Mum Is Having A Second Cataract Removed Tomorrow

Hope she will be fine and get through with it..

Tell your mother there is nothing to worry about. My 87 year old aunt had them taken out about 6 months ago. She sees del good now. And my friend just had it done like 2 months ago. They do it so easy and fast. My aunt and my friend said that it was painless and went extremely quick. So I am sure your mother will be fine.

Hi Janey, This is something that I don't think that I am looking forward to, but luckily my optitian tells me everything is OK, but I keep hearing about people I know having to have this done.. It doesn't bother me what they do, but the fact that my eye is going to be open watching it all! We eat lots of orange peppers that according to my optician, is good for the eyes. My wife is much braver than me, because she has a history of detached retina problems and recently we had to rush her to hospital because she saw flashing lights as a sign that something was going wrong. They put some drops in that meant she could hardly see for a few hours as her pupil grew huge and she had to rest that eye until it righted itself. So if those flashing lights happen again, we got to get her there ASAP or it could mean a more major operation to actually get behind the eyeball. She doesn't seem to mind though.. Incredible... Her beef is with the dentist, and that doesn't bother me as I can just sit through most things there. My reasoning it that if it gets too much, I will just tell him to pull the tooth out! They don't seem to want to do that though, but I am not keen on having more alamgam in my mouth, especially in view of the fact that I believe those silver fillings have been banned in America.. but I am not 100% sure on that.. I will send your mum some positive vibes too.. _Derek

Best wishes to your Mum

I have a 77 year old baby who needs the operation but is unwilling to go for it and he drives a two wheeler in the night and he is diabetic and he has blood pressure for which medical ailments he doesnt take any tablets and when I ask him to take some he yells at me so bad that I get depressed and ...well, he has medical insurance...why wont he go for it? Beats me..

It will certainly be a successful operation and you may well take it easy.I get slight cataract in my left eye, so I don't see very well in it ,but it is not such as to have that removed.

I wish there are no complications and her eysight is just restored to being as ever before. THough these procedures have been simplified and they are much easier than they were some thirty years before, some complications do occur.In my mother's case, her operation wasn't too great a success and she has developed glaucoma after that. She would dread the next one and I wish it takes a very long time for that ; your mother has been lucky to have had a gap of nine years. Hopefully she will be alright.

Here's some more positive vibes.

I am sure that all will go well for her. She won't be able to use her eyes as an excuse to mix up her bus pass anymore. Good luck Mum.

Positive vibes being sent that way. I haven't ever had any removed and I don't know if there is any pain involved but anytime I have had to have anything done, I have been a nervous wreck. Take care.