lasik

[CNS]

Most places I have talked too in the last year or so have free lifetime enhancement.  Basically means that if you need touch up in the future, they do it for free.

[XocolateThundarr]

Going in for this surgery this afternoon.  Have any of you guys had this done? If so, how quick did you actually recover compared to what the Doc talked about in the consult?

[steve dave]

trim had some different kind of lasik and iirc it mumped his world up for a few days

[OK_Cat]

there is a lasik thread somewhere on here

i had it a couple of years ago, it's been great.  the first full day sucks, but then you're ok.  you have to take a lot of eye drops, only negative. (also, it stings quite a bit when they are lasering your eyeball to hell)

[OK_Cat]

also, i went blind.  i have a keyboard with braille for my bbs'ing habit

[XocolateThundarr]

They sold me on the procedure that was an extra grand, but said I should be back to 20/20 by Sunday.  From what the lady told me in the consult, the other procedure pretty well mumped you up for a week.

[XocolateThundarr]

also, i went blind.  i have a keyboard with braille for my bbs'ing habit

 

[steve dave]

They sold me on the procedure that was an extra grand, but said I should be back to 20/20 by Sunday.  From what the lady told me in the consult, the other procedure pretty well mumped you up for a week.

lol wut.  like they do it one way with a rusty blade and one way with the good stuff or what?  I bet they just sold you undercoating. 

[XocolateThundarr]

They sold me on the procedure that was an extra grand, but said I should be back to 20/20 by Sunday.  From what the lady told me in the consult, the other procedure pretty well mumped you up for a week.

lol wut.  like they do it one way with a rusty blade and one way with the good stuff or what?  I bet they just sold you undercoating.

Probably, and an extended warranty/protection plan.......

[OK_Cat]

They sold me on the procedure that was an extra grand, but said I should be back to 20/20 by Sunday.  From what the lady told me in the consult, the other procedure pretty well mumped you up for a week.

yeah you got screwed, lols.

i didn't pay extra for anything and was better than 20/20 that evening.

did you buy the lifetime warranty thing?  that's another screw job.  you are supposed to get an appointment once a year forever but they won't call you back (neighbor got screwed on that one)

[XocolateThundarr]

They sold me on the procedure that was an extra grand, but said I should be back to 20/20 by Sunday.  From what the lady told me in the consult, the other procedure pretty well mumped you up for a week.

yeah you got screwed, lols.

i didn't pay extra for anything and was better than 20/20 that evening.

did you buy the lifetime warranty thing?  that's another screw job.  you are supposed to get an appointment once a year forever but they won't call you back (neighbor got screwed on that one)

No lifetime warranty.  I had the choice between two procedures.  The one I am having done is where they cut a flap and then laser the crap out of your eye.  The other procedure sounded like they just lasered the crap out of your eye with no flap.

[Trim]

They sold me on the procedure that was an extra grand, but said I should be back to 20/20 by Sunday.  From what the lady told me in the consult, the other procedure pretty well mumped you up for a week.

Maybe things have changed, but it wasn't a matter of paying an extra grand to not be mumped up for a week.  They test your eyeballs and decide if you're a candidate for lasik.  If not, you might qualify for surface prk (?) which costs the same and eventually gets the same result but it's not like lasik where 20 minutes afterwards you feel great and can see everything.  I couldn't BBS for a week.  Also fell asleep during the loss to la-la trying to listen on the radio the next day.

[steve dave]

oh crap, no flap for me please.  great $1k spend imo.   

[Trim]

They sold me on the procedure that was an extra grand, but said I should be back to 20/20 by Sunday.  From what the lady told me in the consult, the other procedure pretty well mumped you up for a week.

yeah you got screwed, lols.

i didn't pay extra for anything and was better than 20/20 that evening.

did you buy the lifetime warranty thing?  that's another screw job.  you are supposed to get an appointment once a year forever but they won't call you back (neighbor got screwed on that one)

No lifetime warranty.  I had the choice between two procedures.  The one I am having done is where they cut a flap and then laser the crap out of your eye.  The other procedure sounded like they just lasered the crap out of your eye with no flap.

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.  It shouldn't be too tough for you to google your head and re-listen to the words they told you which will contain your answers.

[XocolateThundarr]

They sold me on the procedure that was an extra grand, but said I should be back to 20/20 by Sunday.  From what the lady told me in the consult, the other procedure pretty well mumped you up for a week.

Maybe things have changed, but it wasn't a matter of paying an extra grand to not be mumped up for a week.  They test your eyeballs and decide if you're a candidate for lasik.  If not, you might qualify for surface prk (?) which costs the same and eventually gets the same result but it's not like lasik where 20 minutes afterwards you feel great and can see everything.  I couldn't BBS for a week.  Also fell asleep during the loss to la-la trying to listen on the radio the next day.

PRK was the other procedure that was less expensive.   

[XocolateThundarr]

I just hope I don't end up blind like OK_Cat.

[Trim]

They sold me on the procedure that was an extra grand, but said I should be back to 20/20 by Sunday.  From what the lady told me in the consult, the other procedure pretty well mumped you up for a week.

Maybe things have changed, but it wasn't a matter of paying an extra grand to not be mumped up for a week.  They test your eyeballs and decide if you're a candidate for lasik.  If not, you might qualify for surface prk (?) which costs the same and eventually gets the same result but it's not like lasik where 20 minutes afterwards you feel great and can see everything.  I couldn't BBS for a week.  Also fell asleep during the loss to la-la trying to listen on the radio the next day.

PRK was the other procedure that was less expensive.   

Yeah, you'll be fine then and have no problems seeing the road on your drive to Manhattan for fattyfest next weekend.

[OK_Cat]

the only real downside to lasik for me was that for about 6 months streetlights had a nasty halo

[XocolateThundarr]

Surgery was a success. 20/15 in both eyes bros.