Cataract surgery tomorrow

[JeanE41]

As I sit here I'm putting in eye drops in preparation for cataract surgery tomorrow. Though not thrilled to have any surgery, I'm looking forward to clearer vision. Wish me luck.

[Debby1125]

Good luck Jean. Enjoy your clearer vision!

[JeanE41 in reply to Debby1125]

Thanks Debby.

[SusieJo1948]

jeanE41 you will love it after its done you vision will be so clear i was near sighted now i can see far away. i have to where reading glasses but thats it. i started wearing glasses when i was 12 i still can,t believe how far i can see with out glasses everything is so clear.good luck susiejo1948

[JeanE41 in reply to SusieJo1948]

Thanks susiejo1948. Looking forward to a similar result. I started wearing glasses at 15. Wonder if I'll miss them. Will need reading glasses which is just fine.

[FtB_Peggy]

Best of luck Jean! I had one eye done several years ago...still have one to go

[JeanE41 in reply to FtB_Peggy]

Thanks Peggy. Hoping to see better afterwards.

[FtB_Peggy]

It definitely helps!

[scottlg]

I’ll be thinking about you.

[rdflynnjr]

Hope it goes well tomorrow. While you were doing your eye drops, I has getting my three month followup CT scan to see what might be going on with my little 5 mm nodule that surprised us when I had my six month CT after LLL lobectomy. Should have results by Friday.

I've been having trouble seeing in the dark when there is any glare. I joked with a friend today that I might have cataract surgery soon as long as the potential lung cancer treatment doesn't become an issue.

I was once a cop. Macabre humor was very much a part of the job. It might seem strange, but humor is comforting no matter what or where it is about.

Rick

[JeanE41 in reply to rdflynnjr]

Actually, I didn't schedule the cataract surgery until I got the ok from my oncologist because I didn't want to interfere with any cancer treatments. My tumor is 8 by 9 mm. Still too small to do anything about. Since some chemo treatments can accelerate cataracts, the ophthalmologist felt that this was a good time to have the surgery. Chemo will not affect the implants. It might be worth considering if your eyesight is causing you difficulty.

I agree about humor. It gets us through a lot.

Thanks for the encouragement.

Jean

[Denzie Moderator Volunteer in reply to rdflynnjr]

In the Cancer world we call that tumor humor.

[ThePurplePlace]

I had cataract surgery in the first year of my cancer battle. Mine was caused from having been in dexamethasone that u gad to take when I had my brain met. It was easy and totally successful, very happy with the results. Inky happened to my left eye. Wish in some ways it had been both, so I could see that well in my right eye too.

Best wishes, you'll di great. Enjoy the bee vision.

Lisa

[anrean]

How wonderful that you will be seeing more clearly!! God Bless!!

[Denzie Moderator Volunteer]

Hope it all went smooth. Hopefully your next report will be as great as those you get here.

[Marymac4441]

Good luck. You will be fine. God is watching over you.

[Mamacita5]

I had surgery on both eyes a month apart. Truly the worst part was remembering to put those darn drops in! Colors will be VIVID again and you will be glad you did it.