My shout out at my wall on Facebook:
Attended mass early this morning without eye glasses. It’s been more than three decades since I started wearing one. Nakakapanibago. My eyes felt so naked….haha!
My eye operation was a minor one compared to those earlier two I had before but the the tremendous result is truly amazing. The longer we are faced with these treatments, the more modern they become and it also becomes easier for the patient to adjust. When I had my first major operation in the late nineties because of my endemetriosis, my surgeon used stitches on the outer wound but when I underwent sigmoid surgery back in 2009, the surgical oncologist used staple type sutures and they were easier to remove but permanent, non-absorbable sutures are sometimes preferred because they are resistant to body chemicals that might otherwise dissolve them too early in the healing process. Non-absorbable sutures are useful for maintaining long-term tissue wound closure and healing.
With an eye operation, you rely on the durability of the lenses that they use. “Modern intraocular lenses are made from highly durable materials. These materials are inert, and their chemical or physical composition will not change with the passage of the years”. Since it is quite common that you feel a little itch every time you use an eye drop, there is a tendency to rub it unconsciously. Maybe that is why they give you plastic lenses right after the operation to protect them. I used mine for two days then I was prescribed reading glasses. So far, so good.
Maybe in a few months, I will have my right eye be operated too or maybe in about a year. The lenses are not included in the insurance so you really have to shell out cash for it. I told my doctor I still have to save for my next one 🙂
If you are thinking of having your eyes done for this procedure, don’t worry, it is quite safe.
That’s very comforting, Arlene. Thanks for writing about it.
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You’re welcome Anne, thanks!
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Sounds like a good idea. Thanks Arlene.
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Thanks too Ivor.
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My late wife had a scar all the way down her thigh from her hip replacement; I have a little round one, so small that I wonder how they got in there. Very pleased, as you know, about your improvement
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Thank you so much Derrick. Those scars are testaments of what we all went through in the past.
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Yep
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Great to hear that you no longer need your glasses to get around. It must indeed feel strange to no longer have them on, except for reading. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes Pete, it is quite liberating to not wear glasses anymore except when reading.
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Thanks Arlene, its really good to know that this is an option for eye surgery.
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You are welcome 🙂 Thanks a lot too for commenting.
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Amazing changes in medical operations. I’m glad it was much easier for you this time Arlene.
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I was surprised how modern medicine has come such a long way Nahla. Even
the healing process is quick.
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I would probably keep looking for them before church! I am so glad it went well for you.
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Yes, it did. Thanks Elizabeth.
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I am happy for you Ate. Glad that everything went well. Congratulations po! 😊
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Thank you so much Maricel. Glad to see you here.
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So glad the operation went well for you. The medical technology is getting better and better. 🙂 🙂
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Yes I agree. Patients with cataract operations used to be confined overnight but not anymore, you can go home right after.
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