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25 Aug 2020 21:32
Could any of you Gents ask your Mrs for any recs as to where she may buy online pls? My niece is getting married next year in Greece and my sister in her 50s needs something like a jumpsuit/dress that covers her legs size 16/18 that's suitable for 30-35C temperature. Budget £500.
Marks and Spencer
3 Sep 2020 22:44
4 Sep 2020 08:53
close friend has had theirs done. the perception i had for laser eye was that you go in, spend 10 mins in the appt, come out and you have 20/20 vision. reality is similar to that, but its more 30 mins in the appt (which is painless), and your eyes are v sensitive to light for say 24 hours, and then when you see lights in low light they're blurry for a few weeks. also a bit more aftercare than i thought, you gotta make sure they're not dry so eyedrops every hour for a few days, turning to every morning and evening after a month.
Overall, zero regrets on the op as eyesight is miles better, but would argue its not 20/20 in low light (I can read stuff they can't at times but note its only been 2 or so months) and not as instantaneous as I had thought.
give me a PM if you have any questions and can pass them on for you
4 Sep 2020 11:03
5 Sep 2020 11:18
Could any of you Gents ask your Mrs for any recs as to where she may buy online pls?
Marks and Spencer
Transplant done lads.
Was benzo’d up the whole time so the 8 hours went by super fast and the procedure wasn’t bad at all. 1500 grafts in total and the doctors were spot on.
Feeling a bit ropey now and won’t be going outside for a while but here goes nothing.
Will report back on progress in case any fuks are interested.
Turn 30 later this month and hopefully I’ll have a decent hairline back
chuffed all in all
Was benzo’d up the whole time so the 8 hours went by super fast and the procedure wasn’t bad at all. 1500 grafts in total and the doctors were spot on.
Feeling a bit ropey now and won’t be going outside for a while but here goes nothing.
Will report back on progress in case any fuks are interested.
Turn 30 later this month and hopefully I’ll have a decent hairline back

Nice one Nige. On a related self improvement flex, I'm thinking about having laser surgery, anyone had their eyes done?
close friend has had theirs done. the perception i had for laser eye was that you go in, spend 10 mins in the appt, come out and you have 20/20 vision. reality is similar to that, but its more 30 mins in the appt (which is painless), and your eyes are v sensitive to light for say 24 hours, and then when you see lights in low light they're blurry for a few weeks. also a bit more aftercare than i thought, you gotta make sure they're not dry so eyedrops every hour for a few days, turning to every morning and evening after a month.
Overall, zero regrets on the op as eyesight is miles better, but would argue its not 20/20 in low light (I can read stuff they can't at times but note its only been 2 or so months) and not as instantaneous as I had thought.
give me a PM if you have any questions and can pass them on for you
Thanks all for the words. I got mine done at a well known clinic in NYC. Not cheap. I’ll pm details.
Ismvil - I know a few people who did laser eye surgery who all recommended it, there’s just some aftercare to consider.
Do you not get on with contacts? There’s some really good daily’s you can get now which are super comfortable and don’t irritate your eyes at all. You can just bin them at night and reach for a fresh pair in the morning so no hassle with cleaning them and using cases etc.
Ismvil - I know a few people who did laser eye surgery who all recommended it, there’s just some aftercare to consider.
Do you not get on with contacts? There’s some really good daily’s you can get now which are super comfortable and don’t irritate your eyes at all. You can just bin them at night and reach for a fresh pair in the morning so no hassle with cleaning them and using cases etc.
Came to her to ask about laser eye surgery
I have glasses and contacts, but if for under 4k I'm sorted for life, I don't see any reason not to. My only question is about the difference in options. SMILE seems to be the newest and fastest but also more than twice as expensive as LasekPRK. And then you have FemtoLASIK and TransPRK in between those two. Is SMILE worth it? Or is LasekPRK already great, just more aftercare?

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