If you got LASIK, how long did you wait to skydive?

[fireflytx 0]

I am going to get LASIK in the near future and I was wondering how long people waited to go skydiving afterwards.

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[WatchYourStep 0]

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1765102;search_string=LASIK;#1765102

Check out the 6th post of the 1st page by Sky...

HTH

"You start off your skydiving career with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience up before your bag of luck runs out."

[peregrinerose 0]

If you do a LASIK search on here, you'll find a crap load of information.

Bottom line is your corneas are different from any other person's cornea, amount of tissue removed is different, corneal thickness is different, tear film is different, immune reaction is different, etc. Only your doc can give you an answer.

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[rwieder 0]

I was back on the jump ship in two weeks. But time may vary due to a lot of different variables. Bottom line, follow your opthomologists advice. I was told to wait 6-8 weeks, of course i never listen to advice from professionals.

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[peregrinerose 0]

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I was told to wait 6-8 weeks, of course i never listen to advice from professionals.

*sigh* Do you have to say things like that? Us docs like to delude ourselves into thinking that all our patients do exactly what we tell them to do

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

[Nickkk 0]

I am looking to get this done, but a rig comes first!

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[sunshine 2]

I hardly ever listen to doctors either. The eye doctor is different though. I will do whatever she tells me to do. I value my eyesight sooo much since i only have one fully functional eye.

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[SniperCJ 0]

I got LASIK a few years ago and waited the mandated 6 - 8 weeks.

I got my left eye re-LASIK'ed in May. Had surgery on Thursday and jumped on Saturday. Against the advise of the surgeon of course.

[JohnMitchell 16]

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I was told to wait 6-8 weeks, of course i never listen to advice from professionals.

*sigh* Do you have to say things like that? Us docs like to delude ourselves into thinking that all our patients do exactly what we tell them to do

"Cause we know you docs pad the times 'cause we don't listen and don't heed your advice. I waited two weeks after the big laser zap. Everything was fine.

[outrager 6]

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I am going to get LASIK in the near future and I was wondering how long people waited to go skydiving afterwards.

Did LASIK in April. Made a tower jump 3 weeks later, no prob but had to keep my goggles on during the climb - too much wind in the face was uncomfortable. Started skydiving about a month after surgery, but couldn't take goggles off under canopy for a few more weeks. Had dry eyes for about 2..3 months, as expected (hint: can't smoke weed). Back to normal now, completely forgot about the surgery by mid-summer. Spent 2 months jumping in the mountains without any issues. Still can't believe how good it is!

All in all, LASIK is the best thing i have ever done in my life.

bsbd!

Yuri.

[gus 1]

Hey Yuri, has it effected your night vision at all? Any problems doing sneaky shit in the dark?

Gus

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[Casie 0]

I waited 3 months total since I had problems with my eyes being tooo dry (allergies and all)(vision changes when eyes are dry) - therefore had to moisten them alot and I think 3 months was the total time of flap healing. I didn't want to take any chances on my vision....then again, I'm anal

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[Bolas 5]

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then again, I'm into anal

Leave it to you to turn this into a sex thread.

To get back on track, didn't it effect your night vision?

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[Casie 0]

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then again, I'm into anal

Leave it to you to turn this into a sex thread.

To get back on track, didn't it effect your night vision?

Yes it did - but after wearing contacts (hard & soft) for like 12 years I was used to having halos sometimes.

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[outrager 6]

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Hey Yuri, has it effected your night vision at all? Any problems doing sneaky shit in the dark?

Yes, had typical halos at night for a few weeks. It pretty much disappeared by now, almost perfect already at 5 month mark. Definitely way better than using glasses, contacts etc at night.

bsbd!

Yuri.

[peregrinerose 0]

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"Cause we know you docs pad the times 'cause we don't listen and don't heed your advice. I waited two weeks after the big laser zap. Everything was fine.

It honestly sickens me to know that people think like this.

I can honestly say that I don't often follow my doc's advice either when it comes to recovery time. But when I make a problem worse than it was to begin with by doing my own thing, which has happened, I at least know it's my own damn fault.

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda