20/20 eyeballs
Mar 7, 2019 12:12:36 #
Yes .. as a side note .., I got a colonoscopy every 5 years ...thank God I did ...at the next colonoscopy almost 5 years to the day .., you guessed it .. cancer ..removed a few feet ..and good as new .. that was over 10 years ago . so don’t put off your colonoscopy .., it saved my life ...ah sh...t ., that reminds me .., I’m due in 6 months ..
Mar 7, 2019 12:19:33 #
Yes, very quickly accomplished. Getting ready takes longer than the job. I'm 82 and a pilot so had resisted because I didn't want anything done to my eyes. Glad I had it done, I recommend it highly.
Mar 7, 2019 12:22:27 #
Yep, at 82 I've got another one in 3 years. When the last one was done at 80, I said something about not having to do them any more. Doc said the charts say I will live past 85 so there's no need to go out with cancer at 87. Logical I guess.
Mar 7, 2019 12:31:35 #
Jimmy T wrote:
Bob: br Insidious how cataracts creep up on you. I... (show quote)
I don't need cataract surgery yet but as fars a coclonosocpy is concerned ask for Suprex as opposed to an ythig else. Only 6 oz liguid followed by 1 qt cold water, 4 hours repeat. Stuff ain't great tasting but it ain't bad. Just be close to the bathroom.
Mar 7, 2019 12:32:50 #
Mar 7, 2019 20:33:18 #
alby wrote:
how did that turn ???? first problem i have heard of..wife is scheduled for early Apr.
The detached retina was fixed with further surgery.
Mar 7, 2019 22:07:18 #
jdubu
Loc: San Jose, CA
Kmgw9v wrote:
The detached retina was fixed with further surgery.
Glad to hear it was rectified for you.
Mar 7, 2019 22:37:16 #
Thank God .., surgery fixed the detached Retina ... I forgot to follow up on that ... great to hear ..
Mar 8, 2019 06:27:48 #
chippy65
Loc: Cambridge
I was terrified when I had first eye done! bit of an anticlimax .....pain free ...drove my car the next day !
offered the second eye early due to a cancellation.........I nearly bit their hands off !
God bless the NHS !.........( Troll Bait)
biggest change for me was the reduction in glare when night driving from oncoming head lights.
also astronomy........single stars no longer have ghostly twins!
life is a lot brighter!
offered the second eye early due to a cancellation.........I nearly bit their hands off !
God bless the NHS !.........( Troll Bait)
biggest change for me was the reduction in glare when night driving from oncoming head lights.
also astronomy........single stars no longer have ghostly twins!
life is a lot brighter!
Mar 8, 2019 07:25:18 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Bobnewnan wrote:
Wow! I had my left cataract removed today and it's... (show quote)
Good luck and god bless. And, keep on shooting until the end.
Mar 8, 2019 07:47:52 #
I had both eyes done last year and also had my eyelids lifted (blepharoplasty) a few months later. Not only is everything brighter, but I CAN DRIVE AT NIGHT AGAIN! Recovery from the cataract surgery was quick. Recovery from the blepharoplasty took longer and there was some pain, but it was worth it.
Mar 8, 2019 07:52:40 #
dpfoto
Loc: Cape Coral, FL
I had mine done a little over a year ago, and the results are amazing! My vision is much, much better now. I wish I hadn't waited so long. :)
Mar 8, 2019 08:30:31 #
Bobnewnan wrote:
Wow! I had my left cataract removed today and it's... (show quote)
Amazing, right? I'm 82 and had both done in 2017. Very expensive because I elected to do the laser surgery. They also put in a stint for my glaucoma. That too has been solved. (so far)
Mark
Mar 8, 2019 08:34:10 #
dpullum wrote:
Thank you for cooling my apprehension. My primary care dr is suggesting I go for an evaluation...at 83, my day will come. Yes, I know it is not like my Aunt who in the late 1940s with sandbags around her head ... today more like a drive-in restaurant... fast food.... done quickly
Go for it! The whole procedure is about 10 or 15 minutes, there is no pain whatsoever, and the difference in vision is miraculous!
Do be sure to follow all instructions you'll be given: eye drops, keeping the shield over your eye at night, going back to the ophthalmologist for check-ups....
Mar 8, 2019 08:39:09 #
leftj
Loc: Texas
Bobnewnan wrote:
Wow! I had my left cataract removed today and it's... (show quote)
Why would you need to reprint them. They didn't change, your eyes changed.
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