Last Thursday i had a assessment for my cataract surgery. Going to have it on 21st of this month at edgbaston Birmingham. If I went for our local hospital it would take a lot longer.
But the time for it is 13.40 pm and have to stay there for 3 hours but the surgery is only about 15 minutes. Hubby wasn’t very pleased because he will hit the traffic at that time when he has to pick me up.
The surgery sounds daunting, but in reality it’s easy to take and for me it gave me my freedom back. I did not have to wait 3hrs and I was on my way home with my daughter within an hour of the surgery. The 2nd eye was even quicker and as I knew what to expect I was not at all worried 
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All the best for your surgery
I’m certain it will be a success!
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Thank you Minx, I know of people who have had it and it went well, they do a lot of them. it’s just the recovery bit I can’t do any bending for 2 weeks.
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Yes, my mum had surgery as well. It went better than expected and recovery was swift! You’ll be better in no time 
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That’s great news Minx. glad that your mom did well.The reason I’m going there is because the local hospital is catching up from the Covid epidemic and the optician asked which one would I like to go to, I would have preferred to go local but wanted to have it as soon as possible.
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That’s good, rather sooner than later !
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I wish you well with it, Logan. I had mine about two years ago. They two it in two stages, first one eye then the other a few weeks later. All very easy. The results are amazing… I had glasses since I was about fourteen, later in life varifocals. Now, I sometimes forget that they are no longer there and absently rub my eye expecting the glasses to be there.
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Does this mean I can’t say, “Eye, Eye Captain”?
I have cataracts too but not serious enough to be operated on yet. The only symptom I am aware of is being unable to distinguish between low contrast things like black on dark grey
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Thank you Besoeker I’ve had glasses since I was 18 and now have reading glasses as well. I might only need reading glasses after. For a long time I kept on taking my glasses off to do closer work and then forgot to put them back on to go out. One day I put my reading glasses on instead and wondered what was wrong with them, silly me.
I hope that you can have yours done soon, it took me 4 years to get like this, the opticians couldn’t get the test right so she referred me.
Have recently had both my eyes ‘done’ , Logan. Three hours may seem a long time - but - it includes things like signing admission forms, Blood Pressure checks, drops to dilate your pupils, anaesthetic, about 20 mins for the actual surgery, and usually ends with tea and biscuits, discharge papers, and prescribed drops to take home
The joy of being able to see clearly again is worth the time spent.
I promise you - it does not hurt at all.
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I’m in no rush, when they need to be done I will probably go private to get it done immediately.
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It was that contrast thingy that pushed our NHS to prioritise my cataracts as at that time I was soon to become the only driver when my wife went in for spine surgery.
As the contrast difference effected my ability to drive according to our DVLA, then I was quickly moved to the top of the list.
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Thank you @SilverTabby I wandered what would take the time up. I know that it won’t hurt but it’s just the thought of it.
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I didn’t have to wait long for my appointment.
The longest time is the anesetic drops they put into you eye in two stages. The actual op seems to me to be over in only a few minutes. For the first eye I was really wound up as I did know what to expect being that the eye lids are help wide open by a retractor. All I could see was the blur of the very bright operating light and nothing else. I felt no pain whatsoever and not even slight discomfort. The only noise was the surgeon talking to his/her assistant and the high frequency machine that is used to emulsify the existing lens for removal by a small suction tube. After the op I was wheeled out in the operating angled chair and then into recovery to be seen a few minutes later by the surgeon who talked me through how well the op went. Then I was escorted out to my awaiting daughter who took me straight home. By that evening I was watching TV via my unpatched eye the off to bed as though very little had happened. Eye drops for 2wks and than back in 6wks for a full review and then over to the second eye👍
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Thank you @LongDriver for the rundown of what will happen.
I’ve changed the appointment for Monday the 25th October at 12.30
That way Hubby will miss the traffic and it should be quieter on s Monday.
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Good luck with your surgery, Logan.
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