Cataract surgery today

[rusnak]

I'm sure that you'll be doing great very soon. Both eyes?

My mom had cataracts in one worse than the other. It came out really well for her.

I want to get cataract surgery for my poor dog too. He has bad cataracts.

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

Yep. He will be a new man with a big stick.

I didn't know that cataract surgery affected that part of the body. I thought that was what Viagra was for.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by nota

first day after is bad but it quickly gets better

once a day or so pass you will not feel any pain and can see again

so maybe 36 hours first 12 or so out or asleep then a bit blurry and itchy but it clears up

Update..and thanks for telling me this. Patch has been off maybe 3 1/2 hours. Hurts quite a bit, and vision still double and like trying to see through glass smeared with Vaseline. Really disappointing initially. But high hopes this will improve. After all, my eye just went through one hell of a trauma.

The surgery itself is easy peasy..thanks to the jungle juice they give to relax you (I learned it contains fentenal. BTW) and the pain deadners..you're awake but feel zilch.

Do wish they'd been more truthful about what comes later though. But that's the medical community for you. They love telling patients "piece of cake"...

Many thanks for all the kind words..they help.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by rusnak

I'm sure that you'll be doing great very soon. Both eyes?

My mom had cataracts in one worse than the other. It came out really well for her.

I want to get cataract surgery for my poor dog too. He has bad cataracts.

Yep...both. Right eye scheduled for in a few weeks.

[masraum]

Glad you're back and on the mend. I think from what I remember, the discomfort and fuzzy vision is completely normal. Like you said, heck of a trauma. You'll be rackin' and runnin' in no time.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by masraum

Glad you're back and on the mend. I think from what I remember, the discomfort and fuzzy vision is completely normal. Like you said, heck of a trauma. You'll be rackin' and runnin' in no time.

Well, haven't screwed a cue together since November of '21, when I gave up trying to see the spot on an object ball. Rackin'? That I can do. Runnin' after a long layoff? In my dreams. It'll be slow baby steps to improve...but can't wait to get after it.

[porsche tech]

WOW! Sorry this didn’t go a little better for you, Paul. Hopefully a day or so is all it will take to clear it up. I never had a “patch”, just sun glasses and never any pain and vision was amazing the same afternoon. Apparently several others have had the same experience you’re having so I guess I was fortunate. I got the “multi focal” lens which is for close, medium and distance. Hang in there, from the other posts it sounds like a couple of days will do the trick.

BTW: I was told that there could be a little “contrast” problem which I have noticed while reading the newspaper or doing the crossword in the paper. The problem is looking at black print on paper that’s not white. My wife got me an LED bendy light thing that I can hang around my neck when reading the paper and that solved the problem.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by porsche tech

WOW! Sorry this didn’t go a little better for you, Paul. Hopefully a day or so is all it will take to clear it up. I never had a “patch”, just sun glasses and never any pain and vision was amazing the same afternoon. Apparently several others have had the same experience you’re having so I guess I was fortunate. I got the “multi focal” lens which is for close, medium and distance. Hang in there, from the other posts it sounds like a couple of days will do the trick.

BTW: I was told that there could be a little “contrast” problem which I have noticed while reading the newspaper or doing the crossword in the paper. The problem is looking at black print on paper that’s not white. My wife got me an LED bendy light thing that I can hang around my neck when reading the paper and that solved the problem.

You were very fortunate...or had a better surgeon. Could be related to the cataracts themselves? During the surgery, the surgeon mentioned to his nurse that one of my cateracts was "stubborn". "Discomfort" doesn't describe it. "Hurts like a SOB" is more like it. I just spent the night in my recliner, very little sleep, tears flowing. Better this morning. Vision a bit clearer, no double vision, and now at what I would call "discomfort". The antibiotic drops burn, the steroid drops not so much. Tell ya tho...for the right eye, I'm going to want some pain killers on hand.

Opthalmologist was pretty strong about me only getting the single focus when I asked about multi focal. Evidently this because I complicate things because I also have glaucoma and age related macular degeneration, AMD for short. So, despite my best hopes, looks like I'll still be wearing glasses after it's all over.

Have a post surgery appointment in a few hours. Hopefully I'll learn more then...

[masraum]

Interested to hear what you hear. Hopefully, nothing but good news.

[porsche tech]

I also have high pressure in my eyes and I think he calls it preglaucoma. I’ve been taking drops for years to control the pressure. The eye guy I go to is a glaucoma specialist and also did the cataract surgery. “While he was in there” he put a little drain in each eye to help lower the pressure…Medicare covered the drains. He thought that may even eliminate the need for the drops. Hope you get good news today and everything works out. I know you’ve got to be a little disappointed. Hang in there.

[Geronimo '74]

Originally Posted by masraum

The balls he sees will be much more vibrant now!

I hope he will still like his mustang when he finally sees it clearly…
All the best Paul, speedy recovery.

[Hawkeye's-911T]

I tortured myself with a ton of worry & misapprehension but as it turned out, the procedure was "easy-peasy". I found the post op effects to be quite dramatic & most pleasantly positive. I feel you also will have a similar experience - but - be sure to adhere to the eye drop regimen & some minor rules post surgery. Good Luck

Cheers
JB

[bourgeois911]

Minor surgical procedures are the ones performed on other people.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by masraum

Interested to hear what you hear. Hopefully, nothing but good news.

Evidently he'd taped my eyelid closed undr the patch, but somehow I was able to blink under the patch drying out the lid & scratching my cornea...both causing the pain. The solution? Tough it out, wait for healing, and drops-drops-drops.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by bourgeois911

Minor surgical procedures are the ones performed on other people.

LOL!

I'm going to steal that.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Evidently he'd taped my eyelid closed undr the patch, but somehow I was able to blink under the patch drying out the lid & scratching my cornea...both causing the pain. The solution? Tough it out, wait for healing, and drops-drops-drops.

Excellent! I'm glad that there was an explanation and it wasn't an issue.

Yep, drops, drops, drops.

And I assume that you know, but eventually some part of your eye is likely to go cloudy due to the surgery, but the fix is a 5 min outpatient thing. They zap the cloudiness with a laser. Super quick and easy.

[KFC911]

Thanks for keeping us updated Paul! Hopefully tomorrow is a better day for your recovery.

Best to you...

[gsxrken]

I’m sure you got the speech, but watch out for any flashing lights or dark curtains that appear. Those are go-straight-to-the-ophthalmologist events.
For the next 6 months or so after cataract surgery, you’re at an increased risk for a detached retina.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Geronimo '74

I hope he will still like his mustang when he finally sees it clearly…
All the best Paul, speedy recovery.

I keep scanning the For Sale ads each day !

How ya doin' Paul?

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by KC911

I keep scanning the For Sale ads each day !

How ya doin' Paul?

LOL! Fat chance of that...it's one of the few remaining sort of analog V8 muscle/sports cars without a TV screen and star trek looking gauges. Hopefully my last new car purchase. Besides...I love that it beats an 'o7 Cayman s in both 0-60 and 1/4 mile.

Slow improvement since operation. Less hurting...still blurry, but to be expected since this is my macular degeration eye. The big plus is that I managed to get 6-7 hours of decent sleep last night. Sleep aids in the healing process. Drops-Drops-Drops...one bottle contains steroids. There goes my Olympics career...