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Post by cycworker on Jun 25, 2019 3:22:45 GMT
Went to get my eyes checked a few weeks ago so I could get an Rx for new glasses. Drops showed a tiny cataract & a small tear on my retina. At this point, they are showing no ill effects. Still, of course, when he told me he wanted to see the specialist, I said of course. So I saw the specialist today. She confirmed what he saw, and would like me to have some more tests/an exam by the surgeon in her office in August. She said he may suggest surgery now, and he may suggest monitoring it for a bit longer. It's the tear they want to to fix, first & foremost. Something about risk of detaching the retina if they do the cataract first. An-y-way... to make a short story long (to late to make a long story short  ) - I asked her how long I'd be laid up... as in, unable to drive, etc. She said no more than a day! Is that REALLY true? Has anyone really had laser surgery & been able to get back to normal activities in less than a week? Why does this seem odd to me? She even said he could/would do it right in the office! No hospital!!! My only experience with eye surgery is childhood procedure to fix a... lazy eye? I was massively cross-eyed. After that surgery I had to wear an eye patch for at least a week. This just seems odd. Have things changed that much? Am I really that old? I feel old. |
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Post by katlady on Jun 25, 2019 3:29:42 GMT
Yup, one day! I had mine done in the late afternoon. As soon as I got home, I took some meds, ate a bit, and just pretty much slept. There was some pain, so I just kept my eyes closed. The next morning, I woke up, no pain, and I could see!! Lol! I went to the doctor that day for a post-op checkup.
There were some things I couldn’t do for a week, like I couldn’t get my eyes wet. There was some sensitivity to light. But you can go back to work right away. You can exercise, but I was told not to lift heavy weights for about a week.
But that doesn't mean your eyes are healed. That takes a few weeks, so you just have to be careful around the eye area.
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Post by cycworker on Jun 25, 2019 3:36:29 GMT
Yup, one day! I had mine done in the late afternoon. As soon as I got home, I took some meds, ate a bit, and just pretty much slept. There was some pain, so I just kept my eyes closed. The next morning, I woke up, no pain, and I could see!! Lol! I went to the doctor that day for a post-op checkup. There were some things I couldn’t do for a week, like I couldn’t get my eyes wet. There was some sensitivity to light. But you can go back to work right away. You can exercise, but I was told not to lift heavy weights for about a week. But that doesn't mean your eyes are healed. That takes a few weeks, so you just have to be careful around the eye area. Probably a dumb question, but how did you shower? I have never managed to not get a little water in my eyes. Were you back to driving the next day? I wonder if I will need help with transferring in & out of my chair... |
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Post by katlady on Jun 25, 2019 3:40:28 GMT
Yup, one day! I had mine done in the late afternoon. As soon as I got home, I took some meds, ate a bit, and just pretty much slept. There was some pain, so I just kept my eyes closed. The next morning, I woke up, no pain, and I could see!! Lol! I went to the doctor that day for a post-op checkup. There were some things I couldn’t do for a week, like I couldn’t get my eyes wet. There was some sensitivity to light. But you can go back to work right away. You can exercise, but I was told not to lift heavy weights for about a week. But that doesn't mean your eyes are healed. That takes a few weeks, so you just have to be careful around the eye area. Probably a dumb question, but how did you shower? - Wear goggles. Were you back to driving the next day? - YesI wonder if I will need help with transferring in & out of my chair... No, you can see. It may be a little blurry, but you can see. You are awake for the procedure, just given a relaxant of some sort and a numbing agent for your eyes. |
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Post by Heathen on Jun 25, 2019 3:46:09 GMT
I was out and about the day after my Lasik. I would have been driving, but my car was at home (I stayed with my grandmother so that she could take me to my surgery and day-after appointments). I did errands in my car on day two and drove six hours to Kentucky on day three.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 25, 2019 3:46:41 GMT
Were you back to driving the next day? I wonder if I will need help with transferring in & out of my chair... Yes, and yes..... Although it was cataracts for me, there are lifting limits. The nature of my job, I had to be out for 3 weeks, ended up longer because they were done a week apart so total 4 plus weeks... |
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Post by cycworker on Jun 25, 2019 3:50:33 GMT
Were you back to driving the next day? I wonder if I will need help with transferring in & out of my chair... Yes, and yes..... Although it was cataracts for me, there are lifting limits. The nature of my job, I had to be out for 3 weeks, ended up longer because they were done a week apart so total 4 plus weeks... The lifting limits are what I am wondering about. I was just pm'ing katlady - my concern is even if I am allowed to drive, I won't be allowed to do the semi-lifting I do to put my wheelchair in the backseat of the car, and out when I get to where I am going. What I do is half way between rolling it in & letting the chair do the work, and actually lifting it a bit. I should probably set up Handi-Dart or something just in case. |
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Post by leslie132 on Jun 25, 2019 4:04:38 GMT
I had terrible vision!
When I walked in and sat in the chair without glasses or contacts they asked me to tell them what time it was. I replied that I couldn’t see a clock on the wall. 8 minutes later I sat up, looked where they said the clock was and told them the time.
I was AMAZED at how quickly your vision gets corrected. I did however have pain with it and didn’t drive for a few days. My vision was a mess. Everyone else all seemed much more comfortable than I was post op.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 25, 2019 4:08:36 GMT
The lifting limits are what I am wondering about. I was just pm'ing katlady - my concern is even if I am allowed to drive, I won't be allowed to do the semi-lifting I do to put my wheelchair in the backseat of the car, and out when I get to where I am going. What I do is half way between rolling it in & letting the chair do the work, and actually lifting it a bit. That is why I answered right away, knowing you use a wheelchair. But of course, discuss it with your surgeon to be sure. |
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Post by Basket1lady on Jun 25, 2019 5:14:51 GMT
Yes, and yes..... Although it was cataracts for me, there are lifting limits. The nature of my job, I had to be out for 3 weeks, ended up longer because they were done a week apart so total 4 plus weeks... The lifting limits are what I am wondering about. I was just pm'ing katlady - my concern is even if I am allowed to drive, I won't be allowed to do the semi-lifting I do to put my wheelchair in the backseat of the car, and out when I get to where I am going. What I do is half way between rolling it in & letting the chair do the work, and actually lifting it a bit. I should probably set up Handi-Dart or something just in case. Definitely discuss lifting with your dr. Some are more strict than others. Straining can cause the lens to move out of place and you don’t want that. Otherwise, you are good to go usually. I say usually because if you get one eye done at a time, and there is a huge difference in the vision between your eyes, you may not have any depth perception. I couldn’t drive because I just couldn’t make my new eye make up for what my old eye was seeing. And it does NOT work to wear glasses and just pop out the lens for the new eye. If if you are very nearsighted and/or have a high astigmatism, you are at an increased risk for a detached retina. So yep, listen to your doc! I did have a pretty rare complication. I’m allergic to the povidone in Betadine. It caused massive amounts of pain during the surgery and my eye swelled up so much that it displaced the lens. The lens was rubbing on my cornea, so they had to redo the surgery in that eye and I don’t see quite 20/20. But it’s pretty rare—they had never seen a case of it at the hospital where I had my surgery and had only read about it. I had the next two surgeries without Betadine and they used baby shampoo to wash out the eye instead. Both of those surgeries went great and I could see great the next day after they removed my patch. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 25, 2019 7:09:07 GMT
DH had lasik done over 20 years ago and he was only out of commission for a day or two. Had to use drops for a while and be careful not to rub his eyes until they were healed but he really just mostly rested the day of surgery and the next day IIRC.
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Post by nlwilkins on Jun 25, 2019 7:30:21 GMT
After my cataract surgery I was told to lift nothing heavier than a gallon of water. A lady I took a sewing class with forgot after her cataract surgery and carried her sewing machine in and out of the class and they had to do the surgery over. I doubt they will want you to be lifting or maneuvering your wheel chair, sorry. It was two weeks for my cataract surgery. But when I had to have some laser touch up on them, there was no limitations. It sounds like your surgery is going to be a little different and may not impose weight limitations though.
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Post by mikklynn on Jun 25, 2019 11:58:25 GMT
The cataract surgery was a piece of cake. I had scratchy eyes the day of each procedure, but it was gone by morning.
If you have issues with nausea from anesthesia, be sure to tell them BOTH times (if you are doing both eyes). I was fine the first time, so I didn't mention it the second time. When they were wheeling me into the operating room, they told me they give you more drugs the second time. I was too loopy to say anything and I ended up vomiting after the procedure. That was a pretty minor issue.
To avoid water in my eyes, I was just careful to keep my eyes closed when I washed my hair. I kept my back turned to the water and the shower head aimed down when I shaved my legs. Goggles would have been an even better idea!
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Post by ~Sherri~ on Jun 25, 2019 12:01:31 GMT
A year and a half ago, I went for my annual eye exam. The tech measured the pressure in my eyes and then had the dr. to measure it. The Dr. then told me it was so high, that I was at high risk of losing my eye sight. He wanted me to have surgery ASAP and referred me to a specialist. I was terrified. I had no symptoms at all.
I went to the specialist the next day and was scheduled for laser surgery in a week. The first surgery, my hubby took me. A few taps with the laser, which I did not feel due to the numbing drops, and one eye was done. The next week, I drove my self for the other eye to be done. I think they told me to take it easy the day of the surgery, but there were no other restrictions, such as driving.
The surgery was to have relieved the pressure in my eyes. But it is rising again in my right eye and I have to be rechecked every 6 months or if any symptoms occur.
I wish you the best of luck with your surgery.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 25, 2019 15:09:03 GMT
If if you are very nearsighted and/or have a high astigmatism, you are at an increased risk for a detached retina. So yep, listen to your doc! A ripped retina IS her issue.... I just wanted to let her know lifting needs to be discussed. cycworker |
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Post by Basket1lady on Jun 25, 2019 15:15:52 GMT
If if you are very nearsighted and/or have a high astigmatism, you are at an increased risk for a detached retina. So yep, listen to your doc! A ripped retina IS her issue.... I just wanted to let her know lifting needs to be discussed. cycworker Same here. I meant in the future as well. I should have added that! |
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Post by cycworker on Jun 25, 2019 15:35:57 GMT
If if you are very nearsighted and/or have a high astigmatism, you are at an increased risk for a detached retina. So yep, listen to your doc! A ripped retina IS her issue.... I just wanted to let her know lifting needs to be discussed. cycworker Yup. Thanks. though ripped sounds so harsh. LOL It's a wee tear. I know, potato, potahto... |
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Post by jenr on Jun 25, 2019 15:47:39 GMT
I had laser ablation ten years ago and as soon as I opened my eyes afterward, I could see. I was told to stay home the next day in a darkened room, and then it was the weekend, but I could have gone to work/driven by the second day.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2019 16:19:20 GMT
Question - my vision is bad. Like 20/250 ; -9.5 in contacts. Do they do both eyes or one at a time. I could not imagine trying to work with one corrected eye and one uncorrected for a week.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jun 25, 2019 16:35:15 GMT
Question - my vision is bad. Like 20/250 ; -9.5 in contacts. Do they do both eyes or one at a time. I could not imagine trying to work with one corrected eye and one uncorrected for a week. My surgeon only did one eye at a time in case there were complications. I know others who have had them done the same day, a week apart, two weeks apart, etc. Mine were done a month apart because they were fitting me into the schedule because my eyes deteriorated so rapidly. I went from problems seeing in November, not driving at night in January, losing my license in March, to the first surgery in April. I forgot to say—I still couldn’t drive after the first surgery. My eyesight was similar to yours. My depth perception was so messed up and the thought of driving the highways her in the DC area without REALLY knowing where the other cars were was enough to keep me from driving. But I did drive 24 hours after the second eye was done. I’d asked for a mild sedative (Versed) and they didn’t want me driving for 24 hours after administration. There are lots of other people that I who did drive, but none with eyesight as bad as my original sight. I did a lot of things with one eye shut and even wore my eyepatch with computer work, just to make it easier to keep that bad eye shut. |
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Post by mags243 on Jun 25, 2019 17:29:06 GMT
I was incredibly nearsighted, almost legally blind even w corrective lenses. I've had torn a retinal tear, detached retina, and finally cataract surgery. The tiny tear was treated in office w a laser- no biggie. The cataracts were not too bad, either. The detached retina was a nightmare. Surgery, then laying face down to the right for weeks. So definitely get the tear fixed before it gets worse!
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) - I asked her how long I'd be laid up... as in, unable to drive, etc. She said no more than a day!
