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Lasik Victim
Hi I had lasik July 5th, 2 1/2 months ago. The first and only time I saw my doctor was right before my surgery, I showed him my giant papillary conjunctivitis under my eyelids and he said that I was still a good candiate and it would be fine. I hoped in the back of my mind he would say no and I would just go and buy a new pair of glasses, but I am a strong believer that everything happens for a reason. The testing to see if I was suitable for surgery involved being in a waiting room for four hours where I was picked and proded at by many different people none of whom were an actual MD. Finally I was told I was a good candiate and presented with a price and told to come back the next day. During this testing I was never tested for dry eyes or was I asked if I ever had dry eye, I was given many things to read all of which lead me to believe that I would be fine in days at most a week.
So now I am 2 1/2 months into this and I have very dry eyes. It was really bad at first I often spent days just putting drops in my eyes with dark glasses on. My problem was that I had always worn contacts but after many eye infections I was told to never wear them again and that the reaction to the lenses had left large white bumps under my lids. So I hated wearing glasses so much that I had to have lasik. Everyone that I know that had it said t was the best thing they ever did, they were as good as new a few days later.
My eyes are not as bad as alot of people I have read about but it is something I have to deal with everyday I am never totally comfortable, they always feel dry, sore and heavy. I have headaches and sometimes pain in my eyes. I use Refresh Ultra before bed and systane during the day, the perservative free drops don't help at all, I drink lots of water, no caffine, flax seed oil, lots of fish, lots of berries, fruit and vegetables. I pray that this goes away soon,I have a job that requires me to be alert and sharp(I drive a school bus) and I have two children who are very active. I would love to hear any other tips and other stories about Lasik.
I chose to do this to myself but I believe that I was a little mislead.
So now I am 2 1/2 months into this and I have very dry eyes. It was really bad at first I often spent days just putting drops in my eyes with dark glasses on. My problem was that I had always worn contacts but after many eye infections I was told to never wear them again and that the reaction to the lenses had left large white bumps under my lids. So I hated wearing glasses so much that I had to have lasik. Everyone that I know that had it said t was the best thing they ever did, they were as good as new a few days later.
My eyes are not as bad as alot of people I have read about but it is something I have to deal with everyday I am never totally comfortable, they always feel dry, sore and heavy. I have headaches and sometimes pain in my eyes. I use Refresh Ultra before bed and systane during the day, the perservative free drops don't help at all, I drink lots of water, no caffine, flax seed oil, lots of fish, lots of berries, fruit and vegetables. I pray that this goes away soon,I have a job that requires me to be alert and sharp(I drive a school bus) and I have two children who are very active. I would love to hear any other tips and other stories about Lasik.
I chose to do this to myself but I believe that I was a little mislead.
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