Dawn Huilbregtse Testimonial
"I got glasses when I was 16 and got contacts after one year. I wore my contacts 15-16 hours a day. I needed glasses or contacts to function. My prescription was a -4, which is considered moderate."
"For me, the LASIK surgery was more of a convenience thing. I'm in graduate school part-time, and I work full-time. I'm sitting at a computer all day. My eyes were sore, and I wanted the convenience of not having to deal with glasses or contacts. I don't need glasses for reading."
"I decided in November 2001 to have the surgery, and had it in January 2002. Part of the reason I waited was to set up a medical savings account. It's a $4000 procedure that really only cost me $2400, because of the tax savings I received by working through the medical account. I had the surgery in January and got reimbursed for it even before I had the funds put in the account from monthly deductions in my paycheck. It was like receiving an interest free loan. I'm really paying for the surgery this year with the deposits into the medical account."
"Our company designates November as the month to set up these accounts. It could vary from company to company. You can set aside the money for prescriptions, anything medical."
"The surgery was really fast. I felt comfortable, and that I was in good hands. It's an amazing process. Everything went so quickly. Dr. Singh was in complete control the entire time. It was very easy. The only discomfort I felt was some pressure."
"I didn't want a play-by-play account of the procedure. I just stared at the blinking light and said, 'Tell me when it's over.' It was so fast. It's unbelievable that they have the technology to do something like that."
"After the surgery, I was out of it from the Valium and things were blurry from the drops. But when I was going home, I could see! They taped eye shields to my face after the surgery so I wouldn't touch my eyes. I put drops in the next morning and for about three weeks. It's an antibiotic to make sure there's no infection."
"I would do it again in a heartbeat. Overall, the process was very thorough. I had gone in for a consultation, convinced that I would have it done. I was just waiting to see if I was eligible for the surgery. After the consultation, they asked me if I wanted to think about it, and I said, 'I'm ready to schedule the surgery.' The only reason I wouldn't have done it would have been if there were something wrong with my eyes."
"There were no surprises. The surgery was smooth, and the Valium was very relaxing."
