So this post gonna tell you more about Part III - The Surgery

Prior to surgery, these are few preparations that you need to aware of
1. Stop wearing contact lenses for at least 1 to 3 weeks before surgery.
2. No make up, perfume, alcohol or hair gel before surgery.
3. Please wash your hair properly as you have to avoid water into your eyes after the surgery.
4. You are advised to wear thick clothes because it's quite cold in the OT (operation theatre).
5. Please bring someone with you on that day, to drive you home.
6. Do not forget to bring your shade since you really need it. (Your eyes will be very uncomfortable and sensitive to the lights).

So on the D-day, you are advised to arrive early. The staff will give you the consent form. Read all the terms and risks before putting your signature. Remember, think twice before signing the form. Once you do the surgery there'll be no return lol. The staff will also give you a brown paperbag with few eyedrops and eye shield inside. Soon, he/she will bring you upstairs via lift and you will be told to wait in a room. They will require you to put all your belongings (including tudung) aside and wear the surgery gown and cap. For muslims, since you need to take off your hijab, you can still wear your inner neck into OT for modesty purpose. However, you need to loose your hair so they may ask you to remove the hair band or hair clip. Then, you will be waiting in a room together with other patients, taking turn to be called into the OT. As your name is called, you will wait and be asked to sit on a sofa just outside the OT room. It's quite dark inside there, on the way to the OT. While sitting there, the nurse will drop some medication into your eyes. You will feel so nervous while waiting for your turn (since you are alone). Furthermore, you can even hear the sound of the machine. Next, as the doctor is done with the patient before you, you will be asked to go into the OT and the patient will give some sort of feedback, just to convince you that it's not painful at all.

NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN. 😜 The doctor will greet you and you will lie down on the OT Table. It was quite scary for me. I have been observing surgeries during my med school, but being a patient is definitely a different story. I finally understand how those patients feel. (Can use this experience for my PPD Reflective Writing lol). The doctor will ask you to stare at the green light. So all you need to do is to STARE at that green laser light. Each eye will take about few seconds to minutes. It was really fast but I could still remember how terrified I was. 😅 The doctor will sort of 'clean' your eyes, 'swipe' them before you do your part - STARE at the light without blinking. It was not painful at all, but sort of uncomfortable because you need to stare and could not even blink your eyes. In less than 15 minutes, tadaaaaa the surgery has come to the end. So you will wear the shades and here comes the 'Thug Life'. You will also be advised to sleep for about 3-4 hours after the surgery.

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