- LASIK

I was supposed to have Lasik last week. I was really getting excited about it. I knew there was still a possibility that when I went in for my workup exam on Tuesday, they'd say that my corneas were actually too thin to have the surgery. Somehow, I let myself get my hopes up despite this fact. I know my eyes are terrible. I've been saying for over 10 years that I want to have eye surgery. I had to wait for my prescription to be stable for 3 years. I used to have a dramatic change in my script every year. Now, I'm in my third year with relatively the same script. But, as it goes, my eyes are actually too bad for the current Lasik technology and there's a significantly higher chance that my corneas wouldn't stand up to it. Well, life goes on I suppose. I was so upset when I left the doc's office last week. I look at it now and I know I should be thankful that at least I can wear contacts. Two weeks in glasses (prior to the workup exam) was more than enough.

The (somewhat hopeful) good news is that there's a new device/technology (or something) coming out later this year and the doc said that it's made just for people like me. I'm on the waiting list.


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