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28. Follow Drs orders to the T. Heal well and speedily 💚

Fri May 2, 2025, 03:23 PM

May 2

I was caring for several people after their cataract surgery who did not follow the doctors orders and had to have the surgery redone.

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Update, I will remove this post if it's not appropriate, but several of my friends are in this forum so I hope it is [View all] LiberalLoner May 2 OP

That's encouraging. I'm gonna have to get it. Hang in there. Walleye May 2 #1

Thank you! No pain at all, it really was much easier than going to the dentist for a filling, honestly. LiberalLoner May 2 #3

You'll feel some scratchiness but it will be gone by tomorrow. Ocelot II May 2 #7

Thank you so much! No discomfort yet, maybe the numbing stuff lasts longer than four hours? My eye is dilated to LiberalLoner May 2 #16

As I mentioned to my surgeon, I looked like I had brain damage Ocelot II May 2 #20

Thank you my brother got it already. He seemed to do fine with it. Walleye May 2 #13

Thank you so much! 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 2 #17

Wonderful! MontanaMama May 2 #2

Thank you so much! 😍💙💙💙💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 2 #4

On a funny note about cataracts... MontanaMama May 2 #12

Oh that is adorable, thanks for telling me that story! I am going to adopt that phrase. I got a Cadillac out today, LOL LiberalLoner May 2 #18

So happy to hear your surgery went well & you aren't in pain! SheltieLover May 2 #5

Thank you so much! 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 2 #19

Just had mine 1 and 3 weeks ago. It's amazing how much brighter everything is Ocelot II May 2 #6

Thank you so much! 💙💙💙💙 yeah I woke up five minutes or so before he was done and I asked if I LiberalLoner May 2 #21

Wonderful bernieb May 2 #8

Thank you so much! I'm glad it worked well! 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 2 #22

I frequently say cataracts are the best thing that ever happened to my eyes. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2 #9

Same for me. I got glasses when I was 7 years old Ocelot II May 2 #15

Boy that sounds like me, blind my whole life! I'm hoping I will have a result like yours! 💙💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 2 #23

Cataract surgery is often life changing, it's also very low risk. lark May 2 #10

Thank you so much! 💙💙💙 I think once the dilation has gone away I will also have a better idea of things. LiberalLoner May 2 #24

I had mine done in 2021 and it was life altering. Basso8vb May 2 #11

Thank you so much! 💙💙💙. I'm glad you had a great result and hope I might too when my vision settles! LiberalLoner May 2 #25

you will have a whole new world around you. i had mmine removed during covid as i was going blind. AllaN01Bear May 2 #14

Thank you so much! 💙💙💙I'm glad your result was great! My one cataract was very bad, this eye that was done LiberalLoner May 2 #26

YES! AnnaLee May 2 #27

Thanks! Yeah I can see white now, and colors look more blue! 💙💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 3 #35

Follow Drs orders to the T. Heal well and speedily 💚 Clouds Passing May 2 #28

Thank you! 💙💙💙 I'm being super careful, will sleep in my recliner for a week to avoid LiberalLoner May 3 #36

You won't believe how white, white is! bif May 2 #29

Thank you! 💙💙💙 my eye is still fully dilated but already my vision seems so much better, it's amazing! LiberalLoner May 3 #37

Had mine done recently. multigraincracker May 2 #30

Thank you so much! 💙💙💙. Woke up five minutes before he was done, LiberalLoner May 3 #38

I had it done two years ago, both eyes. Diamond_Dog May 2 #31

Thank you! 💙💙💙. I am being very careful to do everything right! LiberalLoner May 3 #39

Congratulations! PikaBlue May 2 #32

Thank you! 💙💙💙. I'm being very careful to follow all the instructions so hopefully things will be okay! LiberalLoner May 3 #40

It Rebl2 May 2 #33

Thanks! 💙💙💙 yes, the difference is so dramatic! LiberalLoner May 3 #41

Wish I could get mine done, snot May 2 #34

Oh, I hope you are approved soon for the surgery so your vision will be better. 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 3 #42

I asked him what stage cataract I had. He said 4++++ - the worst he ever saw....it was gigantic...it took him 20 minutes to LiberalLoner May 3 #43

I think you'll find this article about Monet's cataract problems really interesting: Ocelot II May 3 #44

Thank you so much! 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 3 #45