Tuesday, November 16, 2010

More eye surgery

I had to take the day off today, so I could get PRK done to my right eye.  Oh yeah, I'm really looking forward to this.  It's supposed to make my close (reading) vision much better.  What I have a feeling is that the "much" better could be very relative.  After reading over their "Informed Consent", I noticed some troubling items under the"other risks" section.  The worst one was this:
* I understand that it is not possible to state every complication that may occur as a result of PRK surgery....
followed by,
*I understand this is an elective procedure and that PRK surgery is not reversible.
That's comforting to know.
It also mentions a "degenerative corneal disease affecting vision" that would need to be treated with a corneal transplant.
Oh joy.
I know I'm sounding like my mother, who, in her advanced age, loves to tell people about her ailments (sorry mom, I do love you), but I'm still working, and walking and swimming (last summer), and, at times, trying to imitate "Dancing with the Stars." Have to tell you, last night, before Bill got home, I tried to twirl around on the floor (used to do it all the time in my dance classes), and I actually got dizzy and a bit nauseous.  Don't laugh, I'll get used to it, and live to twirl again.

Bill's driving me to and from the doctor's/surgical center, because they're giving me valium to calm me down.  OK, after reading their Complications sheet, I guess I do need to calm down.
I was going to post a picture of the procedure, but it was a little gross.

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