LASIK

So, of those of you who have had LASIK did you have really dry eyes? My eyes are killing me today and are completely bloodshot. They do this from time to time but it only happens at work because I think it's much more of a dry area. I even brought in my own humidifier, but it hasn't really helped.... I'm taking eye drops every 1-2 hours while I'm at work. Anyway, just wondering if any of you have had this or if it's just me.....

I can't wait to go home today! Only 7 more hours! haha

My Mother In Law

So, as all of you know, I had LASIK just two days ago. My MIL offered to come visit and take care of me while I recuperate from surgery. She came on Thursday afternoon to take me to my appointment, then took me to my follow up on Friday as well. She spent all day Friday with me, lounging around and we watched The Secret Life of Bee's (which was great by the way!!) We had a huge storm Friday morning at 4:00 am and tons of branches fell in our yard and she kindly picked every single one of them up for us and put them in a pile, while it was raining! Then, Saturday, she helped us paint our basement for 5 hours straight!!! Needless to say, it was great to have her company, but it was amazing to have her help with everything as well!! She also, folded a couple loads of laundry, did dishes, helped cook food, and we were able to have a girls night out on Friday for margarita's and Mexican food!

So, THANK YOU to my amazing MOTHER-IN-LAW who drove 4 hours to come help me out. It was so nice of her and I can't say enough great things about her!

LASIK update

Well, I had my LASIK surgery on Thursday at 5:30... It was scary than I imagined, but all went great. I had my post-op appointment yesterday and the doctor said that everything looks perfect. I have 20/20 in my left eye already and 20/40 in my right eye, but he said that would improve in a few days to a week. It's soooooooo amazing waking up and seeing everything! I love it! I would recommend it to anyone! So, thanks for all of the nice words and prayers! I know they helped! I hope everyone is having a lovely Saturday!! :-)

Lasik tomorrow.......

So, tomorrow's the big day!

I'm feeling:

nervous.
anxious.
excited.
worried.
ready.

say a prayer for me!!

Back to work

Well, today is my first day back to work since June 3rd! The month of June has gone by sooooooooo very fast! That was what I was hoping for though, as you remember this post and this post! haha So I'm backkkkk! :-)

On that note.... I have a lot of catching up to do at work. 72 e-mails in my in box, files on my desk and a mound of things I need to get to before the end of July.

So, let me catch you up on my life!

Last weekend was my only relaxing weekend of the month/summer! My hubby worked most of the weekend :-( and I did more laundry than I ever thought possible! It's been piling up because I've been gone and haven't had time to do it on the weekends. I managed to do 10 (Yes, 10) loads of laundry, fold and put them all away! Yuck! Though, I did get time to go see this movie... A must see, that's for sure! Hubby and I went to it on Saturday night and loved it!

This week is a 4 day week, hallelujah!! We have volleyball on Thursday night and then we will be headed to my in-laws for the long weekend. We will be relaxing, eating tons, having and bonfire and enjoying cheese & wine! I love it!

Next week is also a 4 day week for me! I will be getting my LASIK surgery! Ahhh it's scary! I've had to wear my glasses for one week now and it's killing me. Working out is just not the same while wearing glasses.... I hate it! Only 1 week to go. My appointment is next Monday and they will be telling me whether or not I can go through with it. Then my surgery is scheduled for July 9th! Say a prayer for me that all goes well! My mother-in-law will be coming next Thursday (a 4 hour trip one way) to take me to my appointment & post-op and to help take care of things at the house while I'm not able to. It was very nice of her to offer to do this!

Well, that's it for now. Maybe this weekend I'll take some pictures and upload them for you! I'm terrible at posting pics! You all know that.... Anyway, have a great week!

Lasik

Have any of you had LASIK eye surgery? I'm thinking very heavily about it these days.... I cannot seem to find contacts that are comfortable all of the time. Granted, I cannot feel them most days, but one out of 20 days when they hurt, it makes me think all over about LASIK and how wonderful it would be to wake up and see everything right away.

My vision isn't that bad, I think I'm a -2.25..... So yeah, it's not bad... But it's bad enough to consider the alternatives.... Never (hopefully) having to buy contacts again, worry about losing a contact in the pool, worry because I'm on my last contact, worry about changing them every 14 days...... O, the benefits defiantly outweigh the negatives of it.

Until....... I realize that you are completely awake staring up watching them laser your eye!!! You are numb, but you can see everything, until of course they laser your eye (which you can't feel) and then they fix whatever they have to fix (while you are completely blind in that eye, mind you...) and then they laser it back and it only takes about 1-2 minutes per eye... (run on sentence, I know... But I had a lot to say)

So, today is one of those days where my contacts are totally killing me and today is the day that I scheduled my consult appointment with the eye doctor for July 17th.... Yes, it's about 2 months away, but it was the first appointment I could get in. I have class the entire month of June in a city about 3 hours away, so that wasn't an option and I have to have my contacts out for 7 days prior to the exam, and I hate wearing glasses. So I picked the week that wouldn't interfere with any summer plans.

What are your thoughts on LASIK? I'm still nervous as can be, but I'm trying to think positively. Who's had it, wants it, or wouldn't dare get it? and Why??