Laser Cataract Surgery

jaminhealth said:
Well, most don't use eye supports for a lot of their lives, and I have. At 80 my eyes are good and know them better than any eye doc. I see good and love to heal myself and keep myself from the hands of surgeons.

I also had a hip replacement in 2010 and living now about 8 yrs with a MESS. So we have our stories..and now I'm doing all to NOT do knee replacement which is a mess from hip surgery. Everything is connected.

Going to doctors, they will find something to get their hands on.

And yes they can do good things and enough deaths from the doctors. And drug interactions, been that route as has a loved one.
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Well, there are those that completely resist on going to a doctor all, like my wife use to be, UNTIL she became a Diabetic II. She has no choice now!

I trust my VA doctor, just like I trust buying something online with a credit card.

So, even though I respect your feelings about this, wife and I feel that this surgery is best for me, and possibly her later.
 

My laser cataract surgery (left eye) yesterday, went very nicely. Had a little hard time finding a spot for IV, finally go a spot on other side of right elbow. Also, GREAT surgeon! Three different eye drops daily, but my vision in that eye is excellent now. See absolutely beautiful colors! Other eye done on the 24th of this month. Absolutely can't believe my vision in the left eye now. To me, better than 20-20.

Wife helping me with a few things, until next Monday when she goes back to work.

Many, many Seniors getting cataract surgery, where I had mine done, but don't know how many are getting the laser assisted kind, like I had.

If you can afford it, which we "made it happen" with the Care Credit, I VERY highly suggest the laser assisted surgery.

Here it is Thursday, day after my surgery yesterday AM, and I'm on the computer writing this. However, I don't stay on very long or watch tv very long right now. Took a shower this AM, wearing my goggles to protect the eye and it went great. Didn't need any help from my wife.

Given sunglasses to wear outside for awhile.

Last thing, have a "Grabber" to pick up things off of the floor, so I don't have to bend over. Not to bend past my waist for awhile...….don't want to put too much pressure on the eye or new lens.​
 
Grampa Don said:
See, told you so! Congratulations.

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Well, after getting home yesterday afternoon, at times, when I'd open and close my eye lid, it felt, sometimes, like I had scratched my eyeball. At my first post-op with my surgeon, I asked her and she told me that feeling would go away today...…...of which it did. Actually, between the number of dilation drops the nurse in Prep put in my eye, and a couple of dilation drops the Assistant put in the eye before my surgeon came in to inspect the new lens, everything was extremely white for the rest of the day. As of this morning, that also was gone.

So, yesterday wasn't "picture perfect", but very, very close to it.

Sure am glad I'm having it done.

Then, on top of that, today wife and I got our second Shingles shot. Of course I contacted my Surgery Consultant before getting the shot and she, after asking my surgeon, called me back and said, "the Shingles shot if fine to get." So, I got it. This is our second shot, so that's it. Got our Senior Flu Shot a couple of weeks ago.
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SeaBreeze said:
Good to hear it went so well for you CR!
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Yep, just like I posted to Grandpa Don, yesterday went fine except for the two little things...….the heavy dilation and the eyeball "scratch" feeling. Both gone now.

Right now, just very highly impressed over the surgery and recovery...…..so far (on the recovery).
 
Went back to driving yesterday. Vision very clear, but it's a must to have the other eye (right) done. Appears that the only place that I can get any restful sleep is in my wife's recliner. For the first week of each surgery (left eye and next, right eye), have to wear a protective plastic cover over the eye that was done and can't sleep on my side of the eye that was done. After the week of wearing the plastic cover is over, I don't have to wear the cover anymore and can sleep on that side.

I'm much more of a "side sleeper" than "back sleeper", except for sleeping in the recliner. For both of my rotator cuff surgeries, one on each shoulder, I had to sleep in the recliner for a number of weeks. Thank God, only one week for each eye, following surgery.
 
Oh what people go through with some of their surgeries. And if only more and more did prevention in their lives. My neighbor is dealing with a cataract surgery gone wrong at Kaiser and now her doc is trying a couple other things like steroid injection and another thing she mentioned, if those don't help she's pulling out of Kaiser and going to Jules Stein at UCLA. I don't know if a re-do is done but she's been a mess for about a year.

Each person chooses their path as we know. My vision is good and CLEAR and YES, I've taken 3 pretty great eye supports for some yrs...here at 80 and seeing very well. Good luck.
 
One thing I insist on myself doing is taking the best care of each eye, after surgery. Taking the eyedrops daily, showering with eye protection (goggles), using my “grabber” to pick up things on the floor and wearing the eye protector while sleeping and for the seven days I’m suppose to.

IOW, whatever it takes and whatever my surgeon recommends.
 
Update: Wed 10th Oct...…had surgery on the 3rd. Had to see my surgeon this past Monday due to the "burning sensation" getting a little worse from the daily drops of Durezol. This prescription eyedrops are steroids. I had read online about the side affects of "burning sensation" as well as "a feeling of something in the eye", but it looked like a small part of the bottom of my eyelid was somewhat red.

While at my surgeon's office, my left eye was "vision checked" and I now have 20/20 vision in it. I was absolutely thrilled to hear that. My surgeon checked the new lens and said it looked fine and reduced my dosage of Durezol down to 1 drop a day instead of two and only for 7 more days instead of 14 more.

So, on the 24th, will go thru the whole thing again, but with the right eye. The cataract in the right eye isn't as bad as the one in the left eye was, but it is highly recommended, even if the cataract in the other eye isn't really bad, to get the other eye done. This way both eyes will match and no "offset" of vision will happen.

So far, every penny we are spending (out-of-pocket) for my laser cataract surgery and customized lens for my eyes, is totally worth it.
 
Sounds like you had good results CR, good luck with your right eye too! My mother in law had cataract surgery on one of her eyes years ago, don't think laser was available. She was so disappointed with the results, she never had her other eye done, said her vision was much worse in the eye they operated on, blurry, halos, etc.
 
Well, the left eye is doing fine, and after today, I will only have one prescription eyedrop to take once a day. But, that will only last until this coming Sunday, when I get another one going for pre-op. Laser surgery done on right eye a week from this Wednesday. Sure hope I get the same great results, so far, as I have with the left eye. At least I know what to expect for the upcoming surgery.

Have my last two prescription glasses ready to go to my eye doctor (giving them to him). If, obviously "hopefully" everything goes fine with the right eye, I will not need any prescription glasses at all anymore. Just a pair of descent reading glasses for looking small print on computer, iPhone or other things. Will also buy a descent pair of Aviator Sunglasses to wear during sunlight. Had a pair of Aviator sunglasses once and loved them. Really cool looking sunglasses.
 

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