Laser Eye Surgery

[jesvetmed]

Thanks KG...looks like we posted at the same time! I hope things continue to improve for you and make it worthwhile in the long run.
Jes

[kelownagirl]

KG: I was also wondering how it had been going?
Run It: Do you mind me asking how old you were when you had surgery done? It sounds like 20's?

Did either of you (or anyone else with experience) have dry eyes PRIOR to surgery? I know it can be a real problem afterward, and it is already a problem for me now. I've been really thinking hard about having this done, but am unsure if it will be right for me. Any more experiences out there would be very helpful to hear!

No dry eyes before, very dry eyes now.

[run it, ride it]

jesvetmed, I was 20 when I had the surgery done.

kelownagirl, never too much info! I am fascinated by your recovery process. It is a complicated work of art and you are handling it beautifully.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

KG- sounds like things are improving slowly....good! Yeah don't go hurtling down any screaming hills on your bike if you can't see every pebble yet! Be cautious and don't get hurt.

Hey Run it ride it- How has your collarbone been healing? Wasn't it your collarbone that got hurt? How are you??

[spokewench]

Kelowna Girl

Get your doctor to give you a prescription for Restasis. It is for dry eye. It is supposed to help your eye produce tears - rather than just the dry eye drops that put moisture in your eye. It helped me immensly

I've been using it ever since my lasix surgery. THe only drawback is that it is a very expensive drug in the US - don't know about how that goes in Canada.

In order to make it go further, it comes in little tiny vials - which if I did not use the whole thing, I put in a jigger (liquor container) on my bathroom counter for the evening use. My doctor recommended this! Anyway, it is recommended to use twice a day at first - and now that I'm pretty far away from the surgery in time, I use it once a day in the morning. It really does help, but you will also need to use dry eye drops as needed.

spoke.

[Sheesh]

Ooh, I know I'm really late to the party, but I had PRK two years ago and I'm so glad I finally did it! I had dry eyes (only while wearing contacts) prior to getting the surgery and don't seem to have that problem anymore. I love just getting up and going now, rather than having to spend the time putting in my contacts.

Kelownagirl - I hope your vision clears up soon! My eyes healed pretty quickly, but when DH had LASKIK one eye took longer than the other to heal and that was REALLY frustrating for him. For me, the worst part was the pain that a simple breeze caused for weeks, until my eyes completely healed. Good luck!

[kelownagirl]

Kelowna Girl

Get your doctor to give you a prescription for Restasis. It is for dry eye. It is supposed to help your eye produce tears - rather than just the dry eye drops that put moisture in your eye. It helped me immensly

I've been using it ever since my lasix surgery. THe only drawback is that it is a very expensive drug in the US - don't know about how that goes in Canada.

In order to make it go further, it comes in little tiny vials - which if I did not use the whole thing, I put in a jigger (liquor container) on my bathroom counter for the evening use. My doctor recommended this! Anyway, it is recommended to use twice a day at first - and now that I'm pretty far away from the surgery in time, I use it once a day in the morning. It really does help, but you will also need to use dry eye drops as needed.

spoke.

A teacher at school was just telling me about something like this. She has it in tiny vials. They don't sell it in the pharmacy (maybe it's only from the US) but she gets it because she's in a 'study'. She didn't tell me what it was called but it sounds the same. She said it works better because it doesn't have preservatives in it. She's going to bring me some to try.

[spokewench]

A teacher at school was just telling me about something like this. She has it in tiny vials. They don't sell it in the pharmacy (maybe it's only from the US) but she gets it because she's in a 'study'. She didn't tell me what it was called but it sounds the same. She said it works better because it doesn't have preservatives in it. She's going to bring me some to try.

This is not over the counter here in the US either. It is a prescription by the doctor drug here in us

spoke