One side effect from the heavy eyelids that I hadn't thought about, was tiredness. As the nurse explained, your lids have teeny tiny muscles that make them blink and hold them open, which she said explained why my lids felt so tired in the evenings. Those little muscles were working overtime. They aren't now.

When the surgeon measured my eyes and lids prior to surgery he said he would make an incision (makes my toes curl even now when I think about) just above the eyebrows, cut out a wedge of skin and stuff, and sew it back together.....and he said he would need to take out 7-8 millimetres. That's over one quarter of an inch in old money, which will give you an idea of how much they had drooped.

I know surgery isn't fun, Maggie, but if you find you need to have it done - then do it. I for one can recommend it.