Well here I go again, exploring my new world!
In January I had my first cataract removed. Nothing to it! Our youngest son took me for both the surgeries and stayed with me. The surgery took all of 20 minutes. I was gone from home for a total of 3 hours. The next day I saw the surgeon for my first post-op. Off came the eye guard in went some drops, and I was asked to read the chart on the wall, I did and it was dropped down to smaller letters, yeah right I could really read that and then wonder of wonders, I read it!
My daughter-in-law (hate that in law thing) had taken me for the pre-op and on the way home I read every sign that I saw, of course the smaller letters were still a blur. When she dropped me off she called my son at work and he called me. He asked what I did to his wife on the way home and I told him I don�t know as I did anything, and if I did I will call and apologize. He broke into that beautiful laugh he has, and said she told me you read every sign between the doc�s office and home! Well I did.
That night watching TV was a bit hard, had to put those nice dark glasses on that Doc gave me ( wore them every time I went out the door). They say it takes 3-4 months for the vision to really come to focus. OK no worries. The drill is no lifting anything over 30 lbs. for a few weeks. Fine by me, I told the Doc, does that mean I sit for a few weeks in one spot since I weigh more than 30 lbs.? That got him to laugh. Drops in the eyes 4X a day; well that�s when CRS steps in big time!
I devised a plan, when I went to bed at night I put the drops in and laid the bottles down, (indicating I did them when I went to bed) in the morning after putting the drops in, I stood them upright, now you got it!
I didn�t drive for 2 weeks since the other eye hadn�t been done, and we had a snow storm so I stayed put. Didn�t want anyone hitting me and dislodging the implanted lenses! Things were looking good and oh did I find dust and cobwebs now that I could see. I went on a 3 day cleaning binge. Poor Sparky just had a ball but oh was he tired from chasing the rags I used.
Well I got in the car the next day, after looking up and down the street for a few days to see how good my vision really was, and went to the drug store, brave me, went to the bank to visit a friend came home proud as a peacock.
February 4th I went in for my second surgery, took all of 20 min and the left eye was good to go. Again I saw the surgeon the next day and all was well and reading better than he expected! �Well you know the drill Mrs. B see ya in 2 weeks. That was on a Wednesday, Sunday off I went to New Jersey to visit the son and of course stop and buy Girl Scout cookies from my granddaughter. Record! 4 days and I was on the road again. Of course I had to wear the sunglasses but what the hay, they helped.
When I saw the Doc in 2 weeks he asked how everything was and told him of driving to NJ that Sunday and how much more dirt I found and that I could look at the moon and there was no aura of mixed colors! I missed seeing that moon in all its glory! Now when I drive, there is only one car not 1 � in front of me, I see headlights but�.only 2 per car! I thought, I had a blue robe, but actually it is more of a lavender blue, nice to see color again! Nice to see faces again, well hell it�s just plain nice to see again!
I got my $45,000.00 worth with the surgeries, I can see and now I can soon do some crocheting, and I can read the paper! Haven�t done that in a long time without getting headaches, of which may I add I don�t get anymore. This week I see the optometrist for new glasses and wonder of wonders, I don�t need glasses to drive anymore!
Fear not the cataract surgery, it�s a cake walk, my Doctors and nurses were fantastic. Actually I spent my pre and post op time in a recliner and my son was able to be with me. When it was almost time for my surgery I was taken into another room, I was sedated, eye numbed, and awake during the surgery. Glad I was, the surgeon and anesthesiologist took me to the OR on my bed, opened the door and shouted �delivery� of course the nurse caught the gurney and I grabbed my tummy and said �oh no not again!� They all laughed.
All I can say is, if you have cataracts, get them out as soon as you can, you don�t know what you are missing and research your ophthalmologist and make sure he is board certified and then still keep checking. I lucked out and had the best in town and people that know I have had the surgery ask me who did the work, when I say his name, the reply I get is �he is the greatest� and they tell me who he did the work on. Guess everyone in the area and beyond has had him.
Ain�t life grand!
