August absurdities

[340pd]

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[berettabone]

It was cataracts, new lens implants and a tunnel zapped for pressure relief.

How painful of an operation was it? How long did it take? What were your symptoms?

[JohnR]

How painful of an operation was it? How long did it take? What were your symptoms?

One symptom of cataracts was seeing a black dot when looking through peep sights. But I didn’t really know till an older eye doc who knew what he was doing looked and saw them.

The operation was so uneventful, I’d almost volunteer to do it again. Zero pain. No real discomfort, quick outpatient surgery, but eyedrops for a couple months or so. And no rides in warbirds.

I opted for lenses of fixed focus, for close up vision, so I wear bifocals to drive with the bottom part zero correction.

[340pd]

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[340pd]

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[340pd]

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[dustnchips]

[O'Dell]

How painful of an operation was it? How long did it take? What were your symptoms?

I had this surgery on both eyes back in 2011. I had started wearing glasses about five years earlier and reading glasses for years. Since the surgery, no glasses at all, not even for reading. They waited two months between the two eyes in case something went wrong. It was fairly expensive, $7000 for both eyes, but Kaiser paid $6300 and I only had a bill for $700. I would advise it for anyone.

BTW, no pain at all, but I did have to use drops for two months.

[Armybrat]

I think it was about $250 when I got it in 1988

Same here

[GROTMAN]

MAY BE FITTING FOR SOME OF YOU "MORE SENIOR" MEMBERS

Julie Andrews "A Few Of My Favorite Things" has changed over the years.

Botox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favorite things

Cadillacs and cataracts, hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

When the pipes leak, When the bones creak,
When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.

Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin',
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',
And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
When we remember our favorite things.

When the joints ache, When the hips break,
When the eyes grow dim,
Then I remember the great life I've had,
And then I don't feel so bad.