I....have....returned....
Those guys at Henry Ford Hospital know their stuff!
NO general or 'twilight' anesthesia. Nothin'. Didn't need it.
'The worst part if the surgery was an automatic blood pressure cuff that seemed intent on amputating my arm
They put about a quart of anesthetic and dilation eye drops in at the pre-op, then wired me up and started an IV. Took about 20 minutes for them to take full effect, so there I lay giving the nurses trouble
Once in the OR and draped they moved the microscope over my eye and started. It was dark at first but then the microscopes 2 lights came on - pretty blinding bluish white (LED?) tinged by large orange halos because of what was put in the eye. I was told to fixate on the point directly between them for the duration.
Didn't feel the incision to the outer edge of the lens capsule at all, but did see the visual field distort in the opposite direction.
Next cane the ultrasound probe - it shattered the lens/cataract in a rather spectacular manner what with all the colored lights. Looked like intersecting lightning bolts.
This was followed by the removal of the lens fragments. Too blurry to see the details, but once gone the microscope lights blurred out and nearly filled the visual field.
Next came the lens insertion and hookup. Lots of distortions in the opposite direction of the pushing, but then WHAMMO!!! The lens was flat and in position. I could see the ceiling rather clearly once the microscope was moved out of the way, but still a little blurry because of the dilation etc.
From this point to the doc ripping off the drapes was only a couple of minutes.
The anesthetic and dilation drops are still in effect as it's a short time since surgery ended so focus isn't there yet, but I can already see improvements. Doc says in about 2 weeks the full effect should take hold.
I go back tomorrow morning for the post-op checkup. I'll also have to wear an eye shield for a few nights to protect it while I sleep.
Eye #2 in early October.
Those guys at Henry Ford Hospital know their stuff!
NO general or 'twilight' anesthesia. Nothin'. Didn't need it.
'The worst part if the surgery was an automatic blood pressure cuff that seemed intent on amputating my arm
They put about a quart of anesthetic and dilation eye drops in at the pre-op, then wired me up and started an IV. Took about 20 minutes for them to take full effect, so there I lay giving the nurses trouble
Once in the OR and draped they moved the microscope over my eye and started. It was dark at first but then the microscopes 2 lights came on - pretty blinding bluish white (LED?) tinged by large orange halos because of what was put in the eye. I was told to fixate on the point directly between them for the duration.
Didn't feel the incision to the outer edge of the lens capsule at all, but did see the visual field distort in the opposite direction.
Next cane the ultrasound probe - it shattered the lens/cataract in a rather spectacular manner what with all the colored lights. Looked like intersecting lightning bolts.
This was followed by the removal of the lens fragments. Too blurry to see the details, but once gone the microscope lights blurred out and nearly filled the visual field.
Next came the lens insertion and hookup. Lots of distortions in the opposite direction of the pushing, but then WHAMMO!!! The lens was flat and in position. I could see the ceiling rather clearly once the microscope was moved out of the way, but still a little blurry because of the dilation etc.
From this point to the doc ripping off the drapes was only a couple of minutes.
The anesthetic and dilation drops are still in effect as it's a short time since surgery ended so focus isn't there yet, but I can already see improvements. Doc says in about 2 weeks the full effect should take hold.
I go back tomorrow morning for the post-op checkup. I'll also have to wear an eye shield for a few nights to protect it while I sleep.
Eye #2 in early October.
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