Farm Journal - 2025

[sKePTiKal]

No dark glasses; no pirate patch (asst assured me he'd have one next time) and I wasn't really "out" - and the procedure was over quickly. Then a few minutes talking with post-op nurse who walked me out to B in the jeep. The weirdest thing was the laser; the eyecup suctions around the eye to keep it open. There was some kind of electric zap and a very bright light at the end.

Now that the dilation has worn off, I had to take that lens out of my glasses. Vision is still a bit blurry but will improve over the next week. Eyedrops 4x a day.

I don't see myself driving yet, and I'm a bit not sure where my body is in space - I expect tomorrow will be better. But both Hol & B can drive me places.

[lighter]

Sounds much different than my surgery experience.  I wasn't aware of much ...maybe the light.  Once.

You sound good, Amber....I hope you're back to, an improved,  normal soon

Lighter

[sKePTiKal]

Maybe the difference is that I had two procedures. The first was laser; to correct a bit of astigmatism and break up the cataract. The 2nd was robotic, to suck out the old fuzzy lens and insert a new one. I tried to pay attention.

The nurses told me, that with the anasthesia I was given, I'd remember some things but not all. I was very curious about the procedures; worried about how they'd feel, etc. I remember a lot of that. But I think I lost some time in post-op and don't remember how I got into a chair. Which I suppose is a good thing. It helped me avoid the feeling of invasive physical trauma while nothing was going on.