Ethereal_Dragon
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I am just curious if anyone else has had, or considered vision correction surgery here.
I had Lasik Eye Surgery on Friday March 11th, 2005, and it cost me $3500 out of pocket. My Blue Cross Blue Shield Illinois PPO insurance didn't cover it, because it is considered 'elective' surgery, not something required, as glasses or contacts can also correct the problem.
For me, I got glasses when I was in 3rd grade, and I hated wearing glasses. They break so easily, fog up, slide down your nose, etc. etc. etc.
I got contacts my Sophomore year of highschool, and they were always a pain, taking time to put them in & take them out. Sometimes they would fall out.
I was tired of it all, so I started looking into the possibility of Lasik. I went for a free consultation to a Doctor that was highly recommended by my Optomitrist, as well as friends of the family. The consult was a few hours, but it was free, and I was able to schedule an appointment as soon as a week later, but I opted for about 6 months, to mentally prepare myself for the surgery.
The day came around, and I went with my mom to the clinic (need to have someone drive you, cause you can't drive afterward). After about a 30 minute wait (got there early), they gave me a double dose of Vallium, and then 15 minutes later, I walked into the OR, and then walked out of the OR 10-15 minutes after that. For the first day, I was pretty sensative to light, and had to wear special goggles at night to keep me from touching my eyes. I had to do special eye drops to lubricate my eyes, and anti-biotics to prevnet infection for the first week. The lubricating eye drops I had to use for about 6 months.
I had eye doctor appointments the day after, 3 days after, the week after, a month after, 6 months after, and a year later. By the day after visit, I was at 20/20. By the week later visit, I had improved to be somewhere between 20/15 and 20/10. I am still around 20/10 today, and it totally rocks. I was back at work and doing my normal routine by Monday March 14th 2005.
This is by far the best money I have ever spent. No $3500 computer rig could compare to the feeling of waking up in the morning and being able to see, not having to take off glasses or take out contacts when going to bed. No more fogging up glasses.
If I had the chance to do it all over again, I would.
How about you guys? Anyone else have this surgery, or looked into it?
I had Lasik Eye Surgery on Friday March 11th, 2005, and it cost me $3500 out of pocket. My Blue Cross Blue Shield Illinois PPO insurance didn't cover it, because it is considered 'elective' surgery, not something required, as glasses or contacts can also correct the problem.
For me, I got glasses when I was in 3rd grade, and I hated wearing glasses. They break so easily, fog up, slide down your nose, etc. etc. etc.
I got contacts my Sophomore year of highschool, and they were always a pain, taking time to put them in & take them out. Sometimes they would fall out.
I was tired of it all, so I started looking into the possibility of Lasik. I went for a free consultation to a Doctor that was highly recommended by my Optomitrist, as well as friends of the family. The consult was a few hours, but it was free, and I was able to schedule an appointment as soon as a week later, but I opted for about 6 months, to mentally prepare myself for the surgery.
The day came around, and I went with my mom to the clinic (need to have someone drive you, cause you can't drive afterward). After about a 30 minute wait (got there early), they gave me a double dose of Vallium, and then 15 minutes later, I walked into the OR, and then walked out of the OR 10-15 minutes after that. For the first day, I was pretty sensative to light, and had to wear special goggles at night to keep me from touching my eyes. I had to do special eye drops to lubricate my eyes, and anti-biotics to prevnet infection for the first week. The lubricating eye drops I had to use for about 6 months.
I had eye doctor appointments the day after, 3 days after, the week after, a month after, 6 months after, and a year later. By the day after visit, I was at 20/20. By the week later visit, I had improved to be somewhere between 20/15 and 20/10. I am still around 20/10 today, and it totally rocks. I was back at work and doing my normal routine by Monday March 14th 2005.
This is by far the best money I have ever spent. No $3500 computer rig could compare to the feeling of waking up in the morning and being able to see, not having to take off glasses or take out contacts when going to bed. No more fogging up glasses.
If I had the chance to do it all over again, I would.
How about you guys? Anyone else have this surgery, or looked into it?
