20/15

I had my eyes checked this morning after yesterday's LASIK, and I can see PERFECTLY! Or better than perfect, if that's what 20/15 is. Yay!!! The whole process was very, very bizarre, and definitely not painless, but that was only about 20 minutes of burning sensation and then the Valium kicked in and I passed out for 3 hours. So it was still worth it. The doctor was very reassuring to me as I left yesterday, saying that I was very brave (I think he could tell I was nervous from my trembling hands, legs, arms...) because the ones who aren't brave don't get the procedure done at all. I won't go into detail here because I'm not sure how squeamish my readers are, but basically it was a lot of contact in my eyes that I would normally do my best to avoid. I have little red blotches all around my corneas from where they attached the suction thingy that held my eyeballs in place during the procedure, and I feel like I've got a whole ton of sand in my eyes and I can't get it washed out. Tonight and tomorrow night, I have to wear the clear protector shields while I sleep, but after that it's just a few more eyedrops daily (and no eyemakeup for 2 weeks) and then I'm free and clear! It really is as good as I had been dreaming of. So far, a few of my favorite things include:

• Nuzzling Emily's tummy with my face
• Pulling a sweatshirt easily over my head without catching my glasses
• Rocking Emily to sleep without having to keep swatting her hands away from my glasses
• Peripheral vision! That'll help me not trip over my own daughter...
• Not having to deal with fogged up lenses when I drain pasta or come inside from the FREAKING cold
• Waking up and seeing everything clearly
• Watching TV snuggled up with my head on a pillow
• Not having to look for my glasses before I take Emily downstairs for breakfast in the morning
• Looking in the mirror and not seeing crooked glasses
• Wearing sunglasses any time I want!
• Being able to see really, really well!! My contacts were never this good, and my glasses were so scratched and small that they didn't work well either.
• Not having to rack my brain if I've brought my glasses case or contacts case or spare contacts or contacts solution when I go on an overnight trip.

OK, a few of those I am still looking forward to, but I'm sure that's just the beginning of what I'll find! I am a HAPPY GIRL!!