The first 24 hours

The first 24 hour period after the procedure was in a word "uneventful." I slept off the sedative from about noon-5, then had dinner and "listened" to some TV. i could see well enough to do everything other than read or use the computer but I had been encouraged to keep my eyes closed as much as possible. I went back to bed at about 10 and slept through most of the night with no problem.

I woke up at 5 AM with some sharp pain in my left eye - it felt like my bandage contact had become glued to my eye overnight. After some tears and rewetting drops and a few minutes of pain I was back to normal again. I slept soundly until about 7:30 or so.

I went back in for my day-after appointment (my friend Craig drove) at 9:00 Saturday morning and was told by the doctor that approx 30% of my epithelium had regrown and everything was on schedule. I was advised not to try to read or use the computer for the next few days until the bandage lens was removed. I made a follow-up appointment for Monday the 8th at 8:45 AM.