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Only four hours of discomfort! Lucky ducks! :) I had LASIK in one eye and PRK in the other. The LASIK eye was mostly-good a day later, but that PRK eye had me hating life for the better part of a week. It was like a whole sandbox was poured into it, and I felt the sensation of bright, blinding light even with my eyes closed and burrowed under the blankets.

I don't regret it at all. It was absolutely worth it, for how bad my eyes were. I'll never forget sitting up in that chair and starting to cry, because I could see. The nurses laughed and cried with me. It was a great moment. :)

One of the first questions I asked was similar to this. "If this procedure goes horribly wrong, will I still end up with eyes that can be corrected with glasses?" The answer was a firm, resounding "Yes."

My vision was -10 in one eye and -8.5 in the other. According to that question, my worst-case scenario was being right back in the same boat I'd always been.

I was just introduced to your channel a few days ago by chance and your Workout Wednesdays are amazing. Seriously.

I'm graduating this year and going into the physical therapy field, and a big goal of mine is to work with the neuro population. Patients with neurological conditions are so diverse and so unique, which makes it that much more exciting - and intimidating. In the course of your life, have you had much experience with physical therapy? If so, can you remember any particular things you did that you particularly liked, or that seemed really helpful? Or didn't like at all and wondered why in the hell they were wasting your time?

Thank you so much for your fantastic channel and for doing this AMA!

Oh, I like your story!

The morning after my surgery, I woke up with red, teary eyes and a snotty nose, my left eye goo-ed shut, and had to be led by the hand by my husband to get to the clinic for my first check-up. We stopped at Panera for breakfast and he said I looked trashed, wearing my sunglasses, eating my bagel with my eyes closed. It was awful! Thank goodness it was temporary. :)

So excited to see an AMA! Loved listening to the chat with Ian Corless last episode, where you got to talk about all the things that people aren't asking you. In my opinion, that's where you find the real meat of any ultra story! Congrats, and I'm glad to see you're on the mend from the trip.

I know we've had Ian at the Superior 100 twice now, and I keep hoping that you might turn up as well. This year, you were obviously busy with bigger things. Any thoughts on joining us in the future? We'd be delighted to have you!