Lasik surgery

[Qkchk:Me]

Good stuff! Might be another thing to put on my list for 2009...... becides dental work -

[ckai]

I gotta say, it's quite good reading up on this. I've been waiting for my eyes to settle for the past few years now so I have the option of getting it done.

I dunno, glasses make me look smarter, and I need all the help I can get! It is a bitch with all the sports I do with having to throw in the contacts all the time.

So from those that have had it done years ago, has your eyes stayed the same or have they gotten a little weaker? Or is it just the age thing that gets everyone?

[The Lone Rider]

Age is what effects your eyes the most.

They won't give you the lasik surgery if you have had any significant changes in your vision over the last 12-24 months.

Glasses don't make you look smart.
Motorcycles do.

[gunnyrob]

Halleluyah! I too was once blind, and I saw the light!

Happy to hear that you are as impressed as I was. All of you who think it's "cosmetic" don't panic, it's justified to get a birth defect sorted. The quality of life you get from not having to worry about glasses or contacts is amazing. Walking/biking in the rain, swimming etc.

You'll get a bit of halo effect for the first month or so, as well as things being a little out of focus as the eyes heal, then it all pops back into focus razor sharp.

Well done!

[imdying]

My own experience was a little freaky... literally as soon as I was out of the chair, and taken into a darkened room for the post op check, I could see the window frame as sharp as you like. Had the shields on my eyes for a single day, I even stopped in at the dairy at the end of the street to get a drink on the way home, it was that painless and comfortable. The next morning, being able to read the digital clock about 1 foot from my face was a revelation too

Not sure why the window frame sticks in my mind... probably because it was the first thing I'd ever seen sharply in focus.

[The Lone Rider]

Bit more of an update -

Everything seems pretty good. Getting a few moments of discomfort. At moment feeling a bit blocked up/pressure behind the eye and sinuses kind of feeling but this probably has more to do with my misaligned septum and blocked sinuses (which I'm actually going in for surgery tommorrow to fix!).

Been good waking up and can see exactly whats going on.

I look forward to the next time I have a misses... lol
The clarity.. *wink wink*

Even been riding around in.. dare I grasp the critics... a shirt, vest, sunnies and skull cap. Brilliant freedom! Oh and yeah pants and boots.

[samgab]

Thanks for all the updates Lone.

Well, I had my laser surgery done yesterday.
I'm not gonna lie to ya, the procedure itself is not a lot of fun, the pressure/suction on the eye hurts a fair bit.
On the bright side, it's all over very quickly. Both eyes takes less than half an hour, and you're in and out of there in about an hour all up.
My left eye was fine, hardly any pain at all.
My right eye has been hurting quite a bit, sort of feeling like there's a grain of sand in between the eye and the lid.
But it's bearable, and went in for my checkup this morning, and it all looks okay, and the Doc says it should come right in a day or two.
But the VISION!!!
I can see clearly! I can read number plates, and everything looks so clear, it's amazing.
Today, again, my left eye feels as good as new, and the right eye hurts when I blink or look left or right. Possibly there's some slight abrasion on it. The pain is bearable though, and I'm going back to work tonight. Gonna try to get some sleep before I start work at 9pm...

Anyway, I still think it's well worth it. It's a lot of money, but a worthwhile investment.

I'll keep taking the eye drops, 1 kind you take for 2 days, and another kind you take for 1 week. I'll report back on if the pain in the right eye goes away.

[ckai]

Glasses don't make you look smart.
Motorcycles do.

You know what, I've been told this

Walking/biking in the rain, swimming etc.

It's funny, it's always the small things that make a difference. The one thing that pisses me off about glasses is drizzle. It just sits on the glasses. Rain, no worries, it runs off.

When you think about, it's a little annoying having to plan a little bit before hand with water sports due to glasses/contacts. Such as wakeboarding, can't be a last minute thing since I need contacts in, so can never do it if I don't have them on me.

Bit more of an update -

...but this probably has more to do with my misaligned septum and blocked sinuses (which I'm actually going in for surgery tommorrow to fix!).

I look forward to the next time I have a misses... lol
The clarity.. *wink wink*

You getting an overhaul or something? Shit 2 surgeries in close time frame! Extreme makeover NZ

Being able to see the person lying next to you may not be a good thing depending on the night before

Thanks for all the updates Lone.

Well, I had my laser surgery done yesterday.
I'm not gonna lie to ya, the procedure itself is not a lot of fun, the pressure/suction on the eye hurts a fair bit.

It's actually good to know the things like that. At least it prepares you a little more and may not be that bad.

Anyone work on computers and has had it done? I know staring at a screen all day does ruin your eyes a bit. I'm trying to get away from it but having to do a lot of designing at the mo'.

All this talk is starting to make me seriously look at it again. Maybe I can go all out when I get the next bike Or, in reality, get my eyes done and save again for the bike...

[samgab]

Anyone work on computers and has had it done? I know staring at a screen all day does ruin your eyes a bit. I'm trying to get away from it but having to do a lot of designing at the mo'.

All this talk is starting to make me seriously look at it again. Maybe I can go all out when I get the next bike Or, in reality, get my eyes done and save again for the bike...

I work on computers! I spend hours of every day on them. And despite saying I was gonna sleep, I've spent almost all of today on my laptop!
And this is day two after having the surgery done.
Not only that, but the pain in the right eye has all but gone away now!

Of course, I'll regret not sleeping later... Start work at 9pm and finish at 7am tomorrow morning, and I've been up since before 7am this morning...
I really should try to get a couple of hours sleep in.

Anyway, this is only day two as I mentioned, but my only regret is not having it done SOONER!

[The Lone Rider]

You getting an overhaul or something? Shit 2 surgeries in close time frame! Extreme makeover NZ

Being able to see the person lying next to you may not be a good thing depending on the night before

If you want to have some fun, have as much surgery as I've had.

Eyes.. piece of piss.

The surgery I had on Friday was to remove tonsils, adnoids, turbinates, fix a broken nose, and cut out polyps and bore my sinuses.

Tell you what.. it.. fucking.. hurts

In fact I'd still be staying at my mothers but for the cat fur, people trying to talk to me, phones ringing.. it's not all that helpful to a guy whos drugged up on painkillers, bleeding from the nose 24/7, swollen throat, and not in a pleasant demeanor. After getting woken up three times this morning, once to cough up blood and cat fur.. I politely said "Fuck this I'm going home where it's quiet and the bed hasn't been tarred and furred"

[samgab]

Holy crap Lone, I hope it's all worth it for you once you've recovered! Sounds like a lot of pain.

As for me, I'm in the 5th day since the eye surgery, and things are sweet! Both eyes have perfect vision, better than 20:20. There is no pain or even scratchiness anymore. My eyes are both still bloodshot, but it doesn't hurt.
When it is dark bright lights still have a bit of ghosting around them, but I'm assured that too will pass.

So I am 100% satisfied and happy with the result.
Good times.

PS, right now I'm sitting here at home in Mangere Bridge looking out at the traffic in Onehunga! Can see the cars going over the Mangere bridge, the crane in Royal Oak, and small cars driving up to the monument on No Tree Hill... A-freakin-mazing.

[The Lone Rider]

Well eyes all good

But fuck me my throat hurts.

But sleep has been improving, especially if I manage to cough or sneeze out a blood clot. Finding half the problem with energy levels is the heat, I went out this evening and it was rather pleasant. It's been 3 hours and it's the longest I've been awake for since Friday!

[The Lone Rider]

Just an update on this...

Eyes pretty good. Able to see at dark quite well (GF is very surprised *wink*) and hardly ever using eye drops now. Had a check up not long ago and my vision is still better than 20/20