https://sameold.blog/categories/icl-surgery/ en Thu, 21 May 2026 17:08:24 -0700 https://sameold.blog/2026/05/21/it-feels-like-the-honeymoon.html Thu, 21 May 2026 17:08:24 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/05/21/it-feels-like-the-honeymoon.html <p>It feels like the honeymoon period is over on my ICL surgery. Now I&rsquo;m kind of annoyed by the minor lingering eye discomfort, and (this might be a personality issue) wracked by paranoia that every twinge is indication that I&rsquo;m going to have to take them out, like a Flowers for Algernon situation</p> https://sameold.blog/2026/05/03/unexpected-consequence-of-permanent-contacts.html Sun, 03 May 2026 08:48:21 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/05/03/unexpected-consequence-of-permanent-contacts.html <p>Unexpected consequence of permanent contacts* is I’m having trouble sleeping. I had gotten used to using my own blindness like a sleeping mask</p> <p>*I’ve stopped saying “fixed my eyes” since through this process I’ve learned more about severe myopia and how poor vision is just one of my problems ☹️</p> https://sameold.blog/2026/04/28/time-to-fix-my-second.html Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:55:14 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/04/28/time-to-fix-my-second.html <p>Time to fix my second eye!</p> https://sameold.blog/2026/04/23/waiting-to-get-wheeled-into.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:31:35 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/04/23/waiting-to-get-wheeled-into.html <p>Waiting to get wheeled into the OR for my (left) eye procedure! 😱</p>