Exciting but terrified.....
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Topic: Exciting but terrified.....
Posted By: my2angels
Subject: Exciting but terrified.....
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 9:52am
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Ive just booked in to have my laser eye surgery!!! Booked in for 2nd August although we move that week so not sure if I should change the date but thought I would leave it for now and see what hubby thinks. I really cant wait to have it done but Im scared at the same time. I have so many issues - control, panick, anxiety issues Im terrified of how I will handle the acutal procedure plus after you have to where goggles for a night so you dont rub your eyes and I tend to panick when I have something I have to do like that. Plus Im feeling guilty cos its a lot of money but at the same time it would be such a huge change for my life and help me build some self confidence, but should that be an issue at the expense of my family....... told you I have issues!!!!
Rambling now so will stop..... man its going to be a long month of waiting and stressing! |
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Posted By: Bumble
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 10:06am
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Definitely go thru with it!!!
My Aunty had it done and she reckons it is the BEST!!! And she had to wer awful coke bottle bottom glasses too, and now she wears nothing! Try not to stress, and think of the end result! ------------- formerly known as "Bee" Ethan ~ March 2003 Big 6 year old school boy! Micah ~ Aug 2008 ~ Smiley pants who loves telephones! |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 10:08am
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Go for it - you deserve it. I know sometimes we feel guilty when we spend alot of money on ourselves but don't you gotta spoil yourself. Your DH will be fine with it as he wouldn't of agreed to it in the first place if he wasn't.
Yay scary but just think of the end result (sounds like something I would say to someone going thru child birth LOL) ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 10:15am
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Wow, I'm sure my DH would love to have laser surgery if it would work for him! I can't remember how much that stuff costs but it sure will save you a lot in the way of glasses/contacts, right? Well probably a good thing it's not scheduled for tomorrow and you can think it through (although sometimes that just makes things worse - think labour LMAO!) -------------  |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 10:16am
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Go for it. A friend of mine had it done and it was the best thing she ever did. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 10:23am
Yep I good friend of mine got it done too and said its best spent money in years Also you would be saving money in the long run, not having to keep buying glasses or contacts everytime you needed a new prescription.------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 11:03am
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How exciting for you. you are in chch arent you? Where are you getting it done? PM me if you have any questions...I have a lot of knowledge in this area and can probably put your mind at ease.
Basically it is an incredibly straight forward procedure and most people comment the worst thing is taking the shields off the next day....honestly the tape they stick them on with is VERY sticky!!!!!Ouchy ouch! |
Posted By: emeldee
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 11:47am
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Wahoo! Go For it (I'm writing this in a bigger font because I realise that you haven't had your eye surgery yet...but just think...once you've had it, you won't need the big fonts.....now, if only there was a way to make this blurry too.....) ------------- |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 11:50am
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LOL Emeldee!
My dh wants it done too...it is about $5-7000 and he had an appt to see if he was a candidate - and he is - so have promised him if any inheritance or extra money comes in he can use it for that - Im sure it will be good results Go ahead - sounds like you are well underway for it and it will be a HUGE positive for you! I know surgery of any kind is scary but you will be fine! |
Posted By: emeldee
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 11:57am
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My father in law had it done a couple of months ago. He said it was great. He's had to have something or other redone though - pity they can't laser a bit further through and work on his brain (yesterday he suggested that Andrew had a sore tummy from eating something off my floor....w*nker....anyway, I digress)... laser surgery...all good. Go for it!!! ------------- |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 12:17pm
love it!!!! 
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emeldee wrote:Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 12:34pm
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haha nice one emeldee! sad thin is without my glasses and sitting right at the computer I still couldnt read the large font (I tried hehe)
NZPiper I have a thousand questions for you so will PM you thanks. I just feel so guilty bout the money though. Its gonna cost about $6000 and I keep thinking of all the things I could do with that money but at the same time there will always be something else I could spend the money on. |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 12:37pm
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lol x2 emeldee!
robyn that's so exciting!! i would love to have it done, i'm sick of wearing glasses and contacts  all will be fine ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 1:21pm
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LMAO Emeldee
Yay for you Robyn go for it. It will be worth it in the end good luck ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 2:24pm
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All the best Robyn. I'm sooo jealous!!! ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 3:40pm
| so very very jealous here - i too could not read the large font without glasses. |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 10 July 2007 at 5:58pm
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So so so so so so so jealous!!!
I wanna hear all about it when you are done! |