Under the Azure Sky

Morning of 24th Nov...reached TTSH with sis slightly before 8am...TTSH Eye Centre was just opening...walked into the Lasik Centre...registered with them...supposed to pay before the op was done...but told recept I wanted to talk to my doc as I haven't decided which procedure to do...so recept said they'll collect payment from me after the op...shortly after was called in for a series of routine test...then a nurse approached me with eye pack...with the shields...eye drops...etc...with instructions...before I know it I was being called into the OT...saw doc inside in green hospital op gown...getting ready the machine while I was being prepared by op outside by young assistants...had to put on white gown...being administered eye drops...left eye which was done first...being cleaned by iodine solution...funny the thought that crossed my mind was...would I get an outbreak where the iodine was applied? Ha ha...and then it was time for the op...laid down on the op bed...geez...the room was freezing...or maybe cos I was nervous...so it felt extra cold...I remembered shivering...and telling the young assistant to place the blanket on my shoulders...I was worried that should I start shivering, it will affect my head position, which, I was told...was extremely important...and then the op started...being told to look at a blinking red light...then a round plastic apparatus was being clamped onto my eye...then was shifted to another machine (I chose intralase) where the incision was being done...didn't know it when the machine started making the incision...until the doc said '40 secs more'...and so on...remembered feeling nervous and trying to control my shivering...and feeling the wonder of it...didn't really feel any pain...but felt a little pressure in the initial stage...after that was shifted back to the laser machine...white apparatus removed...(metal I think) clamp was put over my eye...more eyedrops administered...should be anaesthetic I think...and then the actual op was done...in bout 10s of secs...the whole thing was over...I could see the doc using a tiny plastic 'spade' and going over my eye...like I was looking thru a clear glass...pushing the corneal flap back into place...funny...keke...and then I was being led outta the room and told to wait outside in the resting area...after a while...doc reviewed me then I was free to leave...I had already regained partial sharp vision 10-15 mins after the op...which was almost immediate! On the way home my eye kept smarting and tearing...until I could hardly keep my eyes open...it was a relief to reach home...went to sleep immediately...slept till nearly dinner then slept soon after dinner...next day went with WJ...did the right eye...pretty much the same procedure...eye smarted and teared for a little bit...but bout 1/2 hour after that it kinda ceased...still can sit at BK with WJ and MY chatting with them while WJ ate...after that went home to rest... My Eye-Care Pack...