topic Re: One Cataract Gone, One To Go! in Wellness

One Cataract Gone, One To Go!

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:38:30 GMT

I had my right eye done on Tuesday, left will be done on Oct. 15th.

While the actual surgery was 7 minutes I was there from 10:10am (my arrival time) to 12:36 when DD picked me up. Mostly just sat and waited. Had a checkup the next morning and he said I could drive locally.

All is good, no need for glasses for distance, just readers for close up.

Washing me face/showering is a challenge because I can't get water in my eye for a week. The drops 3 times a day are no big deal, but that pesky shield at night for a week is annoying.

Oh my, I need to dust and do windows. lol

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StylishLady2 — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:12:38 GMT

Good luck. I had my eyes done a few years ago. Great not to need contact lenses and all the hassle with them.

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Shelbelle — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:35:26 GMT

I didnt use my shield after the first night trying it, I was allergic to the tape, and just forced myself to sleep on my other side, my doc said it was fine and to do that for 2 weeks. I had mine done 3 months apart. I used compounded drops which was a real pleasure, only one bottle to work with.

Friend of mine used a different doc and he used the newer Dropless procedure and she had complications from it.

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CelticCrafter — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:43:52 GMT

My husband had his right eye done 2 weeks and the left eye is no where near being ready to be done.

He has diabetic macular edema in that eye and a side effect from the injections are cataracts.

He was given the compounded drops, one drop a day for 4 weeks and his instructions say 3 weeks about water and soap in his eye. He wore the shield for 4 nights.

We had to be there at 8:15 and were home by 10:30 and that included me being taken back out of the consultation room because they needed it for the person after him who was being told why they were cancelling his surgery.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 14:09:35 GMT

Where I went is huge. Their website, if updated, lists 30 Drs. There is a surgery center and Dr. offices next door.

When they put me on a gurney there were 3 or 4 people doing things to me, IV, heart moniter hooked up, auto blood pressure cuff, oxygen. I didn't have some of that when my hip was replaced. I woke up from the twilight sleep (had a spinal) during my THR. No oxygen or heart moniter.

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ID2 — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:04:23 GMT

I had dropless cataract surgery. I hear doing the drops is a pain. My doctor inserted an invisible pouch in my eyeball that disolves in weeks. Never felt thing while it was in.

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cindyNC — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:48:28 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 Glad it went well for you!

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Shelbelle — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:31:19 GMT

@ID2 wrote:
I had dropless cataract surgery. I hear doing the drops is a pain. My doctor inserted an invisible pouch in my eyeball that disolves in weeks. Never felt thing while it was in.

Glad to hear this, my friend had very uncomfortable reaction to this, for several weeks. I dont think my opth does this procedure. Using drops is not bad at all if you get the compounded ones.

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CelticCrafter — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:37:31 GMT

@ID2 wrote:
I had dropless cataract surgery. I hear doing the drops is a pain. My doctor inserted an invisible pouch in my eyeball that disolves in weeks. Never felt thing while it was in.

How much of a pain could one drop a day be if the compounded drops are used?

Such drama...

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eadu4 — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:55:31 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 just got through having both of mine done as well. The right eye was hard and painful as it took 8 tries to get the device to suction down on my eye. They kept putting the numbing drops in and it took about 45 minutes to get it done. The left one the following week went much faster but I suffered from extreme light sensitivity. It felt like a knife going through my eye. My eyes are still blurry at times and even with readers I have a hard time reading. I am happy I can see in the dark again but frustrated with the blurry vision, The doctor told me it can take up to 6 months for my vision to stabilize. I can see better when it's not blurry but nowhere near the great vision everyone else talks about. Hoping yours goes better than mine. ❤️.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:49:11 GMT

@eadu4 I'm sorry you are having issues with your vision. Hopefully the blurriness clears up soon.

The Dr. said the cataract on my eye was very thick. My vision was not totally clear right after surgery. It has gotten better since Tuesday. My vision was so bad before the surgery anything would have been an improvement. I was banned from driving, per the Dr., in July. Yesterday at my post surgery checkup he said I could drive locally. I'm waiting until after my next surgery before driving even though I can see fine now.

My license says I wear glasses but my distance was fixed so I don't need glasses to drive now. They gave me a card to keep with my license explaining the procedure.

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eadu4 — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:32:19 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 I am so glad it helped you. I AM grateful for my restored night vision. I just am so frustrated with having such a hard time reading and that they are soooo dry that it's painful. I think I will need prescription readers as it seems for now anyway that my eyes read differently so one reader level doesn't work for both eyes. Thank you for responding 😊 Good luck on your sight journey