The Beal/Cannon Family: PRK Surgery!

When the Cannons came for a visit back in February we started talking about laser eye surgery. They were talking about how much they loved it. As I was talking to them I decided that I wanted to get it done was well. Nicole's friend happens to be an eye surgeon at Hoopes Vision (one of the best in the country). She texted him and asked him if I could have the friend discount and he said yes. Sweet! I called right away to see if I could get it done over spring break. My hopes were dashed as that would not be possible but I scheduled a consult over spring break instead. My hopes were dashed again when I realized I would not be a candidate for lasik surgery because my corneas were too thin. The doctor told me about PRK which sounded much worse. I went ahead and scheduled my surgery for June and spent the next couple of months in dread and doubt. Ha. I consulted my Facebook friends and from what I could tell the recovery from PRK was rough and with sketchy results for months. But overall everyone that had it done was happy with the results. I never cancelled mostly due to embarrassment and the need to follow through. Ha.

I loaded up the kids and headed down to Utah on Thursday June 13th. My surgery was the next day. I was so worked up about the recovery that I hadn't given much thought to the actual procedure. I was quite shocked with how worked up I got even with a valium. I panicked a little on the second eye and made a solution get all over my eye which made my eye burn. They got that rinsed out right away and finished the procedure. I went home and slept most of the day. The next day I slept quite a bit but I was also able to go outside and hang out a bit but by that night the pain started to increase. Luckily the doctor warned me that the pain would be worse on days 2 and 3. Boy was he right! All night on my second night I was trying to fall asleep with burning eyes. Day three I was miserable and my eyes were burning the entire day. Luckily the pain was gone on day 4. I stopped taking any pain meds. On day 5 they removed the protective lens and my eyes were more sensitive for the next couple of days. As far as my vision it was pretty good from the get go. I was pleasantly surprised with how much I could already see. The Cannons had made plans with the kids through Friday so I decided we would hang out until Saturday morning. Corbin and Gabby are staying in Utah until we come back down in a couple of weeks for a follow up appointment and to spend the 4th of July. We are already missing them like crazy. I'm sure they will have a great time.

My kids were plenty entertained with endless hours playing down the hill, swimming, Hires, going to the movies, more swimming, butterfly museum, family games, classic fun center, and the Heber Creeper. I had such a nice break from life I think surgery should be on the docket for every mom to have a forced rest once a year. Ha.