Life after LASIK....

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Life after LASIK....

Post by kaneg »

Hey Lady Cath 8)

Tell us, what was it like and what is the best part of the new you ? :kuda:
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She wasn't real happy with it Saturday night, the poor possum. :( They looked a bit sore and itchy. Hopefully they are a bit better now and she is starting to enjoy the new peepers.
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Cath had a grin like a split watermelon on Monday @ PITS ... :shock:
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Awwwwww shucks! Thanks Pete :D

It's awesome - I can't believe I didn't do it sooner! :kuda:

Got it done on Thursday arvo. Went to the RTA on Friday morning to do the eyesight test and get my licence changed :kuda:
My right eye is perfect - it's like nothing has been done to it, except it's just perfect now :)
My left eye was a bit irritated on Saturday and the lights and smoke made it worse, hence the early retreat (you made me giggle Nelso - I don't think I've ever been called a poor possum before :lol: )

Sunday and Monday was spent riding most of the time - it's so awesome not having glasses get in the way. I'm still all excited about it - bouncing around like an idiot and grinning like mad. I can't wait until my next trackday and not having to fix my glasses on the way down the straight :kuda:


The best part ... apart from being able to see forever, see leaves instead of a green blur, wear sunnies again, get busy with dave without having to worry about glasses getting squished, being able to see booby details in the bathroom mirror, not having fingerprint smudges in my view, etc... ummm... the best part would have to be seeing Robracer looking quizzically at me, and finally say "You cut your hair, didn't you??? Looks nice" :lol:
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Cath wrote:get busy with dave without having to worry about glasses getting squished
You're talking about getting the bikes ready for a track day and stuff aren't you? Aren't you?

Btw....meant to tell you on Saturday - the new sunnies are hawt!!
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Cath you couldn't stop smiling on Monday :D :D :D must be awesome feeling to be able to see properly thru the corners now and an added bonus you can see the plod in the distance and slow down in time :kuda: :kuda: :kuda:
Cath wrote: get busy with dave without having to worry about glasses getting squished
it's always fun to get busy :shock: :kuda: :kuda: :oops: :kuda: :kuda:
Cath wrote: being able to see booby details in the bathroom mirror
Isn't this part of Dave's job anyway while you get busy :shock: :twisted: :kuda: :kuda:
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You look at Dave's booby details in the mirror while getting busy... :shock:

Did i read that right? :lol:
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Short or long Cath (if you don't mind me asking.....)
What power glasses did you have?

Thinking about getting the lasik thing done myself as high speed not always good with glasses or even contacts at times as you would well REMEMBER :kuda:

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Congrats on getting the laser surgery done, Cath! I'd love to get my eyes done, I've worn glasses since I was 5 years old! I went and had a chat to one of the laser eye companys, and in the end they said that there is no point getting my eyes done. Because of the angle of my astygmatism, I would still have to wear glasses to correct that anyway. :x
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Geez Cath , does this mean you will slow down now you can actually see where you are going ?

Congrats , must be an amazing experience
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:oops: congrats again Cath 8)
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What he said - congrats again Cath
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Ali600+150 wrote:You're talking about getting the bikes ready for a track day and stuff aren't you? Aren't you?
Of course I am honey :lol: (And thanks for the hawt comment!)
red_dave wrote:You look at Dave's booby details in the mirror while getting busy... :shock:
Sure. Don't you??? You should in future - he'd like that :twisted:
the kid wrote:Geez Cath , does this mean you will slow down now you can actually see where you are going ?
Congrats , must be an amazing experience
Probably :roll: :cry: Hope not though - I've got a time goal and someone to catch this year...
And (look away now if you want LASIK but can't get it...) yes, it is amazing. It's beyond amazing - it's fucking awesome!!!

Thanks esie. Yeah - not much point if you'd still have to wear glasses anyway :( That sucks :(

IsleofNinja - Short sighted. My eyes will stabilize over the next few weeks, but at the moment I'm still slightly short-sighted in the left eye, but it's only slight. My eyes weren't too bad at all - The left was under 3 (2.75, I think) and the right was under 2, but glasses are annoying no matter how thick they are! I seriously can't believe I didn't do it a few years ago. It's in the top 3 of "best things I've ever done for myself" :kuda: Good luck!
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yeah the haircut definitely worked wonders :P
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red_dave wrote:You look at Dave's booby details in the mirror while getting busy... :shock:
How do you think her eyes went in the first place? Hence the now ongoing laser treatment!
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