I sought clarity and I got it! Ok no but seriously all jokes aside. (for now) Last month I went on a trip to Miami and from Miami went straight to Guadeloupe. Trip was 10 days total. I packed all of my necessities and thought I was good money. While in transit from Miami to Guadeloupe somehow my contact solution spilled in my bag. This is not the first time this has happened, as I travel often, but this time for whatever reason I was beyond annoyed. Guadeloupe, for those who don’t know is a French territory (France’s Puerto Rico) , so their currency is euros. Imagine how annoyed I was to find out that a 1 oz bottle of contact solution that is $1.97 at Walmart in the states cost me $6 Euros in Guadeloupe, meanwhile I had 2 huge ones at home. But since I was away for 4 more days there I couldn’t survive without it.

First of all, to find the damn thing was beyond annoying and I ended up having to go to a vision care store that sells glasses to buy it. Ok I’m done complaining. BUT this is the story of my life. I went to Vegas, my contact ripped in my eye. It was Memorial day weekend and so all stores were closed, and I didn’t have an extra pair sooooo I rocked the ripped pair. MY POOR EYE!!!! While in DC I got something trapped under my contact and it scratched my cornea. I couldn’t wear my contacts and even with my glasses on my eyes were burning!!! I mean I could go on forever with horror stories just simply for needing vision. But Guadeloupe was the final for me.

I came home, set up a consultation and within a week had the procedure. Ok so a few things about Lasik that really no one prepared me for:

1. You can’t wash your face right away.

My doctor asked me to refrained from washing my eyes for a few days. Now y’all I have oily skin and by default, my eyelids are skin ,which were greasy af! I could not handle the amount of grease buildup so I cheated and washed my eyes after the 3^rd day. I was fine ( I think)

2. The sleep Goggles

These goggles are hilarious but I didn’t let that stop me. I wore those ski goggles proudly. (my eyes kept squinting because of light sensitivity and were puffy for a few days)

3. Do NOT rub your eyes.

Ok true story I didn’t rub my eyes, not once BUT I brushed my finger lightly across my eyes and I promise I thought I was crossed eyes the rest of the night. I had to go to sleep because I was consumed with worry. These people really got into my head about the horrors or rubbing your eyes.

4. Your eyes will be HELLA DRY

The tell you to put these drops in your eyes 4 times a day, and its 2 sets of drops. (anti-inflammatory and antibiotic) but you also have to use tear drops every 30mins (doc said so) LORD thank you whoever invented these things because my eyes were THIRSTY. No lie when they said every 30 minuets I was like who hell will remember to do this…..as dry as your eyes get you will be counting down the time to put them in, trust me.

5. Night Driving SUCKSSSSSSS

UMMMMM I live in NYC. There are lights on the cars, streets, the buildings, the signs, bikes, helmets and let me tell you they all tried to kill me. I don’t suffer from halos it’s the starburst lights that are making life difficult. Doc says that wears off eventually but for now this is life.

6. I low-key miss my glasses.

I’ve worn glasses since I was 11 I believe. That’s 20 years almost. I don’t remember time I was able to see without them. My routine consisted of getting my glasses, putting contact in or taking them out multiple times in the day. Now I just see clearly all the time. My brain hasn’t caught up with my eyes yet so sometimes clear sight does overwhelm me all day.

7. Best decision I’ve ever made?

So far, yes!!! Despite the drops all day, dryness, night driving issues, which are all temporary issues, I still stand by the choice to have done this.

Traveling has now become easier. All I need are my drops and I’m off. Overtime it’s getting easier to get along with these new eyes. Now the cost of Lasik depends on your doctor, your eyes, where you live. Generally it ranges from $2-2500 per eye. I ended up paying $4000, which is decent for NY. I know others though who paid $3800, and others who paid $5000.

End result I CAN SEE!!!! I do have follow-ups for the next few months to ensure my eyes health. I will take these few months of healing, for seeing normally for years over glasses and contact drama whenever I have stuff going on. My last followup I had 20/15 vision. NEVER HAVE I EVER HAD THAT!!!

To all of you asshole who used to say” how many fingers am I holding up” and put your hands so far away or behind your back, I got something for yall!!