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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: cav58d on July 12, 2006, 09:22:56 PM
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The day has come...Tomorrow morning, 7am I go in for Intra Lasik eye surgery! I'm pretty nervous, but I do have a lot of faith in my surgeon, and I am hoping for the best! Post surgery I expect to wear blinders for atleast 24 hours, and I dont think I want to strain my eyes looking at a computer screen for atleast another week...Just thought i'd let everyone know, and I hope everyone enjoys the new map this week! If anyone is considering this surgery feel free to PM me, and once I get back on the net i'd be happy to tell you about my experience and try and answer any questions that I can...
Wish me luck!!!
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Cav
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ooh, good luck mate! you should be fine :)
been considering it myself. will be very interested to hear what you make of it all:aok
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Good Luck Cav! :aok
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I personally know of twoguys that have had it. Both were done over 10 years ago.
they threw away their glasses, so that should tell ya how it went.
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Good luck, but you won't need it. You're in CT... The Mysterious Land of Schools and Libraries... And a hundred thousand negligence attorneys. Your doctors will do just fine ;)
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I've seen it done on a documentary. It's fairly interesting stuff. I won't upset you with the details, but the blinders are so you don't poke the surface of the eye, not so you don't strain them.
Once the surgery is done, aside from healing the outer surface of the eye (which is the part that has to heal) you'll be good to go. The recuperation is just from an incision, not from the laser.
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I've had numerous eye surguries mate, It isn't that bad but when they are done and they let you get up it is going to be slightly painful to focus on things and turn your eyes. But it will be about 90% within 24 hours.
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I had it done 5 years ago.. it's no more or less comfortable than getting your teeth cleaned. Do take the valium or whatever they give you when they say though because it helps. Truth be told I had it done at 4:15 and I drove to the beer store at 8:00. Stupid yes, but doable as well.
The only downside I have is that I'm extremely sensitive to bright lights now but I can see better than ever.
Good luck :)
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Had it done also, whole process from the time I sat down in the chair to being finished took about 15-20 min tops for both eyes. Only part that was uncomfortable was when they place this ring on your eye to keep it stable. and it wasn't that bad at all.
After it was done and I was home, after the numbing drops wore off my eyes felt some discomfort and scratchy. That lasted for just a few hours. The next morning I felt fine and could see great. Was a pain wearing the visor to sleep for a few days but not that big a deal.
Overall experiance on a scale of 1 to 10 being 1 least painfull and uncomfortable and 10 being massively painful and uncomfortale I would rate it a 2. It was a piece of cake.
By the way I lost my Seeing Eye Dog so if anyone sees him let me know please. :cool:
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Had it done 10 years ago. Best thing I've ever done for myself, had glasses very young. Eyes do get sensitive for a time but use anti inflamatory drops consistently and things will be great.
I can see in the MA at night too! lol
Best of luck
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Good luck cav!
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Well guys...29 hours later and the surgery looks like a MAJOR sucess! I went from 20/60, to 20/10 in both eyes! 20/10 is even better then what my surgeon expected, and apparantly I am one of a handful of patients who actually achieves such outstanding results!!! I still have some small puffyness or cloudyness around white objects or lights, but with rest those should be gone within the week...Well I just wanted to check in and let yall know how the surgery went...I dont wanna stare at this screen to long and ruin it! haha
Cavzilla
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Cav, grats.
What was the cost if ya don't mind my asking.
Been interested in this procedure but never really looked into the cost.
Bronk
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$4,100 total for intaLASIK...Keep in mind I got the most up to date and expensive surgery, not to mention I live in Fairfield County, Connecticut, where the price in undoubtedly inflated more so then other regions of the country...If you can swing it then I say go ahead and do it...incredible is the only way to describe it!
SHOOT! I thought i was supposed to stay away from this thing! haha
check beck later
bronk PM me if you have any questions
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Congrats CAV! :aok
I am still on the waiting list as I am USAF, and was suppose to get it done about a month ago but got bumped as I am PCSing soon so they are having me wait til I get to the states to do it. I started wearing glasses at 13 years old and am now 27.... all through high school, college and the military I have always hated wearing them. Hopefully mine goes as good as yours. I already have sensitive eyes and hate that 'Evil Day Star' (aka: The Sun), but at least I will be able to just pop on some sunglasses whenever I need too! Once again, congrats!
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Originally posted by cav58d
$4,100 total for intaLASIK...Keep in mind I got the most up to date and expensive surgery, not to mention I live in Fairfield County, Connecticut, where the price in undoubtedly inflated more so then other regions of the country...If you can swing it then I say go ahead and do it...incredible is the only way to describe it!
SHOOT! I thought i was supposed to stay away from this thing! haha
check beck later
bronk PM me if you have any questions
be ready for a couple of years of paranoia when something comes near your face as well but congrats
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Cav!!!!!! :aok
Sounds GREAT!!!
Was the Duct tape broke? Opps forgot to tell you about the Duct tape and Alein Probes.
Never Mind.
Mac
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Originally posted by Sketch
Congrats CAV! :aok
I am still on the waiting list as I am USAF, and was suppose to get it done about a month ago but got bumped as I am PCSing soon so they are having me wait til I get to the states to do it. I started wearing glasses at 13 years old and am now 27.... all through high school, college and the military I have always hated wearing them. Hopefully mine goes as good as yours. I already have sensitive eyes and hate that 'Evil Day Star' (aka: The Sun), but at least I will be able to just pop on some sunglasses whenever I need too! Once again, congrats!
Do all the branches provide the surgery? And are you paying for it or is the USAF?
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Well that bites... I was in the Army '79 and had paperwork in for WOC Aviation and had less than 20/20 but if you were already in you could fly with corrected.
BTW at Bragg I did get a chance to fly a OH-58 and a bit of a UH1H-D skid...Heart raced so fast... better than sex!
Mac
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Originally posted by BlueJ1
Do all the branches provide the surgery? And are you paying for it or is the USAF?
Wondering if it's available for retirees. May have to make a call.
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Originally posted by cav58d
The day has come...Tomorrow morning, 7am I go in for Intra Lasik eye surgery! I'm pretty nervous, but I do have a lot of faith in my surgeon, and I am hoping for the best! Post surgery I expect to wear blinders for atleast 24 hours, and I dont think I want to strain my eyes looking at a computer screen for atleast another week...Just thought i'd let everyone know, and I hope everyone enjoys the new map this week! If anyone is considering this surgery feel free to PM me, and once I get back on the net i'd be happy to tell you about my experience and try and answer any questions that I can...
Wish me luck!!!
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Cav
I am pushing 8 years for basic lasic, and I am still 20/20. Best money I ever spent.
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I had mine done back when it was called RK and was done with a diamond scalpel .. 1990
16 years later the eyes still work great for distance but I am in 1.75 reading glasses
at 47, I may have had to have them anyways ..
enjoy your new vision!
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You were 20/60 and had it done? Crikey, I'm freaking blind. I'd love to be able to see 20/60. I'm somewhere around 20/600 uncorrected.
I've been getting a lot of irritation from my contacts lately, maybe it's time to look into it. Had you ever worn contacts before the surgery? I've worn them for about 8 years and never had any major problems, but in the past few months I've been having a lot of irritation and dryness problems, and I understand that's a dealbreaker for lasik if severe enough.
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tarmac,
You may want to switch to glasses for a while before getting evaluated for the eye surgery... The irritation from the contacts might mess up the eval.
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Yeah, I'd talk to a doctor about it. A couple days or a week I can live with... weeks would be trouble though. These are the same glasses I've had for probably 10 years, and I look like a tool in them. :)
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Originally posted by Tarmac
These are the same glasses I've had for probably 10 years, and I look like a tool in them. :)
Maybe, but you're our tool.
We'll love you no matter what.
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Originally posted by Tarmac
You were 20/60 and had it done? Crikey, I'm freaking blind. I'd love to be able to see 20/60. I'm somewhere around 20/600 uncorrected.
I've been getting a lot of irritation from my contacts lately, maybe it's time to look into it. Had you ever worn contacts before the surgery? I've worn them for about 8 years and never had any major problems, but in the past few months I've been having a lot of irritation and dryness problems, and I understand that's a dealbreaker for lasik if severe enough.
I had severe astigmitism and, when they did the check, I was legally blind without corrective lenses. I had quit wearing contacts because they itched, got infected, etc... The doc even said that it was risky that they'd get me near 20 / 20 but lo and behold they did. Best 3k ever spent IMHO.
Like I said earlier I have severe sensitivity to really bright light so I ALWAYS wear shades outside and I am very nervouse about things around my face. But other than that.. greatness.
I did it five years ago and the tech has improved exponentially so if you can.. DO EEET!!!
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Tarmac...I had the surgery done so I would be "waiverable" in the vision portion of the Class1A flight physical for the US Army to become and aviator...3 month wait on the waiver....20/60 wasnt bad at all...To be honest the only time I wore my glasses were driving at night, flying and maybe going to the movies...Otherwise I was glasses free...Unfortunately the Army's cutoff for pilot's is 20/50 correctable to 20/20....yea....10 doppeters, or whatever that is, and im 4,000 in debt! hahaha....but I love my new eyes.....
****for anyone that had the surgery****
How long did it take you for the halo's or starburst to go away at night?
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for me about 6 mos