From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V11 #153 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Wednesday, June 21 2006 Volume 11 : Number 153 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Alloy: LASIK tale [OT] [John McJunkin ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:28:44 -0700 From: John McJunkin Subject: Re: Alloy: LASIK tale [OT] I'm still absolutely thrilled with the LASIK procedure. If only all the senses could be dialed in to perfection this way! I'd love to be able to hear from 10Hz to 100kHz clearly. I would be mixing EVERYBODY's records then! BTW--the new issue of Keyboard Magazine has a nice feature on TMDR. It's only in the print version thus far (the web version lags the print version--go figure!) For future reference: http:// www.keyboardmag.com jm On Jun 16, 2006, at 11:54 PM, Elaine wrote: > > I had LASIK in June of 2001. So far, it was one of the best > decisions I > ever made. I spent 23 years with cokebottle glasses, and now I > have 20/25 > vision. It might even be better at times. I catch myself every > once in > awhile realizing WOW. I can see that SO CLEARLY. Usually it's > details in > a tree's leaves, or the contour of a wall texture. At the time, I > had the > post-op complication known as "Sands of the Sahara" in one eye, but > it was > treated by my opthamologist, and all is well. > > If I could get slightly philosophical for a moment, anyone > considering the > procedure might also do well to contemplate scheduling a little light > therapy afterwards. I didn't expect to feel as out-of-body as I did. > Like, catching yourself in a mirror..oh, that's me. I look so > different. > Wow, did I really always look like this? The periphery is vastly > different (in a good way). On the other hand, the slightest night- > light > in the hallway keeps me awake like a beacon lighthouse now. :) It > used > to be fuzzy comfort-light, but now it's BRIGHT(!). Just stuff like > that. > > John, I took Lorazapam (2 mg) [Ativan]. I sailed right on through, > barely > remember the procedure itself, and slept for 8 hours afterward. > [vbg] > How's it going now? ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V11 #153 ****************************