Spring Has Sprung

Well, it had. And then winter decided to make one more pit stop in good ole South Lousiana. But, tomorrow Spring is supposed to be back with a vengance. 80's for the rest of the week. As much as I like the cold weather, I'm ready for the Spring. We spent the entire weekend outside. I have the sunburned shoulders to prove it. It was really warm and the skies were clear. Gorgeous, I tell you.

Easter is always a busy day. We went to church first thing and then to Eric's mom & dad's house, and from there, my parent's house. The kids had fun and were completely exhausted by the day's end.

We had the traditional egg hunt at Eric's parent's house. It's changed so much in the past few years, the "kids" that I met when I first started dating Eric, are now teenagers who have absolutely no interest in hunting eggs. Even though they aren't my kids, it still kind of makes me sad to see how fast they are all growing up.
I didn't get any shots of Cam hunting for eggs, because he was with the older group this year, and as the youngest of the older group, he needed help. So I was hunting with him. Lol.

The eyes are still pretty good. I went to a store yesterday to buy cooking oil and couldn't read the price on the shelf though, because the shelf was so low, I couldn't get close enough to read it. That really frustrated me. I'm still a little bit concerned with my right eye, which doesn't seem to be making any progress with the ghosting/double vision when I'm reading. I just hope that it's all normal.

Also, I wanted to wish a happy belated birthday to Heidi. Hope your day was fabulous! Happy Tuesday! :)

On A Monday...

It's actually less than a week until Easter. Seriously? How does that happen? That we just finished Christmas and we are already to Easter.

Today is 2 weeks post surgery. I'm seeing pretty good at this point. I actually started driving last Wednesday when I woke up seeing really well. I have good and bad days. On good days, my left eye is dang near 20/20. My right eye is lagging behind and is still always blurry with some ghosting of letters and such. Certain things make them worse, the computer for example. Which is why I'll be blogging and shutting it off. Can't stay on too long or else it kind of messes up the vision for awhile. I started new drops on Thursday and my eyes seem to be a little worse since starting them. From what I've read online, they are steroid drops that slow down the healing to prevent scar tissue. Not only do they slow down healing, but according to the pamphlet, will also cause blurry vision. I'll be on them for 9 weeks, so hopefully, my eyes will adjust and continue to get better.

Just wanted to update on the eye condition. Hope everyone has a great day.

Post Surgery Post

I can see! Well sort of. One week out of surgery and I'm seeing pretty well. Well enough to type this blog at least, but I won't be driving a vehicle today, that's for sure. It's a rough time. But I knew that beforehand. I soooo appreciate all the prayers of my family and friends. More than you guys know. It's definitely been the difference in this recovery.

Eric's prayer: "Guide the doctors hands, Lord God."
Payton's prayer: "Just let the doctor not have any hands, God."
LoL. Sorry Pay, let's go with Daddy's.

It was the scariest thing I've ever been through. The 2 C-sections and the wisdom teeth removal had nothing on this bad boy. My butt was so clenched the whole time, it literally never touched the seat. LoL. And I'm pretty sure that the little squishy things they give you to hold will never return to their prior shape. They cleanse and scrape and touch your eyes like it's their job. Well technically it is there job, but seriously? They do things that eyeballs shouldn't ever have to endure.

I never had the pain that I was warned about, and read about on the internet, though. Which has been utterly fabulous. We weren't able to get my pain pills the day of the surgery because it would've taken too long to wait for them, and I was ready to sleep. Later that evening, the weather was horrific, so I didn't want E going out in it for the medicine. Well at about 1 in the morning, I woke up with a serious burning sensation in one eye. He ran to Walgreen's at 1 am. I took the pill and was out of pain and back to sleep in minutes. Well there was one other time I experienced pain. On Friday night, I woke up to put some drops and was so tired I accidentally poked myself in the eye with the dropper. I cried for about an hour with the pain, and Eric fussed at me for not waking him up to put the drops. I was trying to be nice wifey and let him sleep for once. Boy did that every backfire. LoL. But that pain was self inflicted. So I'm not counting it.

E was beyond wonderful last week. He kept the ship running smooth, and still worked some and was there for whatever I needed. Woke up with me to put my drops and made the week much easier for everyone. As well as my mom and mother in law, and friend Shaina. I'm blessed, I really am.

I'm actually having moments of very clear vision, now. They are fleeting, but exciting nonetheless. I actually laid in bed last night and marveled at how clear the clock was. Before, if I would have looked at it without my glasses, it would have been a huge red blob. So we are making progress. If there's one thing I've learned by reading about other people's experiences, it's that patience is the key. Which is fab, because I'm like the most patient person in the world. Hahaha. But I'm just gonna go along for the ride and see where it gets me. I'm secretly praying for 20/15 when it's all said and done. I was approximately 20/600 before, so that's a tall order.

Thanks for reading this loooong post. More to come soon now that I can read the screen. But not for too long, because it tires the eyes quickly. Also, I'm not quite sure what happend to the old blog. It's looking rather plain. I'll try to get it spiffed up soon. Happy Monday!