tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post1167679274163576031..comments2023-10-16T09:53:35.303-04:00Comments on Lets have a cocktail...: oh say can I see!JennyMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14594526663480442855noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-75484075591957167932009-12-14T13:52:22.722-05:002009-12-14T13:52:22.722-05:00I've been wanting to do it for some time. I sh...I've been wanting to do it for some time. I should really start saving up for it. I got glasses in first grade. They had tinted lenses. They were the WORST ever. I'd come in from recess and they'd take at least an hour to change back. I finally switched to contacts in 7th grade and never looked back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-35462990943261674102009-12-13T18:02:19.138-05:002009-12-13T18:02:19.138-05:00I had Lasik done earlier this year. Best money of...I had Lasik done earlier this year. Best money of Splenda's I ever spent!mCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16252684152629825538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-42961227656007603532009-12-13T10:24:00.544-05:002009-12-13T10:24:00.544-05:00I had the surgery in 1999. I'm sitting here ri...I had the surgery in 1999. I'm sitting here right now, wearing glasses again.Julie {Angry Julie Monday}https://www.blogger.com/profile/10482539881072896606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-48999107191532118492009-12-13T01:45:51.734-05:002009-12-13T01:45:51.734-05:00Congrats on the successful surgery! I would like t...Congrats on the successful surgery! I would like to have one yet am quite scared since a friend of ours now cannot drive at night due to a botched surgery... Isn't it wonderful to be able to see clearly, again (if you still remember how it felt like?) without any glasses or contacts? *sigh* I am half blind... Congrats again!The Absence of Alternativeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05395320989489560756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-65764898786472160672009-12-12T20:42:48.423-05:002009-12-12T20:42:48.423-05:00I am having problems with my eyes and can no longe...I am having problems with my eyes and can no longer safely wear contacts. Lasik is an option, but I am terrified.Claudya Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034216831504207496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-22449955096593231442009-12-12T15:43:56.295-05:002009-12-12T15:43:56.295-05:00My husband and I have been lusting after lasik sur...My husband and I have been lusting after lasik surgery for years. He is blind as a bat and has been told that he will still need contacts after the lasik.(That was a few years ago. Maybe things have improved since then?)<br /><br />I have too much guilt to have lasik when my vision isn't that bad and leave him to his contacts and coke bottle glasses.Traciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612857982151448455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-2360198649737234482009-12-12T12:38:02.610-05:002009-12-12T12:38:02.610-05:00I was wondering about that. I'd heard LASIK wa...I was wondering about that. I'd heard LASIK was a miraculous procedure but I thought to myself..."Can you smell your own eye being torched?"<br /><br />Congratulations on being able to see once again! Long time coming, but I'm sure it was worth it.<br /><br />Oh, and thank you very much for the lovely Christmas card.A.T. Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987529687181431843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-8702898731902853672009-12-12T10:44:50.615-05:002009-12-12T10:44:50.615-05:00I only personally know two people who had this don...I only personally know two people who had this done. The description of your eyes being held open by claws didn't really help me out. Even though I am now being forced (kicking and screaming) to accept I likely should wear glasses full time, I don't know. It would probably improve my spelling a great deal though...Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342109839956458589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-8228299296715389192009-12-12T09:10:48.721-05:002009-12-12T09:10:48.721-05:00I am both intrigued and terrified by the idea of L...I am both intrigued and terrified by the idea of Lasik surgery. The part about the burning eye kind of justifies my terror!karen@fitnessjourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15161983893717225660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-10219734981812164832009-12-12T06:15:52.203-05:002009-12-12T06:15:52.203-05:00The SMELL of burning eye? Really? Pardon me whil...The SMELL of burning eye? Really? Pardon me while I go hurl and then have a nap riddled with nightmares!People Who Know Me Would Say:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04621641188403948733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-45727622685522194552009-12-12T05:41:19.954-05:002009-12-12T05:41:19.954-05:00Ahhh ... I had my eye surgery in 2000 myself, and ...Ahhh ... I had my eye surgery in 2000 myself, and I'm glad I did. They gave us so many happy drugs, that by the time I got in there, I would have let them strip me down and parade me down Fifth Ave in NYC. Yeah ... I felt fine. Taxi ride home, a few days of itchy eyes ... and in 2009 20/20 (or better) vision. Life is grand!SweetPeaSurryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193034370248526025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-46040163608473385422009-12-12T01:22:48.319-05:002009-12-12T01:22:48.319-05:00I had an eye appointment today and I asked about L...I had an eye appointment today and I asked about LASIK. I so want it. But it's $3500 and my mean insurance covers none of it.<br /><br />I suppose if I don't eat for a year that I could afford it..AiringMyLaundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-62519102040479761232009-12-12T01:06:28.991-05:002009-12-12T01:06:28.991-05:00I want to get Lasik SO BADLY. I wear contacts and ...I want to get Lasik SO BADLY. I wear contacts and they are dry right now and I can't really see. It ROCKS. I wonder if my insurance will cover it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-53019449852095167452009-12-12T00:37:53.416-05:002009-12-12T00:37:53.416-05:00LMFAO - "Burning eye"...nice :-)LMFAO - "Burning eye"...nice :-)AnnQhttp://www.averagebutnot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-25273524582960882822009-12-11T23:30:18.258-05:002009-12-11T23:30:18.258-05:00i'm lucky. i'm blessed with perfect vision...i'm lucky. i'm blessed with perfect vision and everyone else in my family has glasses. i do suffer from allergy eyes, though. that sux! my hubs is practically blind without his glasses/contacts. we have thought about lasik, but it turns out he would still have to wear glasses and contacts, so it's not worth it for him. anything to do with eyeballs just creeps me out. take care.Kikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05593577392662543292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-40222040009583600482009-12-11T23:14:06.998-05:002009-12-11T23:14:06.998-05:00OUCH, I cannot even watch my husband put in his co...OUCH, I cannot even watch my husband put in his contacts. So, eye surgery ... scary ... like horror movie scary.<br /><br />Good for you, though, for doing it and all working out well! Happy holidays and all that festive stuff! - JConfessions of a Mother, Lawyer & Crazy Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18328760054648644568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-9451199356921080262009-12-11T22:49:15.510-05:002009-12-11T22:49:15.510-05:00Oh Jenny, my sight life paralleled yours. I think...Oh Jenny, my sight life paralleled yours. I think we even had the same goggles. I remember being told I would never be a candidate for lasik due to the width of my cornea (WTF?).. I found a Dr. who explained that he could correct one eye completely and the other would be 20/60. I went for it and it was the best thing I have ever done. <br /><br />I was a basket case during the procedure as well. It was so nerve wracking to have your eyed pulled open so that someone could purposely burn your eye ball. I think it took 10 years off my life.<br /><br />Its a good thing I will be able to see for those 10 years without contactsChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666221134973458983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-55866565281813978872009-12-11T22:34:16.169-05:002009-12-11T22:34:16.169-05:00I would loooove to get lasik. If only I could see ...I would loooove to get lasik. If only I could see the alarm clock up when I woke...priceless. <br /><br />Is that your eye - it's gorgeous!MommaKisshttp://www.mommakiss.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-69978006522537053522009-12-11T21:08:49.177-05:002009-12-11T21:08:49.177-05:00The technology is really amazing for eye surgery, ...The technology is really amazing for eye surgery, now. When my inherited early onset cataracts arrived at age 45, the surgery took only 10 minutes, and was totally painless, with no stitches, patches or anything. Best of all, it left me with 20/20 vision.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15846051579802335412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-44018446209048020772009-12-11T20:34:21.432-05:002009-12-11T20:34:21.432-05:00Just thinking of a burning eye scares the bejeezus...Just thinking of a burning eye scares the bejeezus out of me! Glad it worked out so well though!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874897254332872367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-53583686823216619982009-12-11T19:13:52.865-05:002009-12-11T19:13:52.865-05:00The Daver wants Lasik and I'm all for it. I ha...The Daver wants Lasik and I'm all for it. I have terrible eyesight but I'm still wary. I have a THING about eyes.<br /><br />WHAT? ME NEUROTIC?Aunt Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146687582842259611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-60115929929988355222009-12-11T18:02:56.722-05:002009-12-11T18:02:56.722-05:00Having had this done, I feel your pain JM. Nothing...Having had this done, I feel your pain JM. Nothing like the smell of your own burning body to put the bounce in your step.<br /><br />Well worth having done though.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15940396005677889905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-55843709877615528162009-12-11T17:35:09.458-05:002009-12-11T17:35:09.458-05:00I have been dying for lasik! I actually went in t...I have been dying for lasik! I actually went in to have it done about a year and a half ago and they wouldn't let me do it b/c I was breastfeeding and then I got pregnant again and well...now I should be good but now I have to find someone to watch all these kids while I got get it done!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04065195610270532889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-17447157417793530622009-12-11T17:23:55.724-05:002009-12-11T17:23:55.724-05:00I am so jealous. My eyes are also horrible. I ca...I am so jealous. My eyes are also horrible. I can't see a hand in front of my face at all without glasses or contacts. I made the decision after my divorce to save up for the surgery. They actually told me I can't have it because my corneas are too thin, and my eye would burst. SOOOO unfair. My only option is that surgery where they basically implant a contact inside your eye? And it's like $8000. That would take a lot more saving!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13719194021742927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269990339302416599.post-59865275543209662682009-12-11T17:10:21.344-05:002009-12-11T17:10:21.344-05:00Even saying the word 'eye' makes me woozy ...Even saying the word 'eye' makes me woozy in an early 1900s kind of way. <br /><br />So you might understand how I felt while reading this post. "The smell of burning eye"? <br /><br />Pass the smelling salts please!Pandorah's Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17675389717822828644noreply@blogger.com