Re: One more question about catarac surgery

Irshgrl31201 · ‎03-18-2010

On 6/28/2014 sophiamarie said:
On 6/27/2014 hckynut said:
They spray the numbing fluid into your eyes. They did this several times before taking me into the room where they did the surgery, guess I could say OR. You ain't gonna be on your back that long. I too have that issue when I have to lie flat for any length of time.

That is why I haven't slept in a bed for about 25 years now. The longest time I've spent in a bed during those years was when I was in ICU for 8 days with my 1st heart attack which included Aspiration Pneumonia. All my many other hospital visits/stays of up to 23 days, I always slept in a lounge chair and used my bed like my desk to do my paperwork.

John: Can you explain please, how, if you use your bed a a desk, then you are sitting straight up in a lounge chair, how a lounge chair substitutes for a bed??? I asked this question last night I think, but you never answered. I am sure you saw it.

With all the settings on a hospital bed that could simulate a lounge chair, why would you not sleep in a hospital bed?? How can your doctors examine you in a lounge chair? How are you hooked up to IV's??? Do all your rooms have lounge chairs???

I have never been in a hospital room that doesn't have a lounge chair. They are usually there for people who sleep over. They are like a lazy boy type of chair that stretches out. I am not answering for him but I do know several people who have had back problems who sleep in reclining chairs even when in the hospital. They put IV holders next to the chair. The only people I know who like reclining chairs better all have bad back problems and can't sleep in a bed at all no matter what position it is in. Perhaps John is similar?

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Irshgrl31201 · ‎03-18-2010

On 6/28/2014 sophiamarie said:
John: This is the first time I have ever seen you ""speechless."".......

I think he just hasn't seen your post yet. He always answers back when he sees that someone has asked him a question.

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Sweet1 · ‎05-27-2010

No injections for me, and the gave me an oral sedative to relax me for the procedure. I was awake the whole time. They did the numbing with many many sets of drops. Best procedure I ever had done. Good luck!

Lindsays Grandma · ‎03-10-2010

I'm not too sure I want to have this done where the Optometrist sent me. It is a very large eye center but I'm sure there are one or two others in the area. I just don't like the idea of the injection and from all the posts I read here the past few weeks not one person said they had an injection to numb the eye. Monday I will look into other eye facilities. I want to feel comfortable about this and right now I don't.

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MickD · ‎03-10-2010

I think I had numbing gel on my eye. It was a quick surgery, and a piece of cake.....you will be fine.

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violann · ‎03-10-2010

No pain of any kind for anything having to do with the procedure.

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

I took my friend to have her cataract surgery - I was allowed to sit and hold her hand as she was very anxious. They gave her diprivan IV - which is an anesthesia drug that wears off in about 10 min. Then they injected her eye while she was under the anesthesia. Once she woke from that she was awake for the rest of the time. She said it was totally pain free.

sophiamarie · ‎08-08-2013

On 6/29/2014 happy housewife said:
I took my friend to have her cataract surgery - I was allowed to sit and hold her hand as she was very anxious. They gave her diprivan IV - which is an anesthesia drug that wears off in about 10 min. Then they injected her eye while she was under the anesthesia. Once she woke from that she was awake for the rest of the time. She said it was totally pain free.

Is that the same as Propofol????

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

On 6/29/2014 sophiamarie said:
On 6/29/2014 happy housewife said:
I took my friend to have her cataract surgery - I was allowed to sit and hold her hand as she was very anxious. They gave her diprivan IV - which is an anesthesia drug that wears off in about 10 min. Then they injected her eye while she was under the anesthesia. Once she woke from that she was awake for the rest of the time. She said it was totally pain free.

Is that the same as Propofol????

Yes, two different names for the same product.

viva923 · ‎03-12-2010

I had no pain for both eyes. When the doctor did my 1st eye, it was really nice, doctor was composed.

2nd eye, it was a miserable experience. The doctor was mean and nasty that day. he was yelling at me for stuff that I don't even do. I was called back and had to wait for over 2 hours before he did me, he let me go till last even tho I was on the schedule for 9am.

I too was relaxed for both eyes but the 2nd eye sedation was minor compared to 1st eye.