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that was one of the most singularly weird experiences of my life.
so, i got lasik. seems to have gone well. i've got a next-day followup appt with my optometrist later today, but i woke up being able to see. actually, i'm a tad farsighted at the moment, although that should fade as healing continues. i'm still spending a lot of time hanging out with my eyes closed -- i'm doing blind touchtyping of most of this entry, for instance. i'm still light-sensitive, and my eyes are easily tired, but so far, so good.
it wasn't *nearly* as clockwork orange as i expected.
and not only did they give me free sunglasses, the price had also dropped since i'd booked last october, so i saved some money, too.
also, i've got clear shields to put over my eyes when i sleep, and so i ended up fitting them in front of the bathroom mirror and made sure that the cpap mask didn't interfere, and i made a shocking discovery, what with being able to see clearly while wearing the cpap mask. i don't look at all like darth vader with the cpap mask on. with the right angle hose joint poking out of the mask, i look much more like gonzo the muppet.
it wasn't *nearly* as clockwork orange as i expected.
and not only did they give me free sunglasses, the price had also dropped since i'd booked last october, so i saved some money, too.
also, i've got clear shields to put over my eyes when i sleep, and so i ended up fitting them in front of the bathroom mirror and made sure that the cpap mask didn't interfere, and i made a shocking discovery, what with being able to see clearly while wearing the cpap mask. i don't look at all like darth vader with the cpap mask on. with the right angle hose joint poking out of the mask, i look much more like gonzo the muppet.
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If you qualify, do it! By qualify, I mean if your corneas are thick enough, people with thinner corneas can't have it done.
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Some people have problems, but mine has been an unmitigated success. Best expenditure of money and effort I've made on that scale, ever.
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-E
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Yay gonzo!
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The funny thing is I tend to scratch in my sleep, I have scratched myself bloody without waking up because of hives. So when my eyes itched the shields kept me from scratching, but after a couple days I would try to remove them in my sleep to rub my eyes, ripping the medical tape off my face would wake me up and I would have the shield half off by the time I realized what I was doing.
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GIF!!!
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And thank you for helping to debug this process before I need to go through it myself, when my eyes start to fail in my old age. :)
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But still, thanks for debugging the process Nora may use to correct *her* vision.
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Appears to have it available should you wish to download it. Warning: popups.
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I wish I could get lasik!
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