angieleduc

Peregrinerose...I DID inquire prior to surgery. I asked my local optometrist prior to scheduling the surgery, who used to skydive, who told me to talk to the surgeon. I asked the Lasik surgery center's optometrist prior to surgery, who speculated that one month would be safest, but who ALSO told me to talk to the surgeon, and finally, I asked the surgeon prior to surgery, who told me things usually heal up pretty well within two weeks, but that one month would be safest length of time to wait. At no point was I ever told PRK was a better option in light of my extracurricular activities, and at no point was I told by any of these doctors that the flap would never heal. Considering the surgeon had performed over 16,000 surgeries, I trusted his input and went forward with surgery. Apparently, this issue is not one that surgeons need to address that often, as I was the first out of 16,000+ candidates who posed the question. I cannot undo it now, so the only thing I can do is be as safe as possible while jumping with the eyes I have... Once in awhile you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right ~Scarlet Begonias~

Thanks for the insight everyone...I talked to my AFF instructor today and we've decided to play it by ear. I am almost definitely going to wait the full month just to be safe, but am going to talk to my local eye doctor about it after my next post-op exam next week...If I can get certification from him after a couple weeks that I'm 100% healed up, I may not wait the full month if there's no real medical necessity to do so. Cheers! Once in awhile you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right ~Scarlet Begonias~

Just had Lasik & am wondering how long I should wait before heading back out to jump again. The doctor never had someone ask that type of question before He indicated that waiting one month would be the absolute safest thing to do, but couldn't necessarily say that going after a couple of weeks would be that risky (it supposedly takes 7 days for the flap to heal after the surgery). I am pretty anxious to continue working on my AFF before it gets too cold, but I've only got one set of eyes. Has anyone out there been through this same thing and have any suggestions? Once in awhile you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right ~Scarlet Begonias~