I had my semi-annual eye check-up this afternoon.

Guess what?! My opthalmologist is considering me a good candidate for Lasik Surgery. Yehyehyeh!

I have always thought and I have always been told that I can’t get the surgery until I’m in my twenties. I was so ecstatic because I thought I can have the surgery earlier than expected. Then it hit me as I was going out of the clinic that by May next year I will officially be a young adult. Hehe. I’ll be 20! Gosh! Time flies. I can’t believe it has been nine years since my eyes started acting like brats, demanding to be pampered and be given attention.

My eyes went on a premature retirement when I was 13. They decided to start looking at things in a blurry way from the time I entered highschool. I didn’t mind wearing glasses until junior year. That was when my nose started to assume a deformed posture. That was when my temple area developed a Panama Canal on each side courtesy of my glasses. That was when I complained of the inconvenience of not being able to sleep comfortably in class because my glasses hit the desk everytime I put my head on the desk. That was when Prom was just around the corner. I convinced my parents that it was time I wear contact lenses.

I had my first pair of contacts when I was 15. I had at least 8 contacts changes not to mention the 6 lenses that went missing in action. My parents threatened to burn me everytime I break out the news that one of my contacts has been vacuumed by a Martian spaceship. I wore contacts until May this year then I decided to return to glasses. My optha commented that when everybody else is switching to contacts I am moving in the opposite direction. I called it contact lenses fatigue. I wore contacts everyday since February 2004 and it has become tiring and also expensive. There are nights when I forgot to take them off. Then I get so scared in the morning that I aggravated Doña Mata’s condition. I sort of fell out of love with contacts. I missed the fuss-free way of donning my glasses and I’m off to go. No more routines in the morning and hopefully evening if I don’t forget that something foreign is sitting on top of my retina. So after three years I got a new pair of glasses. I never felt this relaxed for a long time:) But I also miss the carefree feeling when I’m not wearing glasses. So this Christmas I’m buying myself another set of contacts. After all, I will hopefully not be wearing them for a long time… Lasik here I come:)

Dr. Palmero said that if the grades of my eyes will not change for at least 2 more check-ups or 6 more months I can get the surgery. I’ve always dreamed of this surgery since I was 15. So I’m doing some behavioral management techniques on my eyes. I’m telling them that if they’ll be good and they can stay stable for 6 more months I’ll get them a nice pair of shades after the surgery. But if they change so slightly and increase in grades I’ll condemn them to suffer from contact lenses irritation forever. Hehe. I’ve gone nuts.

Now my problem is where to get funds. I remember that I told my parents about the surgery when I was 14 or 15. They were as excited as me. Then I told them that one eye costs 50 grands. They told me that I can get the surgery later. Like when I have a paycheck already. Ergo, I have to pay for it myself. Poof. I checked how much it will cost me at The Lasik Surgery Clinic and it said: P50,000($1000) both eyes. Can’t believe this! I thought it will cost me P100,000.00 for both eyes. Yehey! Kaya! Ilang clients lang yan pag-OT na ako. Hehe. But my opthalmologist is from UST/Medical City so I guess I have to undergo the procedure from either the two hospitals. Sayang. The Lasik Surgery Clinic looks so cool.

Before I left kanina, Dr. Palmero said, “Anyway, we’re not in a hurry. You’re still young.” Uh-uh doc.  I want that surgery ASAP. Hehe. My eyes are brats. I hope my eyes can wait until I can have clients so I can pay for their surgery.