Previous PRK post here (Day 4). Next PRK post here (Day 6).

This morning I decided to try to go to class at 10:05. Will update later as to how that goes. Not very enthusiastic, but I can’t miss another one of these lectures. I plan to wear my dark sunglasses, sit in the front row, and look as pissed off as possible. Maybe I’ll even rock back and forth like Ray Charles. Still don’t have distance vision and dryness is very noticeable.

UPDATE: Class was brutal. I couldn’t see the whiteboard and had to squint in pain to look at what he was writing. Spent most of the time with my head in my hands. We drove to the mall and I stumbled around Nordstrom’s for a while. I can’t tell if my vision is any better than it was before the surgery. It seems to be clearing a tiny bit. I’ve stopped taking the antibiotic drops and now am just using the steroid 4 times a day. By saturday I will reduce it to 3 times a day. And so on until I see the doctor again in March for my 1 month check up. The pain is almost entirely gone at this point.

LATER UPDATE: I worked out for the first time since the surgery. Nothing major- just sat on the bike and did a few minutes on the elliptical. Felt OK throughout. I’m now browsing the internet! My eyes are definitely still tired and drier than normal, But I am so glad I can use the computer again…