my contact fell out!!!

[Lise]

Lise: Lasik with -12? please do tell. I have -8 and -11 but I'm scared to do it.

Yep, I was scared, too. I've worn glasses since I was 7 years old, and it got progressively worse until my late 30s. Swimming with contacts/goggles was a real pain in the butt, and sometimes kept me out of the pool if I didn't have perfectly sealed goggles. Having surprised myself and everyone that knows me by becoming a triathlete, I needed to swim sometimes!

I also started dating again after a yuk breakup and 5 years solo. I am -was- so blind that I literally couldn't see the features of the person I was dating without glasses or contacts. So, swimming and ...fooling around... that's what pushed me over the edge to look into it.

Also the fact that a 70+ year old woman I know had it done. Hmmmm....

The hospital where I work has one of the two new laser devices in the city of Chicago. The doc I saw told me that this newer technique "Alace", I think it's called, or "Alase", is better for the really, really nearsighted.

The procedure itself was scary and uncomfortable, but I could see nearly perfectly by the next day. For about a week I was astonished by the miracle of seeing perfectly every time I opened my eyes, and then the shock wore off. It's as if I'd never worn glasses. One of the best things I've ever done. Scary (and expensive) as it was, I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

Lise

[kiwi girl]

This isn't a solution to the dryness problem - but in terms of the losing a contact and having trouble getting home - I keep a spare set of my disposables in my seat bag with my bike repair stuff