On the 25th of July, I had
cataract surgery on my right eye. This
type of surgical procedure is one of the easiest to do. They whole operation takes about fifteen
minutes, and you are able to hear what's going on. I was the exception, I was out, and that's
unusual. I believe it was because I took
5mg of Ambien the night before, so I could sleep. It worked because I slept most of the day
after the surgery. I did forget to tell
you my surgery started at 6:30 A.M.
The procedure on my left eye
will be Wednesday, August 15th, at 6:30 A.M., and like I said this is easy.
Two days before the operation I have to put one drop of Ciprofloxacin
and Nevanac (antibiotics) into my eye four times a day.
The day of surgery place one
drop of Ciprofloxacin and Nevanac in the operative eye. At 11:00 A.M, I start putting in one drop each of Ciprofloxacin, Nevanac and
Durezol into my eye every two hours until bed time. One other thing to remember is these drops
have to be put into the eye five minutes apart.
The next day for a week, you
have to put in Ciprofloxacin (4 x day), Nevanac (2 x day) and Durezol drops (2
x day). The second week, you put in
Nevanac (2 x day) and Durezol drops (2 x day).
The third week, you in Nevanac (1 x day) and Durezol drops (1 x
day). The third week is when you have
the second surgery, so you are also doing the drops for that eye.
You really need to keep track
of the drops and times you use them, so I suggest making a list with date,
right/left eye, and number of times you need to put that drop in. Write the time you put the drop in, and
remember there has to be five minutes between each drop.
The first week there is no
bending, straining, heavy lifting, or make-up around eye for 1 week. It is okay to take a shower, but do not
splash water in face. Do not rub or bump
your operative eye and you have to wear eye shield for three days while
sleeping or napping. Also, do not wash
hair leaning forward.
For me the hardest part has
been trying to keep from bending over.
Do you know how many things we bend over for? I tried to remember to stoop instead of
leaning over, but it's such a natural reflex to bend over. Snort!
Lately, I've had some trouble
keeping from rubbing my eye, but that's been in the second week, so I think if
I don't rub too hard I'll be okay. My
right eye is healing just fine, but I'll be feeling a little lopsided until
both eyes have the operation and are healed.
I do have astigmatism in both
eyes, and although there is a chance to remove it, I elected against that
procedure as I didn't fully trust it. My
ophthalmologist removed as much as she could though. I also elected to have distance for both of
my eyes, so I will need glasses of some type for close work.
All in all, I'm very happy
with my experience with this surgery. I
just can't wait to get back to normal.
Have a great week, and I'll
try to see you next Sunday.
Sandra K. Marshall
http://www.eirelander-publishing.com