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marble falls

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24. They say that to all of us, and mine looked like they've called her out of a high school volley ball game ...
Thu Feb 13, 2025, 01:40 PM
Feb 2025

... to do this procedure. Mine was done at a VA hospital and I was awake all through the process. I believe I was given a Valium so I'd stay calm when they took a sharp object to my eye.

But to me even the second surgery has such a SciFi aspect to it as to be too interesting to feel anything but intrigued by the whole experience. Really makes miss that third eye I haven't seemed to accomplish - no doubt it'd have a worldly sort of cataract on it, too.

Glad you've managed to fight off the threats to your vision and even gained back some of the ground lost with this last surgery! I have a deadlock over which loss I would feel worst about: vision or hearing.

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We have the whitest snow I've seen in years. [View all] multigraincracker Feb 2025 OP
Congrats! Maninacan Feb 2025 #1
Awesome Duncanpup Feb 2025 #2
I'm still loving mine three years later! marble falls Feb 2025 #3
They put in a lense so I don't need glasses for distance too multigraincracker Feb 2025 #7
Crazy, isn't it, the surgery takes 15 minutes and the acrylic lens is unbelievably clear, only down spot ... marble falls Feb 2025 #8
Gave me an iv and put me out. Remember nothing. multigraincracker Feb 2025 #16
They say that to all of us, and mine looked like they've called her out of a high school volley ball game ... marble falls Feb 2025 #24
I checked out my Surgeon and he is multigraincracker Feb 2025 #25
My doctors at VA have been largely young, but amazingly good! The sytem I am involved with in central ... marble falls Feb 2025 #26
Everyone should be as lucky as us. Two words. multigraincracker Feb 2025 #27
Exactly: everyone should be able to get the care we do. marble falls Feb 2025 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author Topomi Feb 2025 #4
after surgery Topomi Feb 2025 #5
My cataract experience MissouriDem47 Feb 2025 #6
Re driving...cataracts have issues with lights at night. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2025 #9
I too had cataract surgery several years ago giving me mono vision, one eye for close-in vision, the other for distance. Bumbles Feb 2025 #10
Coming up on two years Just Jerome Feb 2025 #11
There are glare reducing glasses you can wear when driving at night. ananda Feb 2025 #12
My wife and I were commenting on the snow this morning... GiqueCee Feb 2025 #13
Didn't have a problem with glad as much as I could multigraincracker Feb 2025 #17
I've got tri-focal safety glasses... GiqueCee Feb 2025 #22
Congratulations! I have a cataract now that needs removing. Please, any tips or advice on what to expect? LiberalLoner Feb 2025 #14
Find a good doctor. Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. multigraincracker Feb 2025 #18
Thank you so so much! This cataract is driving me nuts. Everything is blurry. LiberalLoner Feb 2025 #21
Had mine done a couple years ago... MiHale Feb 2025 #15
Thanks. I did go out and followed behind multigraincracker Feb 2025 #19
It was like a block party here... MiHale Feb 2025 #20
Congrats! I get my first eye done on March 4. LuckyCharms Feb 2025 #23
Best of luck and try to follow dr. Orders. multigraincracker Feb 2025 #28
I'm actually scared because... LuckyCharms Feb 2025 #29
I've had a host of eye problems and eye surgery's. multigraincracker Feb 2025 #31
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