Day 6
1500
in the doctor clinic now. waiting to remove contact lens.
1545
finally my turn
1600
when the lens is remove, the eyes sting a little. can see words clearer than before but other than that, no difference. dr ho said "you can now have a good shower and facial." HAHA.
1900
had a really long and good shower. scrub my face to maximum cleaness. HAHA. shiok!
6 July
Day 7
2230
vision was almost to perfect today. I can see everything clearly. no dry eyes at all too. head out for lunch and dinner normally. didn't wear any sunglass indoor when I was outside since dr said sunglass only needed for outdoor to prevent UV.
7 July
Day 8
1500
went to work today. no problem using the computer. but not as clear. yesterday was better. I had to zoom my computer to 125% in order not to strain my eyes. can feel that the right eye is weaker than the left.
1530
right eye power seems dropping further. left eye is stable. forgot to mention. my degree of my both eyes are -- (L) myopia: 400 astig: 175 (R) myopia: 325 astig: 275
TRANS-EPI LASIK: DAY 2 - 4
1 July
Day 2
0900
Woke up. Left eye a bit sting and teary. i have to put in the eye drops immediately. each eye drops have to have a 10 to 15mins apart. right eye have not much feelings though.
1230
begin my 2nd dosage of all the eye drops. eyes no longer feel sting or teary. vision still fluactuaing. cant really look at handphone. everytime i looked at it, there is a layer of rainbow like reflection blocking the screen. i have to ask family members to help me look at my hp messagaes and replying them.
2 July
Day 3
0945
just finished the 1st dose of all the eye drops. eye sight drop a bit. cant really make up the words at all. contact lens are dry and feel like falling off. i have to wipe my face with the given TLC wipes then put in all the eye drops. eyes felt better after that. going to the doctor office at Mount E for the 1st review. hope all goes well.
1200
too many people in the clinic waiting for Dr Ho. their planning of appointment fails. my appointment was suppose to be 1130 but the nurse told me to go for a walk and be back at 1230 due to the crowd. head to the opposite building - paragon and had soup spoon. vision is still a blur. i have to walk slowly. and amazingly. some shoppers know and let me pass by before they walk. so gracious :)
1335
just came back from the doctor. good to kow that my cornea is clean, no infections, healing well. told the doctor everything i see still a blur, doctor mentioned things will be much better after the removal of the ontact lens. exercising can start after that also. is a good news i reckon since i havent been able to exercise for a while and mybody felt like a 70 years old.
2000
went out for dinner. traffic lights and headlights of the cars are quite glaring. i have to sit at the back of the car to prevent most of the lights. sunglass need to be put on as well to block the lights. no wonder they say you cant drive at night for 2 months. now i kind of understand. strangely, during the day is fine with the sunglass on. i should be able to resume my driving in daylight hours in 2 or 3 weeks later.
3 July
Day 4
0915
woke up. same old stuff. eyes are dry and lens felt like falling off.
2210
hungry always. presume the eyes need food to heal. havent had the thought of "best decision of my life" yet because i still cant see clearly. day vision is definitely better than the night. sometimes i can really see super clear in the day then super blur after sun down. had too much nap that i no longer feel tired. still though, i havent start using the sleeping pills. guess I will not use it either.
Day 2
0900
Woke up. Left eye a bit sting and teary. i have to put in the eye drops immediately. each eye drops have to have a 10 to 15mins apart. right eye have not much feelings though.
1230
begin my 2nd dosage of all the eye drops. eyes no longer feel sting or teary. vision still fluactuaing. cant really look at handphone. everytime i looked at it, there is a layer of rainbow like reflection blocking the screen. i have to ask family members to help me look at my hp messagaes and replying them.
2 July
Day 3
0945
just finished the 1st dose of all the eye drops. eye sight drop a bit. cant really make up the words at all. contact lens are dry and feel like falling off. i have to wipe my face with the given TLC wipes then put in all the eye drops. eyes felt better after that. going to the doctor office at Mount E for the 1st review. hope all goes well.
1200
too many people in the clinic waiting for Dr Ho. their planning of appointment fails. my appointment was suppose to be 1130 but the nurse told me to go for a walk and be back at 1230 due to the crowd. head to the opposite building - paragon and had soup spoon. vision is still a blur. i have to walk slowly. and amazingly. some shoppers know and let me pass by before they walk. so gracious :)
1335
just came back from the doctor. good to kow that my cornea is clean, no infections, healing well. told the doctor everything i see still a blur, doctor mentioned things will be much better after the removal of the ontact lens. exercising can start after that also. is a good news i reckon since i havent been able to exercise for a while and mybody felt like a 70 years old.
2000
went out for dinner. traffic lights and headlights of the cars are quite glaring. i have to sit at the back of the car to prevent most of the lights. sunglass need to be put on as well to block the lights. no wonder they say you cant drive at night for 2 months. now i kind of understand. strangely, during the day is fine with the sunglass on. i should be able to resume my driving in daylight hours in 2 or 3 weeks later.
3 July
Day 4
0915
woke up. same old stuff. eyes are dry and lens felt like falling off.
2210
hungry always. presume the eyes need food to heal. havent had the thought of "best decision of my life" yet because i still cant see clearly. day vision is definitely better than the night. sometimes i can really see super clear in the day then super blur after sun down. had too much nap that i no longer feel tired. still though, i havent start using the sleeping pills. guess I will not use it either.
TRANS-EPI LASIK: DAY 1
30 June
0945
So my sister started the car. its about time to head to the clinic for the lasik surgery. i wanted to back up. yes, i am serious. the nerve gets into me suddenly. i started to worry things. worry about the essential and the non-essential things. then, a friend texted me..."are you on your way? dont worry la, you will have clear vision soon. then you will know this is the best decision you have made." so, i plucked up the courage and the journey begins...
1045
the counter nurse advised that i will be the 2nd person for the day for the lasik. it kind of calm me down a bit since i can have enough preparation of what it is like for the 1st person. another comforting sight to know is there are a total of 4 person undergoing the same procedures as me today. i heard stories that there are clinics whereby due to overwhelming patients, patients are going into the surgery room 5 mins per patients. it resembled sardine lined up to be packed into cans. the feelings wasnt really nice. so to know that there are only 4 patients doing the surgery wasnt that bad afterall. and the best part is... i am not the 1st person to do the procedure :)
1120
nurses just finish explaining all the eyedrops which we need to administer after the surgery and same to be done when we are at home. she explained on the emergency procedures as well. if the contact lens that will be placed onto our eye fall out, then we need to head to A&E for emergency procedures. so i guess i need to make sure the lens arent dry enough to be fall out then. VERY important - the nurse said again.
1140
Made payment to the entire procedures. Goodbye $3600.
1200
my name was called. i was dressed into the surgery rode, hair cap and shoes cover. the nurse helped to drip 2 drops of numbing eye drops into my eyes. i am practically shaking at this point. i asked the nurse several times..."you sure it will be a painless and quick surgery right?" HAHA. i was praying silently. then the door opened and the 1st patient came out of her surgery, and off i went.
1205
the nurse double confirm my name and birth date. i was asked to lied on the operation bed. i was damn scared!! haha!! i grabbed onto the operation robes sides and kept looking around. the doctor said a calm "dont worry, is a very quick procedure. no pain." the doctor hold onto my head and then i looked at the green dot, the laser begins. of course, after getting my eye lash clamped. it hurt a bit though. but bearable. i mean the clamp. laser itself wasnt painful. thank god! it was also very helpful that the doctor was counting down. i focus on my breathing the whole time. it was really amazed that the whole laser was done within about 30 second per eye. after both eyes were done, the doctor asked me to sit up and turn me to one side. "look over there and smile" A nurse was holding an ipad and taking photo of us. LMAO! i was usher out to the dark room to rest.
1300
left the clinic. i have to hold onto my sister with my cap and sunglass on. the sunlight was really glaring. i barely could open my eyes. i slept in the car while heading home. my eyes were tired. i could walk around the house with not much difficulties. i dont feel the need to hide in a dark room. so far, everything seems like a positive note for my eyes, because i saw a few reviews that they need to hide in a dark room after reaching home. i slept for abut 2 hours then search for food. HAHA. i guess the eyes need food to heal.
20000
so far, no dry eyes ... no pain ... no bitter sensation when i drip the 4 eye drops :)
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