I almost can’t believe that it’s happened! I had my Lasik surgery on Wednesday and it went fabulously!
I was nervous that I would get to the Lasik center and they’d tell me, “thank you, now please pay us $5,000 bucks on your way out the door”, but that never happened. I am stunned and amazed at how smoothly this process worked for me. It literally took all of 1 minute surgery time per eye to have to whole process done. First they use a special laser to create a flap of skin above your cornea by creating a layer of bubbles just under the skin. That’s seriously the scariest part because the suction they use to hold your eyeball in place while the laser works is just bordering on painful and then looking through the layer of bubbles is a lot like trying to see through wax paper. I had this small moment where I thought… well, I’m blind now! Then they walk you over to the other laser and use a device to hold your eyelids open. On the table, you lie down and stare at a green dot. The doctor pulls the flap of skin away from your eye and the green dot gets bigger… that was weird. Then the doctor told me that the laser was starting and in 30 seconds, it was done, repeat for second eye. That was it! I must have spent 5 minutes in the operating room. They gave me a pill to sleep it off and when I woke up the next day, I could see!!! It’s nothing short of a miracle! Unbelievable that something so very simple could do so much!
Since the surgery, my eyes have felt like I’m looking through old contact lenses. However, my eyes just continue to get better every day. I’m using a lot of special eye drops but every day as I wake up and have healed a little more the haze gets less and less and the world becomes even more clear and wonderful. It’s amazing how bright and crisp things are, it is different than when I was near-sighted. Wow… when I was nearsighted! What a fun thing to be able to say!
The rest of the trip was fun. Mari and Jeremy brought their little bird Maynard and I had a fun time playing with him. The wedding shower was only a little bit awkward, and it was great seeing the niece and nephews again, they are getting so big!
Now I’m looking forward to spending a few weeks at home before we head back to Cali for the wedding!
Here's me after the surgery and my doctor. They sent it to me in an e-mail. My eyes are numb, so I look pretty strung out. 
