Two weeks on

It's now been just over two weeks since my intralase eye surgery with Ultralase and I'm more than happy with the results.

I stopped the drops in my right eye on the 9th day (2 days with drops every 2 hours and then 7 with a drop every 4 hours), but my left eye I continued as recommended at my week's check up. I actually stopped all drops in the left one after 11 days. Since then I've just been using the fake tear drops when needed - usually first thing in the morning and, depending on my activities that day, perhaps once more if at all.

I went down to London for two nights at exactly the two week mark and words just can't express how amazing it was to be able to go out shopping all day and then go out at night with no worries about whether my contacts would cope with all the dry conditions and extra work. My eyes were tired by the end of each day but a drop of fake tears and I was fine again.

Bright lights are a tiny bit blurry in dark light conditions but that's really the only thing noticeable now. Even then it doesn't stop me from doing anything or enjoying myself. While in London I went to see a comedy show at the Comedy Store - a black auditorium. My vision was fine for that. Dark environment looking at a brightly lit stage for a couple of hours.

After two weeks I can finally sleep without the eye shields again. I can wear make up and I can have a proper shower (for two weeks you aren't allowed to get your eyes wet so I've been washing my hair in the bath with the mixer tap and my head tilted back). Almost back to normal life.

I have to say I was looking forward to the wearing make up again part. My mother's nursing influences yet again meant I threw away all mascaras and old eyeliners, except pencils which I sharpened and sharpened so they were clean and like new again. I even treated myself to some new make up whilst I was in London. It felt so amazing to get all dressed and made up for a night out without any worries about glasses or contacts. Every day I forget a little bit more that I've even had this done. This life-changing procedure that I ummed and ahhed about for over a year before deciding to finally go for it. Oh how glad am I that I went through with it?

I go back to work on Monday and although I'm really lucky to have been able to have three whole weeks to recover, I would have been fine to go back to work after two. If I didn't work with computers so much I'd have been fine after about three days, but I think something like the long term health of your eyes is important enough to warrant as much time off as possible. It will be weird to have people asking me about my surgery, I'm so close to forgetting I've even had anything done!