cataract surgery tomorrow

tansy · Post by **tansy** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:34 pm

Best to ye Wanderer, my mom and older brother have had it and all is well now. See you soon

Bothrops · Post by **Bothrops** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:53 pm

Good luck tomorrow!!!!!!!!

chas · Post by **chas** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:54 pm

I'll be thinking about you, mon!

peteinmn · Post by **peteinmn** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:45 pm

Wanderer,

Good luck, I'm sure all will go well though personally the thought of someone messing with one of my eyeballs gives me the shuddering willies.

SteveShaw · Post by **SteveShaw** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:48 pm

Here's mud in yer eye, mate...

Cork · Post by **Cork** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:35 pm

I've known or met quite a few people who have had cataracts removed, and not one of them regretted going through with it.

It usually seems to make a major difference, a big improvement.

Good luck to you!

swizzlestick · Post by **swizzlestick** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:20 pm

Best of luck! (But it should be a piece of cake.)

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:24 pm

Good thoughts going your way. I hope that tomorrow you'll be singing-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkwJ-g0iJ6w

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:21 am

Surgery was done a half an hour ago. i'm sore. I felt some pain at the end of the surgery.

The doc was surprised that I could blink, move my eyebrows, and move my eye immediately after the surgery, but the anesthesiologist wasn't. I think he (the anesthesiologist) was the first person who has ever taken me seriously when I told him that it only works on me for 5-10 minutes.

Incidentally, that eye's supposed to be paralyzed for like 5 hours still.

They gave me a modified aftercare program, since it's clearly not paralyzed now. I have great hopes about the procedures,as I could already see pretty clearly the second she put the lens in place.

thanks for the well wishes everyone..things seemed to go off without a hitch! Goin to bed now...i'll write more later.

buddhu · Post by **buddhu** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:25 am

Glad it seems to have gone well. Here's to a quick return to comfort.

tansy · Post by **tansy** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:29 am

Great Wanderer. Things like this can give a new perspective on what is truely valuable in life.

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:54 am

You'll be back wanderin' in no time.

dwinterfield · Post by **dwinterfield** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:06 pm

Welcome back. I fixed one eye yrs ago and will eventually do the other. 10 yrs or so for me and the only ill effect is that I see some things more clearly now than I'd like to.

As recovery is progresssing well, you'll be through with it by tomorrow morning. Congratulations.

djm · Post by **djm** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:17 pm

Unfortunately, I could not find the clip on YT from Life of Brian where the blindman exclaims he can suddenly see, and promptly falls into a pit.

djm

fearfaoin · Post by **fearfaoin** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:34 pm

Wanderer wrote:... I could already see pretty clearly the second she put the lens in place.

Wow! I can't believe you're awake for that whole thing.
That must be pretty interesting to suddenly see with a new lens.