So, it's now six days on after I've had lasik, and thank God, everything seems fine and dandy. My vision is getting steadily better, sharper and more in focus, and the 'halo effect' at night is getting less pronounced.
On the day of the operation I wasn't actually all that scared. A few days before however, I had managed to terrify myself after I saw a video of this crazy American who had developed 'dry eye disease' after the operation and now apparently has to use his eye drops at least 70 times a day - and that's on his good days.
My thoughts spiralled in into the depths of anxiety, as I began to convince myself that I was going to faint during the operation, and thus result in my subsequent blindness.
It is not unusual for me to faint if I so much as imagine myself going through a traumatic experience, so actually going through one must surely be much worse!
Earlier this year I was reading a book called 'Slave'. It was set in a small Nubian village that was pillaged by an invading Islamic group that kidnapped the children and sold them as slaves. There was one part of the book where the main character was undergoing 'cutting' at the hands of a vicious village woman. The description seemed so graphic that I had to put the book down and take a few breaths.
When I regained my composure I said to myself 'Come on, man up Amira, and finish the book!'
I continued reading, and the next thing I knew I had hit my flopped like a wet fish onto the bed in front of me, and fainted. A few seconds passed and I managed to crawl into my sister's bedroom. I reached my hand out to her and uttered 'Yvonne, I...' then went ahead and fainted once more on her floor. This time for a few minutes.
When I came round again I was as pale as the dead, sweating copiously and completely numb. My sister, not knowing what else to do, called the ambulance and we were taken to hospital. After three hours in hospital, the doc had informed me that I had experience vasovagal fainting, which is usually caused by seeing something gruesome - not just reading about it!
Anyway, after that experience I figured that it was highly probable that when I was lying back on the surgeon's table, with the sound of something cutting at my eye, followed by the smell of my burning cornea, that I could faint. Luckily I didn't :)
My doctor, was fantastic, incredibly intelligent, kind and caring. I am really glad my friend recommended him to me, and I would recommend anyone to get their Lasik done in Egypt - it's not as risky as it may sound.
On the day of the operation I wasn't actually all that scared. A few days before however, I had managed to terrify myself after I saw a video of this crazy American who had developed 'dry eye disease' after the operation and now apparently has to use his eye drops at least 70 times a day - and that's on his good days.
My thoughts spiralled in into the depths of anxiety, as I began to convince myself that I was going to faint during the operation, and thus result in my subsequent blindness.
It is not unusual for me to faint if I so much as imagine myself going through a traumatic experience, so actually going through one must surely be much worse!
Earlier this year I was reading a book called 'Slave'. It was set in a small Nubian village that was pillaged by an invading Islamic group that kidnapped the children and sold them as slaves. There was one part of the book where the main character was undergoing 'cutting' at the hands of a vicious village woman. The description seemed so graphic that I had to put the book down and take a few breaths.
When I regained my composure I said to myself 'Come on, man up Amira, and finish the book!'
I continued reading, and the next thing I knew I had hit my flopped like a wet fish onto the bed in front of me, and fainted. A few seconds passed and I managed to crawl into my sister's bedroom. I reached my hand out to her and uttered 'Yvonne, I...' then went ahead and fainted once more on her floor. This time for a few minutes.
When I came round again I was as pale as the dead, sweating copiously and completely numb. My sister, not knowing what else to do, called the ambulance and we were taken to hospital. After three hours in hospital, the doc had informed me that I had experience vasovagal fainting, which is usually caused by seeing something gruesome - not just reading about it!
Anyway, after that experience I figured that it was highly probable that when I was lying back on the surgeon's table, with the sound of something cutting at my eye, followed by the smell of my burning cornea, that I could faint. Luckily I didn't :)
My doctor, was fantastic, incredibly intelligent, kind and caring. I am really glad my friend recommended him to me, and I would recommend anyone to get their Lasik done in Egypt - it's not as risky as it may sound.
Good evening. I am Jurgita, I liked your post so much :) Please, could you tell me where have you made Lasik surgery? And what was its price? My husband has to make this surgery, for this reason I am secretly saving money for his surgery. I am living in Egypt, I would be really thankful if you could help me giving me some information about this surgery and maybe your doctor contacts. I hope you may answer me.
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Hi Jurgita!
ReplyDeleteSo, the doctor's name was Dr Onsy and his practice was called 'Al-Neel Lasik 3youn'. Their email address is Oyounelneel@gmail.com and their number (if you're calling from Egypt) is 22061313. Their address is 16 Sharia Doltyan, Khalafawi, Shubra, Cairo.
Good luck!
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