Glad for you, Doug!! Neysa ----- Original Message ----- From: Doug Crim To: memory-lane Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 3:35 PM Subject: Re: [ML] Finally, next I appreciate everyone's good wishes. I had the left eye done yesterday and I can already see a difference in my vision. We do the other eye next Wed. I am looking forward to it. (pun iintended) :-)*** On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 11:40 AM, grace gathman <grace.gathman@gmail.com>wrote: > It's very common to have to go back a year or so after a cataract surgery > and a film has grown over the lens that is put in. The handy dandy lazar > just clears it up in a few seconds. When I had my appointment the surgeon > had just gotten the new piece of equipment and he was like a little boy > with a new toy. When he was through, he said he still got a thrill being > able to make people see better after all the years he has been doing it. If > you are having problems ALWAYS go back or find another doctor. Grace > > > On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Neysa <gramneysa@ct.metrocast.net> > wrote: > > > My doc said they "vacuum" the old cataract out now. > > Neysa > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Barbara Mangan > > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 9:51 PM > > Subject: Re: [ML] Finally, next > > > > > > I had one eye done about 18 yrs and it was terrible. I got 3 shots in > my > > face and one of them looked like a dagger, its was novocaine. A lot of > > pain > > with the shots. Then he accidently cuts my eye where he should not have > > cut > > it. Eye very painful after that. Second eye was done about 16 yrs. > ago > > . > > The procedure was completely different than the first. He put about 10 > > drops in my eye and they numbed it and there no shots. A couple days > > later > > I saw all these specks moving all over my eye. I got scared and so I > > called the doctor and he told me that they were the cataract he blew > up. > > A > > couple of weeks later, vision in that eye wasn't good. Called doctor > and > > he told me that he would do a laser treatment on it. I was scared to > > death because I didn't know what he was going to do. The laser > treatment > > was hardly anything. I could see better. However, years later vision > > wasn't good and I couldn't see as well as I did before. They looked > like > > to me like they were growing back but the doctor said my eyes were ok. > > He's nuts just like my poditrist. I have talked with a few people who > > had > > cataracts removed they all said the same thing about not seeing as well > > as > > before. > > I hope Doug that you have a good experience and you keep seeing well. > > Let > > us know > > Barb > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 12:12 PM, Neysa <gramneysa@ct.metrocast.net> > > wrote: > > > > > I remember the day that I was set up for cataract surgery. I was > > > delighted. And even more so after the operation. Go, Doug!! > > > Neysa > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Doug Crim > > > To: an-internet-family > > > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 11:01 AM > > > Subject: [ML] Finally, next > > > > > > > > > Monday I will have cataract surgery on one of my eyes... I have > > waited > > > years for this and plan to enjoy the end result. Have had > cataracts > > for > > > many years but each year after my eye exam, the doctor says they > > aren't > > > ready for surgery... Grrrrrrr > > > On Friday of last week, I saw an eye specialist for another > problem. > > He > > > asked if I'd noticed my vision worsening. Of course I said "Yes". > > > Apparently he sent my eye doctor a report and in it, told him my > > > cataracts > > > had gotten much worse. I got a phone call on Wed. this week > > suggesting > > > that I come in to discuss cataract surgery... Can anyone tell how > > > thrilled > > > I am? lol > > > > > > The Dougster > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message