FabSwingers.com forum: Lasik Surgery

By *oxy_minx OP Woman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

Ok, now I don't want the usual's coming down on me like a tonne of bricks, because I am asking a medical question and yes I will also be seeking professional advise, but 15 years ago I had lasik surgery (just the basic one as my prescription was not deemed high enough to have the invasive surgery)

The day after was not so pleasant I will admit and felt as if my eyeballs were on fire and all my tubes were constantly watering including a incredibly snotty nose etc that even my stepdad felt sorry for me

(that says a lot)

Well apart from suffering from extreme dry eye over the last 4 years or so which I have contained/soothed with regular applications of viscotears, today I have suffered the same as I did the day after I had it done.....

Eyeballs felt as if they has glass in them, everything watering (including snot) thank god I had heaps of tissues

And only just being able to read a little if scrutinised really closely, has anyone else suffered this? As I know more and more people have been treated since and what did you do or was advised to do to lessen the symptoms?

The snotty nosed, swollen eyed look is not a good one and I want to get back to normal as soon as possible, thanks in advance

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

I CAN'T HELP BUT I SYMPATHISE.

I want to get my eyes fixed too, but this stuff terrifies me - we have no idea what the long term position will be.

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

offs, I was going to say get professional help.

off to find another thread I can pontificate.

good luck

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By *oxy_minx OP Woman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

"offs, I was going to say get professional help.

off to find another thread I can pontificate.

good luck

Ha bloody ha, I knew the usual's wouldn't be able to resist

I couldn't today as I was a vampire and real daylight hurt my eyes so was sitting in a darkened room with sun glasses on but I will be and thanks for your pearls of wisdom

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By *eMontresMan
over a year ago

Halesowen

I know this doesn't help you, but I had the same procedure around 15 years ago and had/have none of those symptoms - everything normal after 24 hrs. Best thing I ever did.

I would have thought the clinic that did the op would be the first place to start

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By *oxy_minx OP Woman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

"I know this doesn't help you, but I had the same procedure around 15 years ago and had/have none of those symptoms - everything normal after 24 hrs. Best thing I ever did.

I would have thought the clinic that did the op would be the first place to start"

I do still think it was the best thing I ever did, but the clinic I had it done was in Glasgow and I live in Aberdeen (was the nearest all those years ago) But I will be seeing a local optometrist asap as soon as I can face the world again

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By *oxy_minx OP Woman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

Surely in this day and age a lot more people have had this surgery and (maybe) suffered after?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok, now I don't want the usual's coming down on me like a tonne of bricks, because I am asking a medical question and yes I will also be seeking professional advise, but 15 years ago I had lasik surgery (just the basic one as my prescription was not deemed high enough to have the invasive surgery)

(that says a lot)

Eyeballs felt as if they has glass in them, everything watering (including snot) thank god I had heaps of tissues

The snotty nosed, swollen eyed look is not a good one and I want to get back to normal as soon as possible, thanks in advance

Sounds like they screwed it up/damaged the nerves.

You can get diclofenic eye drops from your doctor or the clinic.

I still have two little capsules from when I had mine done (only needed the first one for the few hours after surgery)

They will stop the itching/irritation

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Surely in this day and age a lot more people have had this surgery and (maybe) suffered after? "

I went for the relex smile treatment, it looks much grimer (YouTube it) and takes about a week to heal versus a day of the normal but because they only make a 2mm incision instead of cutting a flap there's less nerve damage so less chance of developing dry eyes

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

"Sounds like they screwed it up/damaged the nerves.

..and it took 15 years to create a symptom? That's a pretty slow burning screw up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I know this doesn't help you, but I had the same procedure around 15 years ago and had/have none of those symptoms - everything normal after 24 hrs. Best thing I ever did.

I would have thought the clinic that did the op would be the first place to start"

Exactly same for me, dry eyes for a couple of days and that was it. I'd recommend it to anyone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sounds like they screwed it up/damaged the nerves.

..and it took 15 years to create a symptom? That's a pretty slow burning screw up"

Shes had the symptoms for years. ....

Dry eyes is a common side effect it can get better or worse as time goes on depending on how your eyes heal.

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By *oxy_minx OP Woman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

"Sounds like they screwed it up/damaged the nerves.

..and it took 15 years to create a symptom? That's a pretty slow burning screw up"

I do not believe in any screw up as I had 20/20 vision after 5 days of having the treatment! So fifteen years later is what I am asking about, has anyone else suffered and what was recommended?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh yeah foxy do you use the one month bottle of artifical tears or the one day little capsules?

Could be you've developed an alert to the persevatives in the bottle drops.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *oxy_minx OP Woman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

"Oh yeah foxy do you use the one month bottle of artifical tears or the one day little capsules?

Could be you've developed an alert to the persevatives in the bottle drops."

I use the gel as drops do not work for me

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By *inkxRabbitWoman
over a year ago

Mostly in GU24

People who have this procedure done have to go to the NHS to fix any problems. See an eye consultant just to check it's nothing sinister x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is it LASER surgery that's being discussed here or a new form I'm unaware of?

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By *oxy_minx OP Woman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

"Is it LASER surgery that's being discussed here or a new form I'm unaware of?

It is LASER surgery, it was 15 years ago!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is it LASER surgery that's being discussed here or a new form I'm unaware of?

No it's Laser-assisted In Situ Keratomileusis that's being discussed otherwise known as lasik there's no such thing as "laser surgery"

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By *oxy_minx OP Woman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

Follow up in case some one does another search....Yes dry eye is more serious than I thought, there is no cure but the way it works is (according to the optician) the eye is dehydrated, when we blink we sometimes strip the eyeball of it's outer cells as we are trying to hydrate it, therefore the intense pain occurs, so all you can do is lube lube and more lube.... Sometimes even use the horrible thick one that blinds you for at least 30 minutes, but better than the pain I suffered

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