The Furious Angels
FA Discussion => Off Topic => Topic started by: Tbone on January 07, 2005, 01:56:45 am
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Ok, well I hope it won't be "of doom"! Basically, I get my surgery today. I should be good to go afterward, but the computer screen may be rough on me for a few days - we'll see. Just letting all of you know in case you don't see much of me.
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Have fun commander....
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Yeah good luck with that. Hope everything goes well.
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No worries T.
You'll have the vision of an eagle by midday tomorrow if not earlier.
:)
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You're gonna do great buddy. I just got some dental work done the other day...I was sooo numb. I loved it! Best of luck!
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That's funny, I just watched the Season Premiere of Season 2 Smallville and Lionel went blind from his Eye surgery. Hahaha... ha.. oh... well,um... Hope everything goes well! I know when my Grandpa had it done, as soon as he woke up he said, "Jeez, look at all the colors!" So it must be something special.
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Was that because of the mediication they gave him? Maybe the gave him something extra to see all those pretty colors.
T - don't worry, everything should go well. Dont rush yourself to getting back at the computer screen. the eye strain could give you some headaches.
Best of Luck Commander.
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Umm... what would happen if the laser were to accidently hit the wrong part of both eyes, and Tbone were to go blind because of a detached retina?
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Well I dont think that is very likely unless there was a major problem. The laser functions in pulses (and is most handled by computers now due to the excellent eye imaging they do before hand).
They dont do both eyes at the exact same time, just same session. Any problems in the first and they will wait.
It is pretty hard for the laser to deviate too, as it is controlled by both the computer and by the eye doctor. They even have new features that can track your pupil, so even if your eye moves during the laser process, it is able to adjust (stop/start) to the right location.
even in the few years since I had my surgery done they have made some amazinf strides in technology.
The only thing tbone may not like is the shield lenses that will be taped to his eyes to keep him from rubbing them during sleep.
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Good luck dude.. don't forget.. the ants in france are .... riding up my pants?? well hope you come out well enough to read this stupidity i just posted :D
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that phrase is more situated for speaking rather than typing arch...but yeah...anyway, have fun with the whole surgery thing...and remember T, as soon as you get back, we have to go to 7-11, buy a 5 lb. (pound) bag of Combos, load them into a Nerf Cannon, and have the most delicious war on terror ever!!
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Good luck Tbone's eyes. I just got home myself after spending the entire day at the hospital with my dad while he had surgery to have his gall bladder removed, so you have it easy. Hope to see you soon, or rather, for you to see us soon.
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just make sure you leave with the same eyes you came in with 0.o
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Goodluck! Tell us all about it when you get back.
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tbone left me a message on my puter after i text'd his phone to say good luck, and he said it went well, the light hurts his eyes a bit still, he just jumped online to check his email, but he said he could see and "it's amazing"
so, so far, so good!! yay!! let your eyes rest lots and don't try to rush back here too quick, the rapid movement just might pull an eye muscle .... or ....something ....
and tizona, that reminds me of a tom cruise movie .... was it minority report? he goes and gets a different pair of eyes so no one can ID him by his eyes ..... tbone, dear, is there something you're not telling us? are you running from the cops again? ;)
i was about to say get back on your feet soon but that would just make no sense whatsoever, and at this hour in the morning as sleepy as i am i can't come up with something to suit the eye thing ....
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Haha...I kept thinking of Minority Report as well.
So it's done! I must say, the results are astounding! In an hour and a half I go for my post-op check-up where they make sure they didn't screw up and give me permission to take these stupid goggles off. Ok, so I'll give you guys a play by play.
It was a three hour drive up to Memphis. I got there around 9:30 a.m. and waited for forever. They did a few tests (like the eye mapping thing). It was weird because it was like an assembly line. The surgery takes all of 5 minutes so they just line you up. They gave me a valium and a darvacil (sp?). I had to use a cupcake to eat it though, because I have trouble swalling pills. I bit into the darvacil, which was a mistake, b/c that is for pain, but I'll get to that later. I'm waiting in this recliner and they ask us if we want more valium. They were just handing it out like candy, so I had another half and then I felt REALLY good! Finally it was my turn and, after being told it was nothing, I wasn't too freaked out about it. I got in, they leaned me back, and put me under this machine with this blinky light.
Just to let you know how out of it I was, I said "OoOo...look! The blinky light of doom!!" The doctor cracked up and said "You've never had valium before, have you?" and I said "Nope!". Hehe...well, they put numbing drops in my eyes, but I'm quick to blink, so I don't think they got in there very well. They tell me to look at the blinky light of doom and start taping my right eye's eyelashes. Then they put this blueish disc in my eye! I didn't like that too much...especially when he said "suction on!". After that I think the laser started cutting on my eye, creating the "flap". The blinky light went away and was replaced by darkness. The scary thing is on the left eye, I cut feel the cuts being made towards the bottom of my eye - I shouldn't have chewed that pill and should have asked for more drops I guess. Once the blackness goes away, I see this instrument coming straight for my eye. It seems to simply take the top layer off of my eye and suddenly the blinky light of doom is a lot bigger (because it is blurred). They tell me to just look at it and then I hear this noise like a woodpecker. Luckily I don't feel anything here. After that, the instrument comes back into my eye, replacing the flap they had lifted. I'm then stuck with that suction thingy on my eye for another minute (I guess just to torture me). They take it out and voila! I can see!
Goggles are immediately placed on my head, and I'm taken back to my recliner. Things seem fine for a little bit, but then the itching/burning starts. It's still not too bad, though. They take me to another room where the doctor comes in to make sure he didn't screw up. Then they put my drops in (as if my eyes didn't hurt enough already by this point). After that, I'm free to go! I had a three hour drive home, and I was miserable the whole time. Still doped up on valium, I was constantly in a sleep state, though sleeping itself wasn't very easy. Despite the goggles, sunlight burnt my eyes like no tomorrow - I couldn't even lean my head back with my eyes closed. I was even slightly afraid something had gone wrong, because I couldn't open my eyes at all without it feeling something was jagging inside of it. I finally got home, and found that I could open my eyes a little indoors. I went straight to my bed (by this time it was 5 p.m.) and collapsed.
I awoke around 11 p.m. to find a lot of my brothers' friends at my house. Amazingly I could open my eyes for a long amount of time without too much discomfort and decided to test out my new capabilities. I went downstairs where everyone was and showed off my new eyewear. I found my eyesight was very well and got some food and even checked email before going back upstairs to attempt sleep (by this time the valium had worn off, though). I laid in bed for a while listening to music and was eventually able to go back to sleep.
Now it is 6:30 a.m. I woke up around 5 and just haven't been able to go back to sleep. They told me to keep my eyes closed as much as possible yesterday, and I think I did a fairly good job. I said bye to my brother, who woke up early this morning to go to Lions Band auditions. I still have these goofy goggles on, but as you can see, I'm able to stare at the screen for long amounts of time with little discomfort. My post-op appointment is at 8 here in town. I plan on driving there. My goggles should go off then (only have to wear them for a week when I sleep after that), and I'll start my drops (I have to take a MILLION drops in my eye a day -arg!).
I've taken my goggles off briefly this morning just to see how I saw without anything obstructing my vision. I completely understand why people usually say it's a "miracle". My vision is already excellent, and it was DEFINITELY worth the money and the trouble. The surgery seemed like 5 minutes of hell to me, but that's because I'm not even used to contacts. Contact-wearers should have nothing to fear at all. Thanks everybody for wishing me luck and checking up on my status. It was nice to see that I had a lot of friends online and in real life who were interested in how the surgery went. I'm not sure if I'm going to go back to school today or tomorrow - depends on if I feel like driving and if I can. Either way, I should be around and gaming! They said that after the post-op check-up I can return to my normal activities, which, of course, is MxO! Thanks again guys!
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We're glad that all went well and that you're back T.
Enjoy the perfect vision now :)
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Congrats on the successful surgery tbone
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Congratulations Tbone
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Good to hear everything was successful!!
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Good to hear everything was successful!!
Don't you mean good to 'see' everything was a success.
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CONGRATS!! Glad to see the Commander back and ready. Our faction bank is nice and fat just for you.
oh and sabre....i don't wanna hear none of that war on terror yum yum bullshit so can it.