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My First Cataract Surgery Tomorrow

pattypeep — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:48:21 GMT

And I admit I have become a little nervous. I watched my brother's surgery and was fascinated, but now it's MY eye !! LOL. What scares me is that I will sneeze right at the critical time. OMG !! My other eye will be done in about four weeks if I get through this one.

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PurpleBunny — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:57:39 GMT

My 80 year old dad had great results and the procedure was NO SWEAT. Don't worry, it will be fine. 🙂

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qualitygal — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 21:07:58 GMT

Wishing you a speedy recovery, I know it won't help, but try not to worry.

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AKgirl2 — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 21:12:02 GMT

@pattypeep ~ when the butterflies🦋🦋🦋get out of control, just pray...that's what I do. He always has you back🕊

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Lilysmom — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 21:21:44 GMT

@pattypeep, I will be thinking of you. I am sure it will go well. They have lots of experience at these procedures but I get that you have butterflies. Wishing you all the best!!! LM

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Mmsfoxxie — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 03:55:22 GMT

I'm using black font just for you @pattypeep. Ironic you should mention cataract surgery. I had an opthamologist appt this last Monday and my doctor said my glaucoma pressure was good but the cataracts were getting worse and surgery was in the near future. That explains why my night vision is getting worse, I guess.

I'm amazed that you could watch your brother get it done....I don't think that I could have.

Your nervousness is understandable, though. Please let us know how much better your vision is after your procedure. Good luck!

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kivah — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 22:10:19 GMT

I could never stand someone coming near my eyes. I'm 76 yrs young and my eye doctor told me 3 yrs ago that most people will get cataracts. Hopefully, I'm the exception. They'll have to knock me out. Good luck with ur surgery.

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millieshops — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 22:18:58 GMT

@pattypeepI think a bit of nervousness is retty normal. After all, you are marching into something unknown to you. The good thing is you'll be in the hands of professionals who have probably done many of this procedure.

I had one eye done about 12 years ago - maybe the worst part was the scrubbing I had to do to remove the ink markers the prep nurses used to make certain the doctor worked on the correct eye -- and I understand the operation has become evern easier in the years since I had it.

I wish you an easy time tomorrow and better vision by the next day, too. I loved how much more colorful my whole world became!

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Winkk — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 22:20:16 GMT

Good luck, I'm sure everything will be fine. And, you will be so happy you had it done.

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henderson — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 22:25:36 GMT

I just had my left eye done today!! I'm wearing see through patch with holes in it, but my eye is very blurry, so I'm using reading glasses. They will give you an IV with anesthesia as well a a light pain med (Fentanyl). I was in the room for half an hour and it seemed like 5 minutes. No worries about sneezing. They played 70's music in the background and I could hear them talking. They want you a little awake if they need to ask a question. I said a few times my eye was burning. The worse is using the eye drops for 4 weeks. My husband just had both his done (custom lens) and he had to use them for 6 weeks. Tomorrow am is my post-op, then I see the eye dr. in 3 weeks. Must also wear sunglasses.

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Oznell — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 22:39:36 GMT

Wishing you the easiest, best possible procedure and results!

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Lucky Duck — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 22:43:28 GMT

Good luck with your surgery!

Cataract removed from my left eye 3/21/17 and right eye 3/30/17. No problems. I have always had very poor vision and had to wear corrective lens since I was 3. I probably couldn't see much before that. Now I can see better than I've ever seen with corrective lens. I only need readers if print is really really small. I am so glad I was able to get the procedures done. Happy Dance!!!!

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meallen616 — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 22:45:39 GMT

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BadWolf — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 23:09:26 GMT

TwoPeas, I had never had any type of surgery or hospital visit in my life when I was told my cataracts had to go. Believe me, I was as nervous as you. I had both done last year, one a week after the other, and it was wonderful. No big deal and I can see better than when I was in second grade. You will love the results and really, the surgery itself is nothing.

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Mmsfoxxie — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 00:21:43 GMT

@henderson, glad you got through it ok. So you have to be awake so that your eyes are open. I'm like the other poster...I get nervous when someone messes with my eyes. Even a make up artist. I'd never let the technician insert my contact lens. I had to do it myself.

Have noticed improvement yet or are you blurry from the surgery? Was it laser? Thanks for sharing.

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pattypeep — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 01:30:18 GMT

To all !!

Congratulations to those that have had the successful procedure. You made me feel a little more at ease. I do look forward to better vision, so that's the best part. God bless and thank you again for your kind and reassuring words !!

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151949 — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 03:03:34 GMT

Good luck, two peas . I'm sure everything will go perfectly smoothly.

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hckynut — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 06:19:59 GMT

Hi @pattypeep

Do you have a problem of sneezing uncontrollably, and if so, have you found out why? Seems strange to me the of all things that are out there, a person would be concerned with any "untimely sneeze".

Yes, I have had both of my eyes done, 1 with a Multi-focal iol, the other with a Mono-focal iol. Now I see all distances, including reading the very bottom line on my doctors "eye chart just this afternoon, during a followup visit for my recently fractured rib.

Question! You watched your brothers cataract surgery? How did that come to be that you were able to be in a Surgical Room? Just curious as I have never been able to do something like that and I would love to have that opportunity.

Here is my factual story of watching a ruptured Lumbar Disc being surgically removed from my spine. My Spinal Surgeon is a good friend and asked if I wanted General Anesthesia, or a Local Anesthesia. I chose the Local.

Right before beginning the surgery he SAID this to me: "John, I may hit a nerve, and if I do, DO NOT JUMP. If you jump, I may jump, and that would not be a good thing". This was not a "what if I sneeze at the critical time" unlikely event, it was something that DID happen.

I have had other local procedures done on my spine and they did hit a nerve. Every got an electric shock strong enough to knock backwards? I have, and hitting a spinal nerve is pretty danged close to the same, local Anesthesia or not.

My friend DID hit a nerve and it took everything I had to not kove when it happened. The procedure was a bit over 2 hours. Went into his office with severe hip and leg pain, I left with no pain and never looked back.

So sneezing worry? Be nice to yourself and relax, you will be just fine. Just in case: "Gazuntite"

hckynut(john)

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sfnative — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 06:24:30 GMT

@pattypeep

This will be coming to you after your surgery, but as I've just seen it, hope all went just fine and that your anxiety has left you. If you're having the other eye done in several weeks, perhaps things will go better for you.

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After waiting a loooooong 2 years, I'm to have my right eye done in one week. I was very weary of anesthesia, as I had a very bad and permanent reaction to the anesthesia agent used during my total knee nearly 3 years ago, so spoke to my ophthalmologist about this. We decided that I would contact my neuro, asking him which anesthesia agents to avoid and pass them along to my surgeon. Turns out my neuro actually called my eye surgeon!!! My word, but I nearly fell over. One of my docs actually called the other one and they had a conversation!!! They came to a conclusion that I'm happy with, so feel much better about the entire thing

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hckynut — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 06:53:12 GMT

Hi @sfnative,

So what med did they decide was best for you? Only answer if you are comfortable with doing so.

I found out during an oral surgery done in the hospital, which was about 90 minutes, what med, among others I will avoid every time. I asked my nephew, who is an Anesthesiologist, what med it might be that caused me to feel as I did, post surgery.

Never taken any type of mind altering drugs(illegal), but I heard about LSD and the like, an the feeling it is suppose to give to users. Anyways, that is how I felt after my oral surgery. I was "Awake, but no one was Home.

It was from the Fentanyl, and from that time on I have never had Fentanyl used in any of my many Colonoscopies or Endoscopies, nor my 2 Cataract Surgeries. I swore off of anything with Codeine many years ago? Now that all NSAIDS and anti-inflammatory meds are off my table? I am pretty much left with Tylenol for my pain med, but that is fine with me.

For my Cataract Surgeries they used Versed, and it worked fine with me. I have never had a "sick after Anesthesia of any kind, going back to Ether and Sodium Pentothal". Just do not like the "out of body feeling" of the ones I mentioned, and the blood thinning of the others. My colon cannot even handle 1 Aleve.

Take care, and best with your cataract surgery. As you know, mine turned out great for my vision.

hckynut(john)