I am writing this just 5 days after my lasik surgery in Birmingham on 11th October 2005.
At a prescription of -9 it was dubious whether a full correction would be achieved.
However after 25 years of thick, heavy glasses I decided to go ahead with the surgery as even the possibility of wearing lighter, prettier glasses was an attractive option. At the age of 31 and feeling so happy with myself on the inside I decided it was time to be happy with my appearance.
The first thing I would do every morning was put on my glasses. Even going the sauna and swimming I had to wear them. Going on holiday, making sure that I took contact lenses and also a spectacle repair kit (just in case a screw fell out!) I mean every minute of every day I needed them.
I felt flumpy, unattractive and lacking in confidence. With my contact lenses however I felt none of these. Only problem is you can only wear them for just a few hours every day.
The surgery itself was painless. A very strange feeling and a (very) brief moment of doubt crept in. But 20 minutes of surgery to 25 years of wearing these awful things didn’t compare.
Immediately after surgery I could see (not crystal) but I could see! I was advised that a full correction had been achieved. I asked Mr George if it was alright to cry and cry I did. What an emotional experience! Myself and my mum, one of the nurses and I even saw a flicker of a tear in Mr Georges eyes.
I am completely in awe of the technology that has managed to achieve this miracle.
I didn’t feel pain after, just a compulsion to close my watering eyes.
It truly is astounding, the things I have begun to notice and the day to day things that have become easier! Being able to see while I’m having a bath for one! When I wake up in the morning and can see the trees outside my bedroom window.
I feel attractive, even though I am still not wearing make-up post operative. Happy. I feel that my face is open and people can see me! If the eyes are the windows to our souls then mine have been shrouded with net curtains. People are beginning to see the real me.
I appreciate that surgery isn’t an option for everyone but nothing can compare to that emotion and liberating feeling I have experienced in the past 5 days.
Every day my vision is becoming clearer. Although I keep getting a ‘too good to be true’ feeling.
A very big thank you to the staff and surgeons who have made my life long dream come true.