On Friday of last week I took the plunge and had LASIK surgery on both of my eyes.

For years, I haven’t been able to see properly without glasses or contacts. On Friday, almost miraculously, that all seemed to change.

The surgery was not difficult. The hardest part of the whole surgical process was the anticipation, then the few minutes it took to go through with the process.

During the actual laser process of the eyes, I was asked to look at red and green dots several times, while the device did its thing on my corneas. Anyone who has had the procedure would know what I am talking about. My sense of smell has been what has gotten me through life and I could catch a scent of the burning of my cornea — not a pleasant thought.

I also won’t forget the computer saying, 27 seconds for the first cornea altering and 19 seconds for the second. Those were the longest 46 seconds of my life.

The six hours of waiting to open my eyes after surgery was an interesting process. I napped for about an hour and a half and listened to CNN the rest of the time. I was sad to learn of newsman Tim Russert’s death during the waiting period.

My wife, Victoria, and two girls, Savannah and Sierra, were wonderful during the process. I am a lucky man to have the three of them always watching out for me. Sierra even fed me at dinner because I couldn’t open my eyes. I’m sure they won’t forget that time with dad.

At first, my vision was cloudy, but now three days into it, each day my sight continues to improve. I keep grabbing for my glasses and trying to take my contacts out at night.

I hope I continue to progress and I am extremely thankful to be able to see without contacts and glasses.

I would like to hear your experience with LASIK if you have had one. Please send me a response to my blog if you have a personal story to tell.

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