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kerry-is-my-prez

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13. I also had a bad experience with surgery. I should have looked more into finding a top surgeon.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:38 AM
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I just took it for granted that it was a simple surgery and went to the eye dr I usually go to. She screwed it up where I had to end up getting a corneal transplant. I couldn’t see out of one eye (I was basically blind in one eye) for months before that surgery. Now my eye sight is pretty poor - I flunked my drivers vision test but was able to renew my license due to going to an eye doctor for a test - which I passed so this allowed me to override not being able to pass the test at the DMV. I need to get cataract surgery in my other eye and am going to get it through the doctor who did my corneal transplant. Needless to say, I’m leery of getting surgery in my other eye and have been putting it off. A mixed blessing - I don’t need to drive anymore except to doctors appointments or a few blocks to the grocery store. My boyfriend does most of the driving. I lost my job (another setback) so I no longer need to drive for that. Luckily, I was able to get on social security due to turning 67.

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