How Do I move on after cataract surgery?

[lorac0813]

Hello everyone, I am very much regretting getting cataract surgery done and am concerned what my vision will be like for the rest of my life. I am waking up with anxiety attacks in the middle of the night ever since getting this done, and it's ALL I can think about. I know it's early days yet (got this done in April) and know that I would have had to get it done irregardless in a few years (early onset and getting worse) - but still. I'm only 52! Why did no one bother to inform me about the side effects? i.e. dry irritated days, edge glare, trouble focusing my eyes on anything for more than a few seconds, and light sensitivity. It's like wearing a really irritating pair of contact lenses every day, except that you can't take the lenses out to get some relief! Will my eyes ever feel "normal" again? Some help, please, or suggestions about how I can move on....I just don't know what to do and I panic every day I wake up and realize I don't have my own lenses anymore. Thanks.

[lorac0813]

Hi Texheart, thank you so much for your email! It really struck a chord with me when you said "just give me back what God gave me". I've been feeling that way as well. I am so sorry to hear that you have been having such problems, they make my problems seem very insignificant. I hope your new doctors can help you! Thank you and your church for praying for me...I've been praying to God every night since I got this done so I will add you in my prayers as well. Thank you again for your heartfelt email.

[lorac0813]

Hi indi1664, thank you so much for responding to my email! It helps so much to know that other people have gone through what I am going through. This is a HUGE life-changing experience and I don't know that I will ever be the same again. However, it is slowly getting better....I guess I just need to hang in there. I hope you're right, that once I get prescription glasses things should be better. Hopefully these headaches I've been having every day will go away then. Thank you again!

[Texheart]

P.S.  I am severely nearsighted and you are not a big baby.  Tell hubby to call me and I will tell him the same as will my hubby.  And, to think the original surgeon wanted  to do my other eye in 3 weeks!!!!!  I need my detachements fixed first that they could not see or acknowledge.
I could relate to the NBC news last week with Robert Bazell about Lasix surgery and Lasix doctors.

[Texheart]

What you are describing is identicle to what happened to me 3 months ago .  I just posted to one of the doctors for some answers.  No reply yet.  My surgery has been 11 weeks ago and I am no better.  It was simple cataract surgery.  I did not want any fancy lens...Just give me back what God gave me.  I now have large Black Viteous detachmants with lighted Halo's/wavy lines with suspected Retina tear. I was suppose to remain near sighted.  I am now farsighted.  They cannot do surgery on me as I am a heart patient and on Plavix.  The stress has caused severe angina attacks.  I had to find new doctors as the group I was seeing would not acknowledge my discomfort.  New eye doctors did.  I feel your pain.  I feel your frustration.  I feel you sadness.  I feel your anxiety.  My church is praying for me.  I will add your name.  God Love You.

[indi1664]

Hi,
     I can understand your panic..i just  had my operation 2 weeks ago...first few days were awful and like yourself ihad huge anxiety...but day by day things have improved ...I was -20 in left eye and am now +.0.25 and 1.5 astimatism...whilst op has gone well being very myopic i had great near vision ...sadly now I havent ...but tht is price you pay for having good distant vision.but this can be corrected with glasses...at moment i am using cheap reading glasses ...but am told once i have correct astigmatism and prescription lenses things will be much better...In your case if the op has gone well ..just give some time to adjust ...i am sure things will work out well.
Good luck

[lorac0813]

Hi JodieJ, I just thought that I'd let you know how my appt with the surgeon went yesterday. He checked my eye very thoroughly and said there doesn't appear to be a problem. He did tell me to come back if my problems haven't resolved in a month or so. So I will do that. Unfortunately he couldn't recommend much for the dry eyes other than what I am already doing. Thanks again for all your advice and help, I hope to stay in touch with you via this forum!