Carol Scott98 said:so, does anyone actually have experience with cross-linking?? or maybe you know someone who’s been through it?
please share what you know, we could all use the insight👍
Hey everyone🙂
Just another guy dealing with keratoconus. I went in for cross-linking on my left eye at an Eye Care Center the day before yesterday... the procedure itself went fine. It takes about an hour and a half total, including showing up, the drops, waiting around, the actual thing, and then a quick check-up and some rest afterward. As soon as I walked out to the car, my vision started narrowing and I couldn't even keep my eye open... once I got home, things got worse, to say the least. A burning, aching sensation starts setting in, almost like a heavy weight is pressing against the eye... I'd suggest taking a strong dose of sleeping pills and just leaning into it. The longer you sleep, the better... I didn't drift off until about two in the morning. Woke up around 9:30 feeling like a brand new man, though it felt like all those horrors from the night before had finally retreated. Then there was the follow-up, which lasts maybe two minutes, more drops, everything seemed okay until evening... then the stinging and dull ache returned, but it subsided enough for me to sleep like a log. Woke up today and managed to get behind the wheel again, just for a short drive, a few miles, but it was doable. No major issues now. I'm using Tobradex drops and some artificial tears every three or four hours ($30 the tears and about 30 bucks for the Tobradex)... nothing requires a prescription. Just standard US healthcare. Well ladies and gentlemen, I hope I managed to give you at least a little glimpse into what cross-linking is actually like... greetings from the countryside.🙂