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    Default I got LASIK!!!!!!!

    So I had LASIK Thursday afternoon, and it's now about 24 hours later, so I wanted to post an overview, since I know a few people had mentioned they were interested.

    The procedure:

    They give me 3 valium in case I was nervous, but I'm pretty calm, so I didn't take any.

    The whole procedure, including prep time, taping my eye (so I couldnt blink), laser, post time (putting in antibiotics and anti-inflammatories) was less than 15 minutes. It was simple and painless: a few parts felt weird or odd, but nothing painful or dreadful.

    When my doctor was done, he told me to sit up, and asked me what I could see. For the first time, i could read the clock on the wall.

    At first it was weird...it was like being underwater with your eyes open...I could see but it was distorted. On the way home, I had no pain.

    The doctor had told me to go home, eat, then sleep as much as possible.

    I finally took a valium to make me sleep. When I do sleep for the next week, I have to wear goggles so I don't accidentally rub my eye or get poked with a pillow or something haha. They're pretty comfy though.

    When I woke up, everything was crystal clear. For the first time since I was 5, I could actually see the TV...I dont mean the stations or shows, I mean the TV itself. My entire life, it's just been a giant blurred lump, indistinguishable from anything else in the living room.

    I wasn't in any pain. When i first woke up, my eyes just felt very dry, like they do if you stay up too long. I have to put in drops for a few days 4 times a day, and once I put them in, my eyes felt totally normal.

    My doctor actually called me last night to make sure I was okay...and I told him I was fine, but bored out of mind! I wasn't allowed to read or watch TV for the first day, so I was going a little nutty.

    I finally downloaded a book on my Ipod, took another valium to sleep, then crashed into bed.

    I had my post-op appointment this morning to make sure I'm okay, and they did another eye test on me. My eyes are AT LEAST 20/15. I could read the very last line of the eye chart with ease (This from the girl who couldn't see the chart, let alone the giant E, two days ago )

    I'm now cleared to read, go on the computer (obviously), watch TV, drive, whatever.

    This is easily the best decision I have ever made.

    If anyone has specific questions, or if you want to know more about the procedure itself, let me know!

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    I have super annoying reflexes. When I go to the eye doctor they can't do that poof of air in my eye for the glaucoma test. How do you think they would handle that? Is your head and everything cemented in place?

    It sounds so scary.
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    Oh, I can't do that puff of air thing either. Thank goodness, my doctor says that technique is so old-school, and not even accurate, he uses a much better machine to test for glaucoma.

    It's pretty much idiot-proof for Lasik.

    They lay you down, and a pillow puffs up around your head, so your head is kept in place. Your eye is taped open, so you can't blink. Honestly, I have super-over-active reflexes, and at no point did I flinch or jump. Everything was very comfortable and smooth, it was no problem.

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    Was it freaky to see machines and whatnot coming right at your eye?
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    Default Re: I got LASIK!!!!!!!

    There are no machines coming at your eye. All you see is a laser, just a red blinking light.

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    Default Re: I got LASIK!!!!!!!

    did you get the sinus headache at all? my bf had the worst one after his lasik, not sure if he got a specific type though.

    how bad were your eyes before, do you know?

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    I had no headaches or anything. For the first day afterwards, the only discomfort I had was that it felt like an eyelash was stuck in my eye, which my doctor said is normal. It's gone today.

    My eyes were -650, and -575.

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    Default Re: I got LASIK!!!!!!!

    Wow,congrats!I almost got it done a few months ago,but not in US (Moscow).Backed out at last minute,chickened out.I'm wondering how expensive it is to get done in US?Also,how's your vision at night?They told me there could be a halo around light objects,which scared me.

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    For cost, it depends on where in the US you're getting it. I would say it ranges from $2500-5000 for a reputable place and doctor.

    My vision prior to surgery at night sucked. I always saw starburts and rays and halos. Now at night I see some halos, but my doctor said that is temporary and will go away in the next few weeks.

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    So the only physical thing they did to your eye area was tape your eyelid and use a laser, there weren't any machines or needles? Wow. They've come a long way! One of my hubby's friends got it a few years ago and they cut the top of his eyelid and had needles and stuff.
    Yes, I'm real.

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    The doctor cuts the cornea and turns the flap. Then the laser comes on, and the doctor puts the flap back into place. There were no machines, and he just used a wide flat tool to turn the cornea.

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    So he comes at your eye with a knife?

    I'm such a sissy :/
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    There's no knife. As I said, it's just a wide, flat tool. And he doesn't "come at your eye". I never even saw it.

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    Oh. You don't see it?

    wow. That's awesome!
    Yes, I'm real.

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    I was there and saw it when they did my mom's I was more scared than her. She said down they opened her eye with this thingie, applied drops to numb, cut open the flap, laser, folded flap back, applied more drops, she was done. No more glasses!

    She sees pretty well now.

    She used her medical savings acct to pay for her's.

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    Default Re: I got LASIK!!!!!!!

    I had this done too, maybe 5 years ago. Best money I ever spent!!! I have PERFECT vision now.

    For me, the procedure was terrifying just because I have a bit of a phobia with people coming near my eyes. They had to give me 3 times the normal valium dose! And I was STILL practically jumping off the table! But still, it was worth it.

    5 years later, I still get eye dryness which is fairly annoying. But that's all. Nothing a few eyedrops can't fix.

    Glad to hear it worked for another person!

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