Post-op

Well, I finally did it. I had my eye surgery on Oct 13th, this past Tuesday. It was kind of scary, knowing that they were going to be cutting into my eye, but the scariest part was post-op. For strabismus surgery, they use something called adjustable sutures. These are basically stitches that have long ends that hang out of your eye that can be adjusted post-operation. The doc did what he had to do inside my eye while I was under. Then, after I woke up, he did a few eye exercises to see how he did, and tugged on the stitches and tied them off to perfect his work. It didn't hurt, but I could feel some pulling, and it was kind of disgusting and terrifying to see someone pulling at strings in my eyes. Luckily, I was still pretty doped up, and somehow the doc got me talking about apple-picking while he was doing this.

In the recovery room, the nurse gave me saltines, apple juice, and percocet. It's amazing how simple things can make you so happy at certain moments. By the time we left the hospital for home, my eye was swollen almost completely shut, but open enough for me to recognize that I still had vision - always a plus. From what I could see of my eye, it was nasty- bloody, crusty, swollen.... just gross. I kind of hoped it would be better by now, but it is Saturday, and it still isn't pretty. It is slightly less swollen, but still red and bloody and painful to move that eye around or to bend over.

Today I took my first shower and washed my hair and am starting to feel human again! If the effects of the surgery on my eye weren't enough to make me feel the opposite of human, watching daytime TV for 3 days straight certainly was. Yuck. Besides the looks I will certainly get because of the grossness of my eye, I am looking forward to being back at work.