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January 31, 2005

PRK

Several things going on that should be mentioned.

First - I got a call about a new job that I am really excited about, but will not jinx by writing too much about it here.

Second, It looks like my previous client might actually finish the project I spent all of 2004 working on. This is very surprising, but the money will be nice if it actually comes through.

Lastly and most interestingly, Jason had PRK surgery on his eyes this morning. We both woke up at the buttcrack of dawn (6 am) and made our way to the naval hospital. After waiting for the pharmacy to open (side-note: why in the world do they tell you to be somewhere at 7 when the place doesn't open until 7:30?) Jason received his paper bag full of goodies, and we went up to opthamalogy. All the PRK candidates were ushered back into a conference room where the eyedrops and procedures were explained. I sat in the waiting room patiently. (side-note2: Thanks to the nice lady with the 2 toddlers for bringing a portable dvd player. I really appreciate the gesture, and my waiting was much more tolerable) Jason came back, downed the percoset and valium, and as he was second in line, closed his eyes, and let the drugs settle in.

I continuously poked his arm asking if he was numb yet.

I also made jokes about dr. evil's "laserbeam" and that Jason should "stay away from the light"

Shortly after, we were ushered back. Jason received the numbing eyedrops, put on his showercap and gauze, and laid down on the table.
I sat in the chair watching the tv monitor.

The nurses assistant cleaned the skin around his eyes first with iodine, then with a clear liquid, then with dry gauze. Once inside the machine, the surgeon opened Jason's eye with the speculum (tee hee), cleaned the skin cells off the eye with a toothbrush, squeegied the eye, and then dried it off with a sponge. The laser clicked for 5 seconds. Jason's eye twitched ever so slightly.

On the tv, I could see the laser blinking. After the 5 seconds, there looked to be a thin silver ring on the inside of his pupil.

Rinse, and contact bandage, and repeat with other eye.

The whole procedure took maybe 10 minutes.
Jason's post-op sight was 20/30 and 20/20. This should vary greatly in the next 2-6 weeks.

So, Jason's all drugged up and sleeping on the couch, and I'm surfing around on the computer. I should go read the next vb.net module in my book, but I might just play a few games of snood first.

Oh, and it's just our luck that today is the first truly sunny day we've had since we moved here, and today Jason needs to keep his eyes closed.

Posted by Sharon at January 31, 2005 12:28 PM

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