Upcoming cataract surgery

[MountainWanderer]

Hello,

I am so grateful for this group and the information and advice I have gotten here. I hope someone can help me with this:

I am having cataract surgery next week and wonder if any of the medications on this list, which they MAY use, would have an adverse effect on my RLS:

ofloxacin (antibiotic)

qetorolac (anti- inflammatory)

prednisitone (steroid)

versed (pre-op sedative)

propofol (diprivan)

fentanyl (opiod)

ketamine (dissociative anesthetic)

lidocaine (anesthetic)

tetracaine (local anesthetic)

And if so, are there safer alternatives?

Thank you so much,

Nancy

[SueJohnson]

They should all be fine. Just be aware that since you will be having an opioids that you may have some withdrawal effects as they wear off.

[MountainWanderer in reply to SueJohnson]

Thank you, Sue. This makes me feel reassured.

[Merny5]

I did not do well when taking prednisitone

[MountainWanderer in reply to Merny5]

Hi Merny5, when you say you did not do well with the steroid, was it for a long term, or was it for a short time, such as surgery? Thank you for sharing.

[Merny5 in reply to MountainWanderer]

It was a short term situation after a surgery. It was apparent almost immediately that I could no longer take it. The intense sensation and my leg jerking was out of control.

[MountainWanderer in reply to Merny5]

Thank you for sharing your experience, Merny5. I have had surgery and am ok. So I'm happy.

[HipHop1972]

Hi MountainWanderer. I recently underwent cataract surgery on both my eyes over a an 11 week period and had to use the following drops 4 times a day for a month for each eye and thankfully didn’t have any side effects and certainly didn’t worsen my RLS.

MAXDEX 0.1% w/v (Dexamethasone) Eye Drops, Suspension. Anyway good luck with your surgery the results are amazing and the world has greater depth of colours.

[MountainWanderer in reply to HipHop1972]

Thank you HipHop1972 for sharing your experience. I appreciate it. And I AM looking forward to seeing the world through a different lens. Haha.

[Merny5]

I am happy that your surgery went well Nancy