kelowna girl, how goes it? I am sorry to hear that the surgery did not make a big immediate change. Do you have a warranty such that if your vision is not 20/20 with the first surgery, subsequent surgeries are covered?

Do take it very, very easy. I know you know this, but any increase in occular pressure could cause a lot of damage. It's not perfect, but you only get one set of eyes. Bear with them!

I had custom Lasik in 2005. I had been cut off contacts as they were suffocating my eyes and I had the neovascularization of a 40-year-old contact wearer (I was 20 at the time). The torics for my astigmatism scarcely worked anyway, but I absolutely could not tolerate glasses. Further proof I wasn't meant to be four-eyed: I actually caused a motor vehicle collision in the month I had to wear glasses before surgery (no one was injured--the other vehicle was parked). Couldn't see a damn thing out of them. Again, the astigmatism--could never get them to sit such that I could focus my eyes TOGETHER!

I was so lucky to get out of surgery and see immediately much better. The initial slight overcorrection (to compensate for healing regression) made me a little far-sighted. I was concerned that I might need a second surgery within the first few months, but after two years I've settled into 25/20 in the left and 15/20 in the right.

I know this is a long way down the road yet for you, but to warn: though your vision should get better as your eyes heal, NIGHT DRIVING will get worse. I need to wear polarized lenses, and even then... I had been so concerned that my night vision, as in, ability to see in extreme low light, would be compromised. It's not! I can still go running and cycling in the pitch darkness. It's only when it's dark with bright lights that I get the haloes.

If you are riding your bike on the road at night, this is something to be aware of!

Good luck, and do keep us updated!