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36. Thank you! 💙💙💙 I'm being super careful, will sleep in my recliner for a week to avoid

Sat May 3, 2025, 06:58 AM

May 2025

Any pressure on my eye during that time. Being religious about the eye drops and making sure not to get my hands anywhere near my eyes….also being sure not to bend over or lift anything…follow-up appointment with the doctor today….

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Update, I will remove this post if it's not appropriate, but several of my friends are in this forum so I hope it is [View all] LiberalLoner May 2025 OP

That's encouraging. I'm gonna have to get it. Hang in there. Walleye May 2025 #1

Thank you! No pain at all, it really was much easier than going to the dentist for a filling, honestly. LiberalLoner May 2025 #3

You'll feel some scratchiness but it will be gone by tomorrow. Ocelot II May 2025 #7

Thank you so much! No discomfort yet, maybe the numbing stuff lasts longer than four hours? My eye is dilated to LiberalLoner May 2025 #16

As I mentioned to my surgeon, I looked like I had brain damage Ocelot II May 2025 #20

Thank you my brother got it already. He seemed to do fine with it. Walleye May 2025 #13

Thank you so much! 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 2025 #17

Wonderful! MontanaMama May 2025 #2

Thank you so much! 😍💙💙💙💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 2025 #4

On a funny note about cataracts... MontanaMama May 2025 #12

Oh that is adorable, thanks for telling me that story! I am going to adopt that phrase. I got a Cadillac out today, LOL LiberalLoner May 2025 #18

So happy to hear your surgery went well & you aren't in pain! SheltieLover May 2025 #5

Thank you so much! 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 2025 #19

Just had mine 1 and 3 weeks ago. It's amazing how much brighter everything is Ocelot II May 2025 #6

Thank you so much! 💙💙💙💙 yeah I woke up five minutes or so before he was done and I asked if I LiberalLoner May 2025 #21

Wonderful bernieb May 2025 #8

Thank you so much! I'm glad it worked well! 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 2025 #22

I frequently say cataracts are the best thing that ever happened to my eyes. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2025 #9

Same for me. I got glasses when I was 7 years old Ocelot II May 2025 #15

Boy that sounds like me, blind my whole life! I'm hoping I will have a result like yours! 💙💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 2025 #23

Cataract surgery is often life changing, it's also very low risk. lark May 2025 #10

Thank you so much! 💙💙💙 I think once the dilation has gone away I will also have a better idea of things. LiberalLoner May 2025 #24

I had mine done in 2021 and it was life altering. Basso8vb May 2025 #11

Thank you so much! 💙💙💙. I'm glad you had a great result and hope I might too when my vision settles! LiberalLoner May 2025 #25

you will have a whole new world around you. i had mmine removed during covid as i was going blind. AllaN01Bear May 2025 #14

Thank you so much! 💙💙💙I'm glad your result was great! My one cataract was very bad, this eye that was done LiberalLoner May 2025 #26

YES! AnnaLee May 2025 #27

Thanks! Yeah I can see white now, and colors look more blue! 💙💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 2025 #35

Follow Drs orders to the T. Heal well and speedily 💚 Clouds Passing May 2025 #28

Thank you! 💙💙💙 I'm being super careful, will sleep in my recliner for a week to avoid LiberalLoner May 2025 #36

You won't believe how white, white is! bif May 2025 #29

Thank you! 💙💙💙 my eye is still fully dilated but already my vision seems so much better, it's amazing! LiberalLoner May 2025 #37

Had mine done recently. multigraincracker May 2025 #30

Thank you so much! 💙💙💙. Woke up five minutes before he was done, LiberalLoner May 2025 #38

I had it done two years ago, both eyes. Diamond_Dog May 2025 #31

Thank you! 💙💙💙. I am being very careful to do everything right! LiberalLoner May 2025 #39

Congratulations! PikaBlue May 2025 #32

Thank you! 💙💙💙. I'm being very careful to follow all the instructions so hopefully things will be okay! LiberalLoner May 2025 #40

It Rebl2 May 2025 #33

Thanks! 💙💙💙 yes, the difference is so dramatic! LiberalLoner May 2025 #41

Wish I could get mine done, snot May 2025 #34

Oh, I hope you are approved soon for the surgery so your vision will be better. 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 2025 #42

I asked him what stage cataract I had. He said 4++++ - the worst he ever saw....it was gigantic...it took him 20 minutes to LiberalLoner May 2025 #43

I think you'll find this article about Monet's cataract problems really interesting: Ocelot II May 2025 #44

Thank you so much! 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 2025 #45