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Post by Magalucia on Feb 14, 2008 12:27:08 GMT -5
Two years ago today he left with the promise to turn things around and come home to us. Intellectually I understand the how and why of this mess. Emotionally I am awash with fears and impotent regret. Everything in my life is filtered through the sadness of loss; bottomless, incurable, painful loss. I see my world through the myopic lenses of this congenital belief that lifelong loneliness is my lot.
So, in celebration of this day of love I am giving myself the gift of sight. I am tired of glasses so I am having laser eye surgery this morning. I chose to do it today to help empower myself to move forward seeing clearly without the need of glasses with the hope that this will translate to my ability to toss the emotional lenses that distort my self perception.
Happy V day to you all.
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Post by goods on Feb 14, 2008 12:33:29 GMT -5
Cheers mags... here is to your IMPROVED vision!
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Post by Saucy on Feb 14, 2008 12:34:28 GMT -5
wow. that is like really deep. Happy V DAY Mags!
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Post by sheyd on Feb 14, 2008 12:36:01 GMT -5
Laser surgery really changed my world - I hope it does yours too. Congratulations, and here's to your new sight!
Shey
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Post by RO on Feb 14, 2008 13:30:25 GMT -5
Wow, what a wonderful way to start a new approach to life.
Inspiring...
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Post by wizer on Feb 14, 2008 18:41:32 GMT -5
Nice Mags. But I'm surprised you didn't call me. I would have been happy to go over all sorts of stuff with you pertaining to the procedure. Considering I work with patients all day long who have (or are going to have) LASIK I could probably have had some good information for you.
I hope it all works out for you. If you do have any questions, please call me.
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Post by wizer on Feb 15, 2008 20:18:12 GMT -5
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I got your voicemail. I'm just saying that as your friend it would be nice to discuss things that I know about better than most people, maybe check up on your choice of surgeon, discuss things like should you undercorrect one eye slightly and by how much, so that when you hit your early 40s, you won't need reading glasses right away, the various modalities that the surgeon might use including bladeless...how long it will take to heal, precautions to take..whether you are getting a reasonable price, things to ask your surgeon that might not occur to you, such as how many procedure's he's done and have there been any serious complications among his patients...things that might be rushed by you or not full explained because it's a busy office and not a good friend of yours who happens to be an eye doctor, who also happens to care a lot about you.
I put this on the mainboard because I know you rarely log in, so therefore you wouldn't see a pm; and I am not going to call you back since you seem to prefer I don't.
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Post by wizer on Feb 18, 2008 17:58:37 GMT -5
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Got your most recent VM. No, you didn't do anything "wrong", I just thought we were better friends...I guess I don't get why you just pulled all the way back and shut me out. You were there for me when I was at an all time low, you "get me" more than most ever did or will, and have been a great source of support and good advice, and I want to be there for you too. Your last VM made it even more clear that you really arent interested, and that's just a shame. I hope you have people around you that can help you through the tough times, you can't always go it alone.
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Post by sheyd on Mar 7, 2008 16:45:24 GMT -5
Hey - how did the surgery go? Isn't it wonderful to see the second you open your eyes?
Shey
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Post by Magalucia on Mar 11, 2008 17:20:58 GMT -5
Hey - how did the surgery go? Isn't it wonderful to see the second you open your eyes? Shey Surgery went well, thanks for asking. I had Lasik on my left eye and PRK on my right. The right took a little longer to heal but now I am seeing well and loving it. |
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Post by wizer on Mar 11, 2008 17:32:08 GMT -5
Hey - how did the surgery go? Isn't it wonderful to see the second you open your eyes? Shey Surgery went well, thanks for asking. I had Lasik on my left eye and PRK on my right. The right took a little longer to heal but now I am seeing well and loving it. The eye that had the PRK will require eye drops for an extended time period, I am sure you know that. When the drops are discontinued has a very large bearing on the eventual outcome. I am glad it's working out for you. |
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Post by sheyd on Mar 11, 2008 21:21:44 GMT -5
I didn't do eye drops for an extended time, and mine turned out great! I just did it until my eyes were damp enough - I had PRK in both eyes, four years ago.
Shey
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Post by wizer on Mar 11, 2008 22:27:59 GMT -5
When PRK is done, the epithelium must grow over the cornea. The faster the eye heals, the less the correction..so if nearsightedness is still present, the steroidal drops are used for a period of months to slow the healing process and emphasize the effect of the surgery.
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Post by Magalucia on Mar 11, 2008 22:55:31 GMT -5
When PRK is done, the epithelium must grow over the cornea. The faster the eye heals, the less the correction..so if nearsightedness is still present, the steroidal drops are used for a period of months to slow the healing process and emphasize the effect of the surgery. Thanks for the explanation Steve. They did tell me I needed to use the FML on my right eye for a month, but I forgot to take it with me to Mexico and so I missed a week. I hope I did not screw up too badly. |
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Post by wizer on Mar 11, 2008 22:56:57 GMT -5
You should be ok..if anything you may need to take it for a longer time.
FML is a suspension not a solution, it must be shaken before use for maximum effect.
Did they tell you that?
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