Eye Surgery

 

I had my eye surgery yesterday. According to the doctor it went well. The only hitch was I came out of the anesthesia before he was finished. The last few minutes were rather painful but the nurse had told me while getting me ready that if I needed anything I was to say stop. I can normally handle that sort of stuff without crying, however. In fact, I usually get my fillings done at the dentist without getting numbed up. I also had a root canal done that way once. I don't know that I'd recommend that, but my pain tolerance is pretty high if I have a few seconds to get my mind right.

The cool thing about being awake was I was able to see what was going on in my eye in real time. I saw him peel the membrane off the retina using tweezers and then clean up inside the eye with a vacuum - lots to be said for modern medicine, at least as far surgical advancements go. 

Everyone I came into contact with at the out-patient surgery center were nothing but nice and professional. That always helps. I'll find out today what I need to do going forward after the check-up.