Ok. I played up my machoness up to this point, but I’ll admit it: I’m somewhat apprehensive about getting my corneas sliced open and having my eyes shot with frickin’ lasers. If it all goes wrong and I end up blind, this will be my last post until I learn how to blog via braille. So here goes nothing.
Update: No reason to fear. The process went off without a hitch. I was in and out in an hour, and the actual surgery took less than 20 minutes. It was impressive. I came home, took the two valium pills I was given, and slept for six hours. I can now see at least as well as I did with my glasses. It’s fantastic.
Another Update: As it turns out, Michael Chu of Cooking for Engineers recently had LASIK, and he gives a remarkably thorough breakdown of how it went. It’s the same type of surgery I had (Wavefront LASIK), but he’s got pictures and more details. I couldn’t have described it better myself.
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Barry!
The further adventures of . . . ! I’m three years out from Lasix and couldn’t be more pleased. Tested out at 20/15 last month. Good for you! R U getting both done at once?
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If you had the surgery then why do you have a pic of yer mug wearing glasses at the top of your page? You are sending mixed messages to your fans.
Comment by Mr. Viddy 04.04.06 @ 12:42 pmholy shit, you actually did it. i’m impressed and really jealous. i dream of seeing without contacts of glasses… i’ve been wearing this crap since 5th grade. super lame.
can i ask how expensive? recovery?
Comment by toni 04.06.06 @ 7:29 amDo it as soon as you can, there’s no sense in waiting. It’s amazing.
It ended up costing $3600, but I used payflex so was able to pay with pre-tax dollars. Plus I got the money up front and am paying it back with $80 out of each paycheck for the rest of the year. It’s nice.
As far as recovery goes, there’s no real discomfort after the first day. There was really no pain ever, just some dryness (roughly the same feeling as, surprise!, wearing contacts). This will get better over time as the cornea heals up. Less than a week out I’m seeing better than I ever have in my life, even with glasses. It’s well worth every penny.
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best of luck to you!!! where will the ceremonial “chucking of the glasses” take place?
Comment by dahris 04.02.06 @ 11:36 pm