contact lenses

Hello

I am so glad that I found this site. It is wonderful and so helpful.
I have learned so much over the last several months.

I am having a TVH on April 25, and I was wondering about contact lenses. I suppose you have to remove them for surgery. I can barely see without them and am worried about being able to see after surgery. I'm sure I won't be feeling like trying to put them in, but would like to be able to see. What did you do?

do you have any glasses? i too am a contact wearer and keep my sunglasses (for mowing my acres) up to date, however, i haven't had my "regurlar" glasses updated in a few years...shame on me....but i used them anyway. (i'm nearsighted)

i can't see a thing...and you are right you don't feel like putting them in, at least i didn't. Can you get some before surgery? i didn't wear my contacts for a while after i got home because i could fall asleep at the drop of a hat and you know how sleeping in contacts is....

I've just been wondering almost the same thing about my glasses. Where will I put them and where will they be when I need them? I'm blind as a bat and would prefer to see faces, not fuzzy ovals.

I HAVE CONTACTS TO AND YES YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE FOR SURG WHERE GLASSES IF YOU HAVE THEM AND THE NICE PEOPLE IN OR WILL MAKE SURE TO REMOVE THEM AND HAVE THE PUT IN YOUR ROOM FOR YOU WHEN YOU THINK YOU NEED THEM AND YOUR RIGHT YOU WONT FEEL LIKE WEARING THEM JUST SLEEP AND ENJOY KNOWING THAT ITS ALL OVER AND TOMMORROW IS A NEW DAY .....

Hey there! I went through the EXACT same thing. I am blind as a bat without my contacts. I also wear the "night and day" contacts, so I sleep in them as well. so I thought "hmmm just MAYBE I could keep them in during my surgery!" WRONG! I tried on more than one occasion to talk the nurses into letting me keep them in. But the last time I asked I was told that they make you take them out because if by some "off" chance something rubbs over your eyes during surgery it could cause a corneal abbrasion. So I said "OH OK!" I was still pretty groggy when I did put my contacts in that day but it wasn't really that hard. But the difference with mine was I CAN sleep in mine. So I didn't have to worry about snoozing in them. If funds exhist for you I would strongly recommend either invest in a box of those or in some glasses. Good luck in your journey to the Castle. May it be uneventful and you have a speedy recovery.
Much Love
Carrie