Jill N., aka Eye Need Coffee Mommy
A few months ago, I was driving to work wondering to myself why it was so foggy when the news had said it was going to be a beautiful clear day. It wasn’t until I was halfway into my commute that I realized it wasn’t fog, I had just once again forgotten to put my contacts in. It was at that moment that my Christmas wish became that much clearer.
As a working Mom of a Houdini-like 15 month-old, wearing contacts the majority of the time became a necessity for me. As anyone who has ever spent more than 5 minutes near a kid this age, you quickly realize how fast they can be at de-accessorizing you. Whether it is earrings, necklaces, hair clips or eyeglasses, the likelihood these items will no longer be on your person, or will shortly be covered in an amazing amount of finger smudges, is always high.
However, as I am also a working mom of a 15 month-old, I realize that my brain is not always as turned on as it potentially could be first thing in the morning, and remembering to actually put in my contact lenses obviously has been a challenge as well. So what is a girl to do? Aha! LASIK!
The excitement and possibility of having a great solution to help simplify yet another part of my life got me all giddy. Great! Ummm…so now what?
As I started talking about this with friends and family that question was always the end result. So now what? Where do I go to even start looking into it? Is Google Answers my answer? How much does it cost? How do I know who will do a good job? How do I know if I’m even a candidate for the surgery? How much time will I need to take off work? How much time will I need to take off from my normal activities like running?
The questions became overwhelming! And then I remembered I had a wealth of information at the place I drive to in my fake fog each morning. I had resources to answer these questions! As I find them, I will share my journey in hopes it will help you evaluate if this would be something for you to consider as well.
So I invite you to join me. I will be capturing each key piece of information I gather and each step I take during the process and posting to the blog. My first video? I met with Cathy G. who manages the VSP Laser VisionCare program here at VSP–a program that is available to all VSP members–and she provided me with helpful information on where to get started, where to find resources and what my next steps should be.
If you have specific questions that aren’t covered in my videos, please either leave a comment or email prteam@vsp.com and I’ll be sure to cover it or get you in touch with the right resource afterwards.
Here we go!
See what happens next in Part 2: My Consultation
After years of glasses and contacts I finally gave in and went for laser surgery – What a change it has made to my life
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