Author Topic: Wish me luck...having LASIK surgery today (Read 4025 times)

Brian · « **on:** April 10, 2007, 09:01:47 AM »

I'll be away from the board until Thursday. I'm a little nervous having my eyes cut on, but the end result will be worth it, I'm sure.

Mikey · « **Reply #1 on:** April 10, 2007, 09:03:01 AM »

I'd be nervous too but I hear nothing but good results from friends who have had it done. Good luck to you.

CT · « **Reply #2 on:** April 10, 2007, 09:06:57 AM »

Good luck Brian. I've heard good things about it too.

EagleEye · « **Reply #3 on:** April 10, 2007, 09:10:53 AM »

Good luck Brian

A guy that I work with had it done several years ago and he no longer wears glasses!

Steve

Oceanbum · « **Reply #4 on:** April 10, 2007, 10:48:20 AM »

Good luck, Brian!!! Hope all goes well for you!!!

Ky Kim · « **Reply #5 on:** April 10, 2007, 10:56:47 AM »

Good luck and to a quick and speedy recovery time. From what I've heard you won't regret it.

Kim

Sean · « **Reply #6 on:** April 10, 2007, 11:39:03 AM »

Well they have been doing it for 20 years now, not new technology anymore. I have considered it myself. Probably the fastest surgery there is too.

Best luck with your surgery Brian.

Cheers,
Sean

Lynda · « **Reply #7 on:** April 10, 2007, 11:59:32 AM »

I had it done six years ago, and it was one of the best things I've ever done for myself. I was legally blind without corrective lenses and had worn glasses from the age of five. My vision had never, in my entire life, been 20/20. Took less than 10 minutes, I sat up and could see the clock on the wall! I had it done on a Friday, and was driving on Saturday and back to work Monday, no problems. You'll be so happy!

frloplady · « **Reply #8 on:** April 10, 2007, 12:43:53 PM »

yup was the best thing I did too! No glasses except for microprint on packages

Esther · « **Reply #9 on:** April 10, 2007, 12:44:16 PM »

What a miracle that they have the ability to do that surgery!! Good luck. I'm sure it will be a huge success for you.

Jerry · « **Reply #10 on:** April 10, 2007, 01:34:18 PM »

I hear only raves. I wish I were a canditate.

Bonnie · « **Reply #11 on:** April 10, 2007, 02:41:17 PM »

Best of luck Brian!

Brian · « **Reply #12 on:** April 11, 2007, 10:49:30 AM »

Thank you for all of the well wishes and your experiences. It went so well, that I was able to come back to work today. I am gettting ready to leave for my follow up visit.
It is amazing how well I see without my glasses or contact lenses!! I told my mother that I had never spent $2600 in 15 minutes before!! I can tell already that it is worth every penny!!!

Bonnie · « **Reply #13 on:** April 11, 2007, 11:11:50 AM »

So glad everything went well Brian..

Joyce · « **Reply #14 on:** April 11, 2007, 11:30:50 AM »

I'm glad it went well too.

Sorry I missed giving you well wishes before you went.

Probably cuz I was getting my biopsy done.

Now I am home and pacing, fidgety...can NOT stand 'taking it easy'.

Hope you are taking it easy...along with me.

Ky Kim · « **Reply #15 on:** April 11, 2007, 11:49:36 AM »

Glad to hear it went well.

My boys get tired of wearing glasses, they've wore them before they turned one. Its from being premature. They've had alot of surgeries on their eyes. I told them one day, they will be able to have that fixed, and won't have to wear them maybe. We tried the contact thing last year, they got them in at the doctors office and couldn't went they got home. One of my boys loved the contacts he said everything looked much clearer. But he couldn't get them in and out, so I told them I think we just need to wait a little longer.

I don't wear contacts or glasses, so I was of little help to them getting the contacts in. I could put them in for them though.

Kim

barb · « **Reply #16 on:** April 11, 2007, 02:13:10 PM »

I am glad to hear it went so well! My 17 year old wants to get it done when he is old enough, too. Maybe if he starts saving now.

Daisy · « **Reply #17 on:** April 12, 2007, 05:06:47 AM »

Yup I had mine done almost 3 years ago now and I've never been happier.

I do still wear reading glasses for all the fine print but I guess somethings you can't get away with as you get older.

Congrates Brian!

happyoutsidegirl · « **Reply #18 on:** April 12, 2007, 08:51:43 AM »

Brian I'm so glad it went well. good luck to ya.

Viv · « **Reply #19 on:** April 13, 2007, 09:10:18 PM »

Glad things went well Brian. Was there very much discomfort?

Brian · « **Reply #20 on:** April 16, 2007, 07:24:38 AM »

Viv,
There was absolutely no pain when they did my right eye, but the left, there was pain during the cutting of the cornea flap, but only due to the pressure they were putting on my eye, not the cutting itself. It only lasted about 3-4 seconds, though and I have a high tolerance for pain so it wasn't bad. After the procedure, the discomfort was like I had been at the beach and had sand blown into my eyes. I went home, and took a 3 hour nap as instructed, and when I awoke, my right eye felt totally normal with no discomfort. My left eye felt like it had an eye lash in there, but that's all. By the next morning, it was almost normal, and by that afternoon, felt totally fine. There is some inconvienence involved. There are quite a few follow up visits...day after surgery, one week out, one month out and six months out and the eye drops. I have to put in an antiboitic drop, a steroid drop and an artificial tear drop in four times a day and wait at least five minutes in between each drop so I don't wash out the previous one. That is for the first week, then it is just the artificial tear for the next three to four weeks.

I would highly recommend it to anyone that is a candidate for it.

Jerry · « **Reply #21 on:** April 16, 2007, 07:57:19 AM »

Great news! A load off your mind!

karen J · « **Reply #22 on:** April 16, 2007, 09:32:06 AM »

Brian, Congratulations and best wishes.

I'm jealous.

Desertponder · « **Reply #23 on:** April 16, 2007, 10:36:25 AM »

Congratulations on your new and improved eyeballs.

I'm jealous too! I would love to have the surgery but can't quite handle the expense.