Re: I'm nerous

Huge Hannah · ‎11-03-2018

As one youtuber said in her video, discussing her cataract surgery results, "it was like the heavens opened and the angels sang." She was so happy with the results.

WOW!

Huge Hannah · ‎11-03-2018

My goodness! I'm so glad I posted about this because after reading your responses, I feel so much better. Thank you all, so much.

Incidentally, I had my first appointment to get the ball rolling on my surgery and the only down-side was all the drops they put in my eye. I'm 68 years old and mu surgeon actually found the scar from when I had a little piece of metal removed from my eye when I was less than 8 years old! The doctors, training, and equipment they have now are phenomenal.

I hope to get my surgery done before the end of the years but it'll be a close call. I'm SO tired of looking out at the world from what feels like vasoline--i.e., my vision is very cloudy and blurry. I forgot to ask if I'd still need my glasses aterward--I'm pretty near-sighted and I also have astigmatism in my right eye (the one that's giving me the most trouble); he can put in a lense that does all the normal stuff and corrects for astigmatism too. It's an extra $2,000, which made me gulp a little. But after all, why would I got to all this trouble (but no expense: my insurance pays for everything except the astigmatism lens) but still have an "issue" that can be easily corrected? I'm fond of sayng, If God didn't want to be able to take care of emergencies, He wouldn't have given us credit cards

Thank you all for your kind and encouraging words; I feel much better about the whole thing now. And please excuse my typos; even with reading glasses, it's hard for me to find them myself.

God bless you all!

lulu1 · ‎03-29-2011

@Huge Hannah wrote:
My goodness! I'm so glad I posted about this because after reading your responses, I feel so much better. Thank you all, so much.
Incidentally, I had my first appointment to get the ball rolling on my surgery and the only down-side was all the drops they put in my eye. I'm 68 years old and mu surgeon actually found the scar from when I had a little piece of metal removed from my eye when I was less than 8 years old! The doctors, training, and equipment they have now are phenomenal.

I hope to get my surgery done before the end of the years but it'll be a close call. I'm SO tired of looking out at the world from what feels like vasoline--i.e., my vision is very cloudy and blurry. I forgot to ask if I'd still need my glasses aterward--I'm pretty near-sighted and I also have astigmatism in my right eye (the one that's giving me the most trouble); he can put in a lense that does all the normal stuff and corrects for astigmatism too. It's an extra $2,000, which made me gulp a little. But after all, why would I got to all this trouble (but no expense: my insurance pays for everything except the astigmatism lens) but still have an "issue" that can be easily corrected? I'm fond of sayng, If God didn't want to be able to take care of emergencies, He wouldn't have given us credit cards

Thank you all for your kind and encouraging words; I feel much better about the whole thing now. And please excuse my typos; even with reading glasses, it's hard for me to find them myself.

God bless you all!

@Huge Hannah

I had my cataracts removed in May. Like you, I have astigmatism so had an extra charge. (but it was well worth it)

Because I began wearing monovision contacts in 1995, then had Lasik in 2007 correcting my eyes to monovision, my surgeon suggested my brain was monovision trained so kept it for me.

The only time I need readers is for extremely tiny print. At night I do have a halo around tiny lights. (nightlights, on and off red/green dots)

Another poster mentioned cataract surgery is done in the doctor's office. For me, and everyone I know, this was not true. Mine was done in an operating room at an outpatient surgery center. In addition to my surgeon, there was an anesthesiologist, and 2 nurses.

Good luck!

Meowingkitty · ‎06-19-2010

@Huge Hannah wrote:
My goodness! I'm so glad I posted about this because after reading your responses, I feel so much better. Thank you all, so much.
Incidentally, I had my first appointment to get the ball rolling on my surgery and the only down-side was all the drops they put in my eye. I'm 68 years old and mu surgeon actually found the scar from when I had a little piece of metal removed from my eye when I was less than 8 years old! The doctors, training, and equipment they have now are phenomenal.

I hope to get my surgery done before the end of the years but it'll be a close call. I'm SO tired of looking out at the world from what feels like vasoline--i.e., my vision is very cloudy and blurry. I forgot to ask if I'd still need my glasses aterward--I'm pretty near-sighted and I also have astigmatism in my right eye (the one that's giving me the most trouble); he can put in a lense that does all the normal stuff and corrects for astigmatism too. It's an extra $2,000, which made me gulp a little. But after all, why would I got to all this trouble (but no expense: my insurance pays for everything except the astigmatism lens) but still have an "issue" that can be easily corrected? I'm fond of sayng, If God didn't want to be able to take care of emergencies, He wouldn't have given us credit cards

Thank you all for your kind and encouraging words; I feel much better about the whole thing now. And please excuse my typos; even with reading glasses, it's hard for me to find them myself.

God bless you all!

I had it all, horrible vision (somewhere around 20/700. So bad they stopped counting) and astigmatism. I could do nothing without glasses. Yes for a price they fixed it all and I now see 20/20 for the first time since I was12. No need for reading glasses either. If you are computer savvy there is an app called EyeDropAlarm where after you download the app you put in the drop names and how often and your device alerts you when it’s time for a drop. It’s at the Apple store and it’s probably available for Android.

sann · ‎05-30-2012

I had cataract surgery this past September. Right eye September 5th and Left eye September 19th. The surgeon did each procedure in approx 8 to 9 minutes, I never had any discomfort at all. He did what is called the surgery that requires no drops of any kind before or after surgery. It was a piece of cake, and I no longer need glasses to drive. Very pleased with results.

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

@Huge Hannah,

If you have had children or have had any type of invasive surgery? This will be like taking a "nice walk in the park". Have had both of my eyes done. Worst part? Only the annoying necessary eye drops for a few weeks after the surgeries.

Nervous? For some/many, that is normal. For me? Just 1 more "whatever" to add to my long list. I worry or get nervous about pretty much nothing, a waste of energy!

Relax, all will go well for you. You will be surprised to see how much more color there is in the world!

hckynut(john)

WaJa61 · ‎09-10-2012

@TX-starlight wrote:
@Kachina624 I think you are correct, about "olden times". My mom had this procedure about 3yrs ago, nothing was ever mentioned about bending over. Many yrs ago, a fiend had the same thing & was told not to bend over for quite awhile. So I paid attention to moms instructions & it was never mentioned.

Agreeing... that's how things were done back in the '70s when my grandmother had her cataracts removed. I remember being terrified for her as I was there, listening to them describe the procedures and recuperating period. No need to go into those details now, though. We're light years away from all that, thankfully!

@Huge Hannah, best wishes to you! I have the beginning of cataracts, too, so haven’t had them removed yet. But I've driven many others to the surgery centers and followed up with them. The resounding response is, WOW! Like night and day within mere minutes having clear vision restored. Primary complaint is all those drops, but that too shall pass quickly.

katiemichelle · ‎06-10-2015

@NAES1 wrote:
@KathyM23 wrote:
I just found out I'm growing a cataract in my right eye. I will soon be in your situation and not looking forward to it either. I do know that cararact surgery is rather simple now. I remember when my Dad has cataracts removed many years ago and it had to be done in a hospital and had to lay for either 24 or 48 hours (can't remember now) with sandbags beside his head so it didn't move.

We are quite lucky that it is now simple outpatient surgery with no dreaded after care like as in the past to deal with so I guess we have to look at it that way. Hopefullly, some posters will post their positive outcomes to help with our nervousness!

@Huge Hannah, I am assuming your cataract surgical procedure is over, no complications and the (R) eye is looking good.

Good grief, at this point Huge Hannah does not even have the cataract surgery scheduled. Is there any reading comprehension at all?

LurkyLoo · ‎08-01-2013

It's only natural to be a little nervous, @Huge Hannah - it's our eyes - I was, too! I can honestly tell you, though, that after all types of surgeries and procedures over my many years.. this was the easiest, quickest and the most successful of all. 10 minutes per eye tops. My only regret was putting it off for over a year. Felt so silly about that, but done is done.

I don’t blame you for investing extra in the corrective lense. It will be worth it - money well spent. I'm glad you're feeling so much better after reading all the assuring replies here. I pray you get the same wonderful, lasting results. God bless you, too and Happy Thanksgiving!