Remember how Joseph spontaneously
got his wisdom teeth removed around Christmas time, without informing me first? Apparently that sent a precedent for having major surgeries done on a moment's notice. At least this time around he checked in with me before he went ahead and decided to get LASIK done!
Since we've been out here in Colorado we've been checking out the local Groupons for some good deals on family activities, and one day they just happened to be offering LASIK for an unbelievable price. He's been considering having it done at the University for quite some time, so when this opportunity came up and would cost way less than it would at the school, he just couldn't pass it up. He bought the Groupon, went in for the consultation the next day, and that weekend he went under the laser!
It all happened so fast, but Joseph was completely calm throughout the whole thing. Right before he was about to go in, I asked him if he was nervous and he said, "No, but I am little hungry..." Typical. I, on the other hand, was a nervous wreck. The doctors kept assuring me that they had done thousands and thousands of LASIK procedures, they even did it on John Elway (to save yourself any embarrassment, let me just tell you that he was the quarterback of the Denver Broncos, Joseph was horrified when I asked who that was). Everything went perfectly, though.
I actually watched the whole thing, which took about ten minutes from start to finish. In fact, from the time that we stepped inside the office to the time we left, it was less than an hour. It really was amazing. The next day his eyes were 80% healed and they said it should be completely healed within a week. He went from having 20/200 vision (yes, twenty/
two-hundred) to seeing almost perfectly within a matter of 24 hours. Have I mentioned we LOVE Groupon???
And so, he who once was blind has received his sight. The recovery plan? Doc's orders to wear sunglasses inside for 24 hours after the surgery and just outside after that for a week.
Thank goodness I have good eyesight, because I think I would have a heart attack on the table if it were me going under the laser.
Oh, and on the way back from having surgery we saw this across the parking lot:
So basically it was a good day for all.
6 comments:
Jealous, jealous, JEALOUS!!!! I DEEPLY want to have LASIK done because my eyesight is terrible (although not as bad as his was apparently!) and I'm so sick of wearing contacts or glasses. Blech. Enjoy!!!
woo hoo! groupon is the best! and being able to see is also the best! and that oscar meyer wiener truck is in the running for the best! P.S. I love that he said he was hungry. surgery makes me work up quite the appetite too.
Awesome!! That is too cool!! And, just for your future...It is the Denver Broncos, not Colorado Broncos.....but whatev.... :)
Haha!! Tawnya, I changed it to Denver Broncos...you can tell how much I follow pro football. Whoops! :)
Wow! Good for him! Travis had LASIK done before we met and got married. I'd like to get it done sometime, but I'm kinda freaked out about the whole thing too!
Awesome! Becca told me you got it done, Roj. Seriously, one of the best decisions I have ever made... to get LASIK. I had it done about 8 years ago now and have been enjoying perfect vision ever since! You might find that you will be more sensitive to sunlight now, so those sunglasses will get more use than just a week's worth! For the longest time (years) I kept my eye glasses so I would remember to express gratitude for my restored sight!
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