Wahoo!

[paraka]

20/20 vision!
I had the follow up appointment this morning. I think they were pushing it a bit with my right eye, since I had to squint a bit, but I could see fine out of my left, and they said that my vision will continue to improve over the next few days.

They also said that my eyes were healing super fast, and I should use some drops to slow it down. I'm not sure why it's a bad thing for the eyes to heal quickly, but whatever. I'm feeling a lot better now than I expected, so I'm going to be leaving in a few minutes to go to a family get together for my cousin's birthday. Maybe by tomorrow I'll be able to risk watching the new SGA ep. And read through my hundred or so emails.... :D

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[edenmalfoy.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy for you :D I can't imagine what it would be like to wake up and be able to see with no assistance...the thought just boggles the mind. lol So, did your insurance cover any of the cost for you? I've considered having it done, but I know it's gotta be expensive and (the bigger reason) I'm a huge chicken.

[paraka]

It's weird, but so far it hasn't really felt any different. My eyesight was never so bad that I couldn't see in the morning, I just couldn't, say, watch TV without my glasses. I still find myself forgetting that I'm not wearing glasses, or that I don't need glasses. Like, whenever I go to wipe my eyes, I approach the eye, like I have to sneak under some glasses, or a couple times yesterday, I kept thinking "Oh I should put my glasses on" when I didn't feel them on my face.

Still it's really nice. :)

It was expensive to get done ($3500) and I don't have health insurance, so no, it wasn't covered, but most health insurances won't cover it anyways. Still, it's something I've wanted for a long time, and I figured this is the best time to get it, since it'll be the best bang for my buck, since I'll save on more pairs of glasses. Also, they don't guarantee that you won't need glasses later on in life, so when I'm 40, I'll probably need reading glasses. Hopefully I'll have 20 glasses free years in the meantime. :)

[edenmalfoy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my eye sight has been horrible since I was like 9. I've had to wear glasses all the time since I was 10, I can't do anything without them. I think my vision like 400/20 in one eye and 350/20 in the other. Which I'm afraid might be too bad to be corrected to 20/20 with lasik...but I'm sure someday I'll be doing it. Like I said, it would be amazing to be able to not wear glasses. $3500 is a 'small' price to pay for perfect vision.

Glad you're doing so well :)

[paraka]

Well, just to warn you, they price of the surgery is often based on how bad your eyesight is. Mine was pretty good, so it wasn't as expensive as some other peoples (my best friend was about a thousand more than me).