I'm pretty satisfied with how they draw blood. I've never heard of anyone having lasting effects from having blood drawn. Sure they may miss a vein and have to poke you 9 times but it won't affect you in the long run. Sure, the example is a stretch but I didn't mean perfected as in no mistakes ever. I just don't feel it has been proven enough yet.
Oh, I'm sorry. I was thinking of similar risk procedures, not in terms of apple-to-orange analogy. I was thinking things like organ transplant, cardiac bypass - things of a serious medical nature where if you go with the wrong surgeon or make the wrong decision very, very bad things happen.
Oh, I'm sorry. I was thinking of similar risk procedures, not in terms of apple-to-orange analogy. I was thinking things like organ transplant, cardiac bypass - things of a serious medical nature where if you go with the wrong surgeon or make the wrong decision very, very bad things happen.
Well then it's hardly fair to compare it to organ transplant, don't you think? You aren't replacing an eyeball. You aren't taking veins/arteries from another part of the body and installing them in the eye. How about we compare it to plastic surgery? Would that be fair?
No, I don't think it's fair comparing LASIK to plastic surgery. While you're not replacing the eyeball, you ARE reshaping it which is somewhat equivalent. If the procedure is messed up, you go blind. Plain and simple. It is not in the same realm as plastic surgery, which is more times than not elective (I of course exclude reconstructive reasons). True, some people choose to have it purely for vanity's sake. Others don't have alternative choices to live the same quality of life. While it's not life/death like organ transplants and vein removal, the consequences of a procedure gone bad are equally horrific, lifelong lasting, and permanent. You'd certainly suffer much more greatly if your eyes got f--ked up than if your nosejob went bad.
You're comparing the risk factor to that of an organ transplant. Blindness versus death. Good comparison. The risk of some permanent damage (be it impaired sight or fatality) is similar between the two. But the procedures aren't. Like you said, it's reshaping part of the eye. Which is similar to reshaping another part of the body, as in plastic surgery. The risk isn't as large in plastic surgery because it's been developed over a longer period. And yes, I'm well aware that reshaping a nose is not the same as reshaping the lense in your eye. When it gets to the point where the risk factor is similar to that of similar operations, I'll consider it. For this example, it would have to have a risk similar to that of plastic surgery, except with leeway for more risk because it is a more complicated operation.
And there's no way around saying that this is an elective procedure, where organ transplants are not.
And there's no way around saying that this is an elective procedure, where organ transplants are not.
I believe that most risk is not actually the procedure itself....it's the infection risk. You can swing both ways on this. Obviously Elkid with 2 under her belt, did not want to risk that there was some pattern. I with one, felt it was a fluke (not positive though). Eye infections are scary stuff and you know the seriousness when you walk in the ER with one. It's not even the loss of sight that Elkid mentions, but DEATH. I'd definitely pick the most reputable doctor before anyone did anything with my eyes.
That said. Think of how many times your finger touches your eye with your eye with contacts. Hey, I'm trying to convince RB and scaring myself. Elkid, did you just have to use eye drops....where you can't sleep because they have to be put in every hour???
That said. Think of how many times your finger touches your eye with your eye with contacts. Hey, I'm trying to convince RB and scaring myself. Elkid, did you just have to use eye drops....where you can't sleep because they have to be put in every hour???
Good point, Sue re. infection and that death is a risk with any procedure.
The first week I think I had eye drops (antibiotic and another one) every hour or two. That was fun. Then it went to straight antibiotic 4QD for 3 weeks.
The first week I think I had eye drops (antibiotic and another one) every hour or two. That was fun. Then it went to straight antibiotic 4QD for 3 weeks.
Its on my things to get done when I have extra cash laying around.
DH just had his done 1.5 weeks ago. He went from having vision like you and being practically blind...to 20/20. I was shocked to see him read the time off the TV across the room within hours of the surgery. Usually he needed glasses or contacts to do so.
He went to the Dr. who does lasik surgery in the D-backs here in Phoenix. A little more costly, but worth the peace of mind that he was going to a good doctor.
:thumbsup: from this aspect.
He went to the Dr. who does lasik surgery in the D-backs here in Phoenix. A little more costly, but worth the peace of mind that he was going to a good doctor.
:thumbsup: from this aspect.
My girlfriend had it done and had a bad experience. She had to have 1 redone I believe. She says if she could do it over she wouldn't have done it. :shrug:
It always cracks me up when they have these big ads in the paper like "$69 an eye!" Or something crazy along those lines about how cheap it can be. Like eye surgery is where I want to get the cheapest price, vs. getting it done by the best. :umno: I figure my eyesight is worth top dollar if I'm doing it!!!!!
I worked with a woman who had it done and she was very happy but another friend was not as happy about his. He gets the start effect around lights at night. My mother had it done when she was about 95 and was thrilled to be able to read without glasses.
Let's ask Christa McAuliffe how she feels about the lowest bidder concept.
Depending on how much I will be working in the field will depend on whether or not I ever get it done.
I will also wait until the point where I need bifocals so I get it all fixed at one time.
I will also wait until the point where I need bifocals so I get it all fixed at one time.
STAR effect not starT. There's no T on the end of star, who keeps adding letters to the words I type? Do we have some kind of auto correct in this thing?
Nope. 1) You don't get a second pair of eyes. If the surgery breaks bad on you, you're screwed. 2) I'm not that good-looking with my glasses off (either).