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[KCDiva]

I'm having  my cataract surgery today and I'm a bit nervous. Not sure why. It's not until 2:30 and I can't eat for drink for 8 hours prior. I have talked to them about not using anesthesia and they said a lot of their patients don't use it. I had lasik, not comparing, but I didn't use any anesthesia. They just numb the eye. I'm curious to see how my vision is after although I know it will take a few days or weeks. I'm having monvision like I had lasik. They are doing my eye for close up first since it's the worst. On my way to get some sunglasses and eye drops. I have the prescription drops but they said I could use moisture drops as well for comfort.  

[ID2]

Good luck to you! My doctor automatically did dropless cataract surgery. It was fantastic not to have the bother of incessant drops. I was so happy to see colors again afterward! 

[Desertdi]

@KCDiva 

Best Wishes!    (You will be shocked when you can actually SEE what you've been missing!!!)     di

[haddon9]

@KCDiva Good luck! 

I would be nervous too but I'm sure you will be fine and relived once it is all over with.  

[D Kay]

It's over and done with before you know it.

[Carmie]

For LASIK, local anesthesia is used...numbing drops.

For cataract surgery, a local is used as well.  In addition, most people are also given propofol which makes you sleepy.  It also keeps you from reacting during the eye surgery and moving.

Cataract surgery takes longer than lasik surgery.

I came home from my first cataract surgery seeing well.  I drove the next day and went to work.

With my second eye, I came home and hopped on my iPad.  I had no problems with waiting for my vision to return.  There was over 15 years between cataract surgeries on each eye.

I saw better after cataract surgery both times than I did after Lasik.

I wish you well.  Take care.  It is an easy surgery for most people, certainly not painful.

[Spacrazy]

I've heard wonderful comments from others who have this procedure.

[CrazyKittyLvr2]

@KCDiva   I had both eyes done in October, the 1st and the 15th.

I had an IV but was not out.  I could hear what was going on.  Felt nothing.  The actual surgery was 7 minutes.

Nothing to it and best thing ever.  Mine were so bad I was banned from driving from the beginning of July until my surgery. 

The morning after my 1st surgery I went for a check with my Dr., he said I could drive locally.  I almost fell out of the chair.  My vision in my right eye was good enough to drive.

[Kachina624]

Many places have surgery centers where they do cataract surgeries like an assembly line.  You're in and out before you know it.  

I had mine early in the morning and kept a dentist appointment in the same afternoon.  Might as well ruin the whole day I figured.

[Shanus]

@KCDiva   Hey, my cataract appt. is 2:30 today as well. Wish you lots of luck and an easy time.

I'm starving! I couldn't eat since midnight and now at 11AM...really hungry and miss my coffee.

My other eye is next Thursday.

Let me know how how you do.