It has been 3 weeks since I had the surgery.
The doc sent me home with a patch over my eye and one page of instructions. I was a little tired when I returned home so I took a nap. Ate very lightly and had a good night's sleep.
The day after surgery I had an appointment to see the doctor. He removed the patch and checked out my eye. I COULD SEE THE TOP E ON THE EYE CHART!! He said that it all looked fine and gave me a prescription for a couple of kinds of eye drops--an antibiotic and steroid. I used them four times a day. There was little pain, just some discomfort. I wore sun glasses because the eye was dilated for several days.
I had another appointment one week past surgery. I think it was just another check to see how the eye was healing. I drove myself. THIS TIME I COULD READ THREE ROWS ON THE EYE CHART. It is still poor vision, but the vision could keep improving for months. The doctor said that I should use the eye drops just twice a day now. That's double progress. I was cleared to golf 10 days post-op.
Two weeks after the surgery the doctor said that I could bike. I always forget all my questions when I am at the office. Luckily, my doctor's office has a great staff to answer my questions on the phone.
Now I am using the eye drops just one time a day. I have biked once and played nine holes of golf. The doctor said that I had to wait for one month before I could go swimming. Coincidentally, I have another doctor's appointment on the one month anniversary. I want to ask about jogging that
day. AND, hopefully, I will be able to read further down the eye chart.
