Getting LASIK...

[wildcard451 0]

...in about 2 hours and 37 minutes from posting this.

I've been in glasses since the 4th grade and contacts since freshman year of college. Finally stabled out and get to go have fun this afternoon and god-willing, sleep the rest of the day away.

Just felt like sharing.

Here's wearing goggles under a fullface for the next 2-3 months. Woohoo! Wish me luck!



/B/

[Lindercles 0]

Bastard.

[wildcard451 0]

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Bastard.

I knew I could count on you.

[Jewels 0]

LASIK is WONDERFUL! Hope it goes well for you. It's one of the best things I ever did for myself.

TPM Sister #102

[virgin-burner 1]

is it really that good!? why did i ever start skydiving before doing this..

“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.”
-Hunter S. Thompson
"No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try."
-Yoda

[peregrinerose 0]

Good luck!!

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

[ACMESkydiver 0]

Woo-hoo! One of the best decisions I ever made was to get lasik.
You'll love it!!! Congrats!

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[Jewels 0]

*I* thought it was really that good. It's amazing to wake up and be able to see first thing in the morning; to reach for stuff in the shower and know you're picking up the shampoo and not the conditioner; to never have itchy, dirty contacts to worry about; to not have to have an ancient pair of back-up glasses . . . . Lasik is a beautiful thing!

TPM Sister #102

[SuperGirl 0]

good luck! and enjoy the new eyes...
ya coming to the dz this weekend?

[peregrinerose 0]

Not to mention the obvious, but both itchy dirty contacts and ancient back up glasses are your own damn fault. I have clean contacts every day (wear one days) and 15 pairs of back up glasses... they can be fun. Plus, when I'm 40 and looking under my glasses and reading just fine, and all of you post LASIK-ers are starting to pick up reading glasses to see up close, I'll be the one snickering

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

[Jewels 0]

Yes, I wore my contacts very well (as in, had no trouble with them) and, as a result, tended to let them go too long before replacing them. I was good about weekly cleanings and regular care, but not as good about buying new pairs when the old ones seemed just fine. Having glasses and contacts was not a curse . . . but I really like not needing them, too.

TPM Sister #102

[FlyingJ 0]

And you'll probably be done in 2 hours and 55 minutes. I'm about a month short of 1 year since my surgery and am still amazed. I had hoped my night vision would continue to clear up but it's still a little on the fuzzy side, but still better than it was prior.

My roommate that picked me up marvaled that he didn't even get through a chapter in his book in the time it took them to complete the surgery.

Killing threads since 2004.

[DangerRoo 0]

congrats!!
rest up and let us know how ya are tomorrow!!

(I.C.D#2 VP)
""I'm good with my purple penis straw" ~sky mama

[Nightingale 0]

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Not to mention the obvious, but both itchy dirty contacts and ancient back up glasses are your own damn fault. I have clean contacts every day (wear one days) and 15 pairs of back up glasses... they can be fun. Plus, when I'm 40 and looking under my glasses and reading just fine, and all of you post LASIK-ers are starting to pick up reading glasses to see up close, I'll be the one snickering

Must be nice to be able to afford 15 pairs of back up glasses.

I'm waiting for the day when my eyes are stable enough that I can get corrective eye surgery, although I'm leaning towards PRK instead of LASIK. I know I'm more likely to need reading glasses, but I'd rather need glasses for one thing than need them for everything. I don't like being dependent on wearing something on my face to do basic stuff like driving and not walking into walls.

During the last major earthquake out here, my glasses fell behind the dresser, and it was one of the scariest experiences of my life. I felt so helpless, because I couldn't see, and the broom had fallen in front of my bedroom door and somehow caught the door handle, so I was trapped in my room, and I wouldn't have been nearly so panicked if I could see! Losing a contact lens in freefall was also pretty scary. If eye surgery will prevent me from going through another experience like those, I'll gladly wear reading glasses when the time comes!

[Shell666 0]

Congrats! Had mine done 2-1/2 years ago. Wish I had done it sooner! Waking up and being able to see is the BEST thing ever!

'Shell

[peregrinerose 0]

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Must be nice to be able to afford 15 pairs of back up glasses.

Heh... I don't pay a dime for my glasses, but there's no reason to not have a pair. If someone can afford contacts, they need to own a pair of back up glasses. If money's an issue.... glasses come first. It's not possible to screw up one's eye health with glasses. I've never turned a patient away based on need, and have a pretty good network of funding sources for my patients... primarily local lions' clubs. Anyone in need only has to ask, there are a LOT of resources that will pay for glasses.

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

[Nightingale 0]

I have one pair of glasses, no backups because they're so expensive. My prescription is so strong that they don't advise anything but polycarbonate (which I need anyway because I participate in sports and can't have anything that shatters), and of course, the insurance doesn't want to pay for polycarbonate, only plastic, so I end up coughing up a couple hundred bucks for glasses every year because my prescription won't stabilize enough to let me go two years without getting new glasses. My prescription sunglasses are three prescriptions out of date, but I wear them anyway sometimes when I'm so desperate for sunglasses that I don't care that I get a headache because the prescription is wrong. I tried the clip on sunglasses, but they scratched my glasses. =(

What's funny is the insurance will pay a ton for frames, but less for lenses! How does that make any sense?! I could walk out with a pair of Prada frames and pay about $20 for them, but I'd rather get cheap frames and the right lenses so I can see! (or at least be able to divide my frame allowance so I can get glasses and sunglasses, but they won't let me do that either). I wish they'd just give me a "glasses" allowance and let me allocate it the way I need to.

If something happens to my glasses, I'll just put the replacement pair on my credit card and refrain from contributing to my cousins' college funds for a couple of months until I pay off the bill, because the odds of me actually needing a back-up pair are pretty small.

I don't wear contacts anymore since I've never found them to be comfortable and they're way too much hassle.

[Squeak 17]

Similar story here. 42 years wearing glasses, script is so strong that glass lens actually hurt my nose and sinus (due to weight)

I get High index lenses (x1.6 more if i can) to ensure the lens centres are as thin as possible.

If i used standard lens I would have lens centres of about 13mm (half inch).
so i pay out $500+ dollars per pair of specs i have 4 pairs in my current script for travelling next year. 2 Pair Photo-chromatic, 2 pair standard zero tint.
I am pretty much screwed with out glasses.
and no lasik surgeon can tell me i wont need them after corrective surgery so i wont even consider it. and at my age Presbyopia is a real concern now

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[Pokerstar 0]

Awesome! I had mine 5 years ago! You will LOVE it! :) I wore glasses for many many years.

YOU WILL LOVE IT!

Fortunately, I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber.
--- The Dude ---

[Nightingale 0]

High index lenses are beyond my budget, but since I tend to pick frames with fairly small lenses, I'm usually okay with polycarbonate.

My uncle got LASIK, and he still needs glasses for driving at night, but other than that, he's fine without for everyday stuff, and his driving glasses are plain old plastic (cheap!). He's thrilled with the outcome, but I understand wanting to be 100% glasses free. Personally, I'd just be happy to be able to see to the point where I feel as though I could take care of myself without being dependent on glasses in an emergency.

[D22369 0]

heh, it was the best money I have ever spent on myself, no more coke bottle glasses!!!!

Roy

They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

[madhatter 0]

[replyHere's wearing goggles under a fullface for the next 2-3 months. Woohoo! Wish me luck!

Why?

I had lasik in 1996, was jumping with a frap hat & goggles 5 days later. 12 years later & I've noticed no ill effects yet

A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!
D.S # 125

[Hairy_Haggis 1]

Soooo

What's LASIK run these days??

Always considering it but never quite actually get round to going to the optician to see about it and none of the websites that i've looked at actually quote prices

It's not the speed that kills ya, it's the sudden stops!

[LaRusic 0]

a year ago i paid 2500 dollars for both eyes. I had wavefront lasik done, my night vision is great and can see 20/20. like everyone else, its the best money i ever spent on myself. 7 days after getting it done i was back scuba diving.

The Altitude above you, the runway behind you, and the fuel not in the plane are totally worthless
Dudeist Skydiver # 10

[peregrinerose 0]

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[replyHere's wearing goggles under a fullface for the next 2-3 months. Woohoo! Wish me luck!

Why?

I had lasik in 1996, was jumping with a frap hat & goggles 5 days later. 12 years later & I've noticed no ill effects yet

Please don't advocate such blatant stupidity after LASIK. Corneas have no blood supply of their own, and thus, no source of raw materials to tack that flap back down. As a result, corneas are extremely slow to heal. In about 3 months you have probably 75% of the original strength of the cornea. In 20 years, you still don't have full corneal integrity, which means if a wayward fist hits your goggles/eye in freefall, your flap will dislocate, even 20 years after surgery. That's why enhancement procedures are so easy.. even as far as 18 years later (per the research), they don't need to re-cut the cornea, they just flip back the flap and re-zap.

Just because you got away with it doesn't mean it's a good idea. This is a surgical procedure.... a very good one, but one with very real consequences that can be permanently disabling if you don't understand what can happen. And this is exactly why, with my -6.00ish Rx, hell will freeze over before I get LASIK. PRK I'd put some serious thought to, but because I have fun with glasses, it's not really worth it to me.

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda