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If by 'fall' you mean 'be extracted through a slit in the side of my cornea and removed' that is.
That's right! My cataract surgery is scheduled! The surgeon saw no problems and is certain my insurance will cover it (we have a rather large deductable, but this comes at the end of my insurance year).
Between now and then, I have to get some bloodwork and see a retinal specialist (just to make certain I'm not at unusual risk for retinal detachment during the surgery).
See, I thought the surgeon wouldn't want to do it because the cataracts are not quite blinding me yet. I though they usually waited until well after the vaselline-smeared-on -a-camera-lens stage that mine are at now. But no.
If all goes well, I should go from a -17 to a + or - 1 by september.
I had 20/20 vision until I went to college, so I never realized what a precious gift good eyesight is. I'm so happy yours is being restored.
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Yeah, my sister was a -24 in her worse eye before they did hers (and they are making her wait a year to do the other one). That was after a retinal detachment, though.
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Edit: -24?!? Wow, I didn't even know that is possible... I never thought someone could have so much. That being said, I'm moving away from the computer screen after this post... Posts: 4519 | Registered: Sep 2003
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We're just blessed with freakishly bad vision. Our eyes are healthy, though. No diseases and so forth.
It's genetics, just like my strong fingernails or, you know, my general hotness. I take the whole package and am grateful that I have been correctable to 20/20 for this long. Would be for years to come, except for the cataracts.
After this, I'll probably need bifocals or reading glasses, but we won't know for sure for a while.
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I'm so glad you're able to get this taken care of while you are healthy and will be able to see again!
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You let me know if you need anything, girlie. With school and all I can't just take a week and come stay to help out (though I'd like to!) but if you need me for a weekend day or something like that to help with kids, let me know and I'll try to make it.
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Good luck with your surgery, Olivia. I had a cornea transplant, and for me the worst part was not the surgery, but the stitches that would partially pop out one by one months after the surgery. Very painful, annoying and inconvenient.
I assume that you will only have a few stitches because of a smaller incision. And your doc and sis will fill you in about all that.
You should use as a signature here after the surgery, to confuse everyone!
Who the heck is Chreesy? It's not me, and I don't get a Frisco vibe. CalvinMaker? Posts: 6316 | Registered: Jun 2003
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I'm not sure *how*, Morbo, but because it's only a small flap, there will be no actual stitches. I'll wear a shield over the eye for 24 hours and when I sleep for about a week. No heavy lifting, and I'll have to wear extremely un-cool sunglasses for a while. But if all goes well, that'll be it.
It shouldn't be CalvinMaker, because I don't think anyone can claim I ever said he was cute.
*hugs Chreese Sroup, because I CAN. Nyah*
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Wishing you mucho luck with the surgery, Olivet. Here's to seeing a brighter (and clearer) future.
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Wishing you luck and skilled surgeons who are having great days with steady hands and no hangovers. Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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I meant to say this about an hour ago, when I talked to Olivia's husband, but from what I hear everything went well and she looks like a pirate with a funky eyepatch.
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Okay, so... Yeah. Funky eyepatch. It's metal and has holes in it, like a mesh and it's taped on until tomorow, when I go for my post-op.Everying looked Magenta when the y first finished, because of retinal bleaching (looking directly into a strong light for 15 minutes or so). The surgeon actually called his student over to look atthe implant before he put it in.
"Diopter 2.5 -- You don't see that everyday."
I can see through it, though not crystal clear. They said it would take maybe 4 weeks for my vision to totally stabilize. Good news -- if everything goes well tomorrow, they will do the other next week. Not sure how that will affect my ability to see between the second surgery and the time my vision has stabilized enough for whatever correction I will still need.
So it looks like A Game of Thrones will have to wait, period.
Thanks for wishing me luck, and all. I'll make sure my beloved takes pictures of my cyborg/pirate-looking self.
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