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Q: Lasik Eye Surgery
asked by: jpnkf on September 11th, 2004
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I would like to get laser eye surgery but I am getting conflicted answers to my questions about how to time it.
I am currently nursing my 8 month old and will be trying to get pregnant again this spring. I was told that both nursing and pregnancy can adversely affect the outcome of surgery by two docters while one told me that it would not matter. I am confused and do not want to take a risk with my eyes. Has anyone had the surgery while still nursing or gotten pregnant right after the surgery annd did it change you results?
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sickeye27
replied on January 21st, 2008
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Lasik (edited to remove link) was the best thing I've ever done for myself. I am a mother of a 3 year old and a 1 year old and that means a lot of waking up in the middle of the night. This translated to sleeping in my contacts so that I could see what I was doing when I had to check on my kids; after 20 years, it was starting to take a toll on the health of my eyes. Dr. Wiles is so informative and has such a calm demeanor; he put me at ease even though I was nervous about the procedure. He went through all of the steps involved in the treatment so that I knew exactly what to expect. I appreciate everything he has done to make my vision what it is today. I can now see 20/20 with no help."
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antigone
replied on January 27th, 2008
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Lasik during pregnancy
Due to changes in hormones during nursing and pregnancy the circulation in a woman's body can change. This can result in changes to the vitreous humor, a gelatinous substance between the lens and the retina of the eye. This would effect the outcome of lasik eye surgery. Listen to your doctors. They don't want to do the procedure if the outcome won't be good. Try to wait it out.
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