Category Archives: Health
My Epi-LASIK Journal pt9: Three days after, some unevenness
It’s now Sunday, the 3rd day after the operation. I woke up with a little burning this morning, but after a couple hours, the pain has completely subsided! I can now comfortably keep my eyes open like normal with no … Continue reading
My Epi-LASIK Journal pt8: Two days after
So it’s two days after the operation. My eyes are still scratchy, which is to be expected. Last night and Today are supposed to be the worst. Last night was pretty bad. For a little while it felt like I … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
My Epi-LASIK Journal pt6: The Operation
It is with great effort I bring you this installment. My eyes areclosed mostly while I type so bear with any typos and stuff. So, the surgery was a success! I’m still seeing out of my eyeballs, I’m able to … Continue reading
My Epi-LASIK Journal pt5: The morning of
I’m up and ready to head out to the surgery. Fortunately, I’ve woken up and my feelings of having a cold are gone! That’s definitely one big worry out of the way. Unfortunately I got a morning slot so I’m … Continue reading
My Epi-LASIK Journal pt4: The night before
The night before… I just put in the last of the Vigamox drops. It’s getting a bit late and the nervousness is increasing. Seems a little uncertainty got thrown my way because lots of people at my work have been … Continue reading
My Epi-LASIK Journal pt3: Why I chose Epi-LASIK over regular LASIK
So I’ve been dripping drops of Vigamox into my eyes at every mealtime today. I guess it kills all the bacteria in my eyes or something to reduce the chance of infection before the surgery (though the name sounds more … Continue reading
My Epi-LASIK Journal pt2: Getting ready
T-minus 1.5 days till I go under the laser. I’m a bit nervous, of course, but not really too much. I really do feel that I have made the right decision under the circumstances I have. LASIK is really quite … Continue reading
My Epi-LASIK Journal pt1
A timely date for me to launch my blog as I’m going in for LASIK next week. I’ll kick off this column with a chronical of my story from now to post-operation recovery (if I can still see to type … Continue reading