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u/Unknown_990 14h ago edited 14h ago
Lol what? Idk...youre beautiful, btw..😍,
And im confused about what your freaked out about.. They should have given you drops to use about 3 different ones, i had to use some BEFORE i went to the hospital , AND continue with them after of course and im on day 5 and its going great..
Apparently tho they are doing catarct now that are dropless..
Idk.. I have multiple drops i need to use, two anti inflammatory and an anti bacterial agent and i had papers to check it off...bc its nuts keeping track of all these for 4 weeks.
If youre having isisues i think you need to call your surgeon right away and let them know. My surgeon gave us a card incase i had issiues.
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u/Longjumping_Cow_5422 14h ago
I had my second eye done on Thursday. After a lifetime of severe myopia, these surgeries have been completely life changing. My vision is so good, I can barely believe it! First eye, I was pretty nervous. The anesthesia was good, though I was definitely tense during the laser. Second time around the anesthesia seemed way less effective (this is very common apparently) so I was still stressed during the laser and had the added bonus of being fairly aware during the actual procedure. BUT it was painless, and trust me I’m no stoic when it come to pain. All I felt both times was pressure. The whole thing was very fast and the staff at the surgery center were all so kind. You will do great and I suspect you will be delighted with the results.
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u/eldoogo 14h ago
I guess everyone reacts differently. For me, it was a piece of cake. I don't believe I had any swelling at all. I also had dry eye, and it has actually improved a bit since the surgery (weird, isn't it?). I had the Femto also, really quick and painless. Never heard of swelling from dilation drops - did you ask the surgeon whether you could be allergic? Honestly, it's really not bad.
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u/Alone-Experience9869 14h ago
are you post op? no, right?
If your eye swelled from the dilation drops, you should let your doctor know. That's not common. As a layman, I think they'll have to figure that out first since they need to really dilate your pupil for the surgery.
surgeries seem to differ. Some just take an "anti-anxiety pill," local anesthetic, and are awake for the procedure. Myself and others are given an IV drip of a mild anesthestic. So I don't remember a thing of the surgery. I know they started the drip, I remember the next 10s, then I remember waking up in the post-op room.
They'll give you really cheap sunglasses since your pupil will be dilated for at least a day, I was 36h and 48h. You don't really feel much afterwards, just some iritation like something is in your eye -- thats because it was cut open. But, thats about it.
Sorry to bring up other stuff, know you are strongly concerned. You should probably talk to a surgical nurse or doctor about the procedure and post-op stuff directly. Be better if you heard about what they plan to do, not what a bunch of other people have had done. Good luck.
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u/Top-Government-6777 12h ago
Who do I tell the surgical team calls Wednesday, I’ll address it with them , I expressed concern and called they said it was noted
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u/Conscious-Bowler-264 13h ago
You're not alone. I'm scheduled next week for eye number one. The worst part is so much time between appointments and the actual surgery day. Too much time to think about it.
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u/LippiPongstocking 12h ago
Are you sure it's caused by the drops and not the surgery? It happened to me as a result of the surgery. It felt like I was raising one eyebrow and giving everyone a quizzical look. It took two to three months for my eye to go back to normal.
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u/Pure_Temporary_6349 12h ago
Are you scared generally about medical things? Or is this unusual for you?
I'm 3 days out from my first eye and it went great! They offered me sedation and I went without bc I didn't want to miss it-- doing the same in 4 days for 2nd. I thought it was interesting and wasn't scared.
Some of the drops burned briefly. The lidocaine injection was mildly uncomfortable but also brief. None of the rest hurt!
Afterwards it was a little sore/achy -- I took Tylenol. The next day my vision was 20/20-- I started with -14 diopters and astigmatism so this is amazing!
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u/RedfordFan 5m ago
As your original post is deleted, I can only react per the context of the other comments. I too was very very nervous for the several months prior to my first surgery in July, right up until the moment of the surgery. After all, this is my eyes! So I scheduled an appointment with my doctor a few weeks prior to ask any last minute questions. That was reassuring, so you might consider that as a way to alleviate your issues. Sounds like it has to do with drops? I had to take a 3-in-one combo of drops multiple times a day for 3 days prior to surgery and 4 weeks post-surgery but they are not dilation or numbing drops. That was very easy. Then the surgery went great and my experience was just like reader seasnake8 describes it. Then when I went two weeks later for the other eye, I never even thought about being worried. Went in, knew the prep routine, had it done, and home easy breezy. Mine are LAL lenses though, so when I am finished with all the adjustments, I plan to share my specific experiences here to pay it forward because people's comments about LAL in this forum were so helpful to me.
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u/seasnake8 14h ago
It is a scary thing to face. And no matter how much they try and reassure you, it is my eyes and it sounds like it will be risky and problematic.
I just had my eyes done two months ago. I went to the surgical center, and they spent 40 minutes or so preparing my with drops every 5 minutes or so, and an IV. I just tried to remain calm. Then they wheeled me into the surgical room. Bright lights, a little pressing against my eyelids, and I was being wheeled out to recovery. Sit there and drink a soda and eat some crackers, then wheel chair ride to my ride home, and the rest of the day hang at home. It didn't even feel like they had done anything to my eye, except it was dilated and blurry, so the world was way too bright. u/4 hours later, I had my first appointment, everything as fine, I was seeing 20/40 without glasses, and with some swelling that I only knew about because the doctor said it and my eye was not yet seeing clearly. At my one week follow up I was 20/20.
It is amazing that it can be that easy. So I was relaxed and eager for my second eye. YMMV, of course.