Surgery

@MsTickle (25180)
Australia
November 1, 2017 3:39pm CST
Just over a week ago I had my cataract surgery. Had toi travel 250klms to hospital for day surgery then stayed in a motel so I could have a check up next day. The surgery went well taking about 10 - 15 minutes and was relatively painless. The motel was beautifully clean and the bed comfy and I had a wonderful meal even though it was all terribly expensive. Yesterday I traveled back to see the doctor and received a good report. Now I have another cataract forming and will possibly have it done in about a year.
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19 responses
celticeagle
@celticeagle (166915)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Nov 17
Good to hear this positive account. I have a cataract.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
1 Nov 17
Will you be having it removed and replaced soon?
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (166915)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Nov 17
@MsTickle ......Not sure when.
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Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
1 Nov 17
Glad to hear that everything went well with your cataract surgery.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
1 Nov 17
Yes, it's a relief. I was a tad anxious but was OK by the time I arrived at hospital. All the red tape, paper work and arrangements were a headache.
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Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
1 Nov 17
@MsTickle but all worth it once it is all done
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139697)
• Roseburg, Oregon
1 Nov 17
That is great that everything went good for your cataract surgery.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
1 Nov 17
It's certainly a relief. Any surgery can be a bit scary for some people.
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
1 Nov 17
Good news that the surgery well well.
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Cahaya
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
2 Nov 17
Glad the surgery went well. I hope the next procedure will be just as smooth for you.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
4 Nov 17
Thank you, I hope so too.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 17
I'm glad that all went well. I'm a bit surprised you were able to drive yourself the next day. I guess you have noticed a difference already?
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
2 Nov 17
I didn't drive for the first few days but then had to go pick up a parcel in the next big town. The drive went OK which surprised me. I asked the doc following the surgery and he said it was OK to drive if I felt comfortable and confident.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Nov 17
@MsTickle So I guess you caught a bus when you went to have it done? I only ask because I drove my friend there and back when she had cataract surgery. There is no way she could have driven herself.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Nov 17
@MALUSE That would have been the case with my friend too if I hadn't been able to drive her.
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much2say
@much2say (55604)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Nov 17
What a relief it must be . . . surgery went well and sounds like you are healing well too !
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
2 Nov 17
Just hope the good healing keeps up.
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much2say
@much2say (55604)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Nov 17
@MsTickle I hope so too
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changjiangzhibin89
@changjiangzhibin89 (16763)
• China
2 Nov 17
Glad that your cataract surgery went well ! It must have been Phaco,so it just took 10-15 minutes.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
4 Nov 17
Yes, I believe that is what the procedure is called. Are you a doctor?
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
2 Nov 17
Yes, I believe that is what the procedure is called. Are you a doctor?
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changjiangzhibin89
@changjiangzhibin89 (16763)
• China
3 Nov 17
@MsTickle No,I am not !I know only a few streaks about it.
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Max Crisp
@Orson_Kart (6776)
• United Kingdom
10 Nov 17
Can't stand the thought of anyone fiddling with my eyes, so I hope I never need to go through that. You're super brave. Glad it went well.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
11 Nov 17
I was super anxious about a week before I went in. Then the anxiety was gone as soon as I entered the hospital (weird). I hate the dentist and the idea of that bloke poking and prodding and using the drill gives me the heebie jeebies. I can handle the needle and an extraction but anything else leaves me a blubbering quivering mass.
sishy7
@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
2 Nov 17
Glad to hear the surgery went well. My mother-in-law had it done. We were amazed when she was able to read without glasses after the procedure.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
2 Nov 17
Yes! I'm a bit miffed as I needed to have new glasses for my driver's license. They cost $1300 and pretty soon I won't need them.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
4 Nov 17
@sishy7 they are 2 pair for $200 here in Oz. Mine were wrong though and ended up costing $450. I refused to go back to them on principle.
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sishy7
@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
2 Nov 17
@MsTickle Ouch! Should have gone with the under $50 ones from Specsavers.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
2 Nov 17
Oh my, you had to drive a long way for this kind of surgery. Do you live in an isolated area?
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
1 Nov 17
Hey, isn't the perception of colours in the eye with the new lens something else?
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
1 Nov 17
Colour is my second favourite thing in life. I haven't noticed any changes in that area but my vision is definitely clearer at times.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
2 Nov 17
@pgntwo My sister also mention brighter colours on the phone today. Maybe I have that to look forward to.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
1 Nov 17
@MsTickle My unaffected eye made things look yellowish, my bionic eye (well, think positive!) had a subtle blue tinge to all the colours. And clear, yes.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 Nov 17
It's wonderful what they can do now, to remove cataracts! Before, it would leave a person with very poor vision.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
1 Nov 17
The time factor amazed me. The surgeon had a production line going - no joke. there were quite a few of us and we were all done very quickly. He is a brilliant surgeon.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 Nov 17
@MsTickle That's the kind of surgeon, whom I'd trust to do my eyes!
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Felicia Kane
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
1 Nov 17
Oh yey! That is so cool! My stepmom had cataracts and now she has a cool little twinkle in her eyes where the incisions are. Glad everything is going well, and soon you will see so clearly!
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
2 Nov 17
I wish I had a twinkle. Now I'm going to be jelly.
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Max Crisp
@Orson_Kart (6776)
• United Kingdom
10 Nov 17
@MsTickle You haven't got a twinkle?
sumofalltears
@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
10 Nov 17
I had both eyes done two years ago, it makes a big difference in what you see.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
10 Nov 17
I'm looking forward to that. (Please excuse the pun).
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youless
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
6 Nov 17
I am glad to hear that. Actually my mom had the cataract surgery some time ago and it was also successful. Although this surgery is for eyes, but today it seems that this kind of surgery is easy and little case.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
6 Nov 17
you are quite right, eyes are so precious and important.
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bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
2 Nov 17
that is great news. i had mine done 3 or so yrs ago. think i am getting them back though. the thing is how wonderful you can see so much you been missing.
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Nanette Piotrowski
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
2 Nov 17
I have cataracts in both eyes @MsTickle but apparently I'm not BLIND enough for the insurance to cover the cost.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
19 Feb 18
I am glad it helped you and worked. Wow, just 10 or 15 minutes is really fast.