My Epi-LASIK Journal pt7: The Aftermath

Man, I’ve gotten soo much sleep the the last day, it’s amazing. I took two long naps yesterday and slept peacefully through the night. I could definitely get used to this.

However, my attempt to hold out on the prescription painkiller came to a swift end this morning. A little after waking up, my eyes were really burning and tearing up bad. It took a while before I could pry my eyes open to put my morning drops in. I took a bunch of Ibuprofin and then some Tylenol (is that bad to take those two together?) cause I couldn’t wait for the pins and needles to stop. Well if subsided a bit, and I managed to get my sunglasses on and head out to the eye doctor’s office for my post op checkup. I metro’d it myself. It was tough walking, trying to not move or open my eyes whenever possible. It got better as the painkillers kicked in. At the office my post op doctor, Dr. Davis, said I’m doing really well for the first day. The blurriness is normal and due in part to the bandage contact that I have on. The pain will get a bit worse tonight and tomorrow, apparently, and he said to make sure I get the prescription. I could potentially get the bandage lens out Monday or Tuesday.

After getting back, I got the prescription for Lyrica filled. After reading up on it last night, I found that it’s designed for pain relief when nerve endings are damaged, specifically for diabetes patients as I guess it happens a lot to them. Makes sense that this was given to me because in Epi-LASIK, they basically lop off all those epithelial nerve endings on your eye.

I must say, the Lyrica has been working pretty well. Still some scratchiness, but it’s under control unlike this morning. I went out to this all you can eat Kabob restaurant and it was amazing. I had some bouts of scratchiness and I probably could’ve made an exceptional Crying While Eating video if someone was there to film me. In reality, I probably looked like a wuss that couldn’t handle the mild spiciness of the food as I teared up while eating that tender grilled lamb. Apparently, you can get a lamb brain platter at this place. I’ll have to round up a few people and take that one on sometime. Ah, the joys of being stuck at home all day. I’m finding all the great lunch specials around where I live.