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Yep, no more hemming and hawing about when or if I should do it. It’s done. At the moment I am decidedly even more cross-eyed, but I was pretty much expecting to still have double vision, and know that muscle surgery is in my future. The surgeons said it went better than they expected. (Not sure exactly how to take that; just glad it went well.) After some initial “illness”, and some different meds, I think I’m well on the road to recovery.
10 days post op and back to work, after seeing both surgeons for post op visits this morning. No bruising from this procedure. Pain manageable with extra strength Tylenol within 24 hours, and by day 3-4 pain less than before surgery, although I’m told my pain tolerance is high. Eye doc is very pleased with reduction in bulging, as am I. It was the immediate reduction that he said was “better than expected.” Eyes still inflamed, dry and gritty, and he’s not sure my right eye will be able to be fully aligned. (It’s pretty close to my nose these days.) He said when all is said and done, it’s very possible I’ll still need prismatic correction with glasses even after eye muscle surgery. Since I’ve said more than once that I miss wearing contacts, I suppose he’s just trying to prepare me in case I don’t get back to wearing contacts. However, if it’s single vision without this ridiculous film/foil over my lens, (like looking through waxed paper much of the time) I could make it work.
Who knew I’d miss being able to use a prism, but I sort of do. But, who knows? I’ve got a few months to go before we even get close to the next step, and the strabismus doc is supposed to be one of the best. Hopefully by the time we’re ready, he’ll be able to work some magic! (And maybe there’ll be some improvement? A girl can hope…
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