Eye Doctor Made Me A Star
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (168327)
Boise, Idaho
June 14, 2022 5:44pm CST
I got to my cataract surgery appointment a little early yesterday because they had gotten a cancelation. In pre-surgery, I joked with the nurses and got my eye drops. Seemed like I got a gazillion eye drops. Some were to dilate and others to numb my eye. Over and over. At one point my doctor(the one doing the surgery) came in with a student. They looked at my eye and the doctor explained that he had shown her two normal cataracts earlier in the day and now he was showing her a very mature one. (He even went on about it at my check-up today) He went on about it so that I felt like a star.
Finally, after an hour and a half I was pushed into the operating room I was feeling a little nervous but was really pretty calm. Much more than I thought I would be. The anesthesiologist put some calming medication in my IV and away we went.
It felt like he was just continuously irrigating the eye. I felt no pain or discomfort whats so ever. In the end, I felt as if a scab were being taken off, just a bit of pinch.
And that was it!
I feel just wonderful. No pain and my vision is great. Not the weird cover over two-thirds of my eye like there was before. I still need my eyeglasses. The doctor said today that my vision would just keep getting better and better. That is great news. I already see better than I thought I ever would again. So, if it gets better I am just thrilled.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
14 Jun 22
It was wonderful, this student learning about cataracts at different stages. Can I have your autograph? lol I'm glad your eye-sight is getting better:)
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@celticeagle (168327)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 22
Haha. And doctor said it will continue to improve. It is great now.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
15 Jun 22
@celticeagle This is all good news, your eyesight is most valuable!
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
16 Jun 22
@celticeagle I will eventually have cataract surgery, on both eyes.
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@celticeagle (168327)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 22
It sure is. I am so happy about it.
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@LadyDuck (472060)
• Switzerland
16 Jun 22
@celticeagle I am glad you could see clearly almost immediately.
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@celticeagle (168327)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Jun 22
@LadyDuck .......It was immediate. It is great.
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@DaddyEvil (137602)
• United States
15 Jun 22
I'm glad the doctor explained everything so well and helped you feel comfortable before the surgery! I'm glad your vision is so much better, too! 
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@celticeagle (168327)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 22
Thank you! I am glad I have such a good doctor.
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@DaddyEvil (137602)
• United States
16 Jun 22
@celticeagle You're very welcome. I'm glad, too.
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@LindaOHio (181717)
• United States
15 Jun 22
I'm glad your surgery was painless. You are lucky that you had some calming meds. I'm glad it's over with. Mine was painful; and I was so nervous.
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@celticeagle (168327)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 22
I was unbelievably calm. I had been so nervous all leading up to it. Then when the day came I was calm. I think that I was actually more nervous about the transportation than the procedure.
Sorry to hear yours was painful. Too bad it couldn't have been more like mine.
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@celticeagle (168327)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Jun 22
@LindaOHio ........I had been nervous all the way up to that very day. The scar tissue shouldn't be a problem.
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@LindaOHio (181717)
• United States
16 Jun 22
@celticeagle At least it's over with! I had to have follow-up surgery to remove some scar tissue. That was painless; but I was so nervous!!!
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@celticeagle (168327)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Jun 22
It really was. I am so happy about it all.
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@celticeagle (168327)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 22
Yes, I feel same way. So nice to have this done and am feeling so well.
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@celticeagle (168327)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 22
I think I may have felt the pinch because of the maturity of it.
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@FourWalls (69033)
• United States
15 Jun 22
I can’t tell you how thankful to God I am that we’ve made these progressions in medicine. I remember when my dear uncle of blessed memory had cataract surgery in the early 70s. He had go to the hospital and spend a night there for the surgery! When my mom had her surgery it was longer for the pre-op than the actual surgery, and after she was done we went to McDonald’s for lunch.
So happy for you!!!!! 
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@celticeagle (168327)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 22
Things have really changed.
Thank you!
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