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75. The splinter in the eye scene in....

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #61)

Thu Mar 6, 2025, 03:20 AM

Mar 6

Zombie Flesh Eaters is another one that scarred me when I was a kid.

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Cataract surgery this morning on right eye. [View all] LuckyCharms Mar 4 OP

What a difference the surgery makes. Your days are going to be brighter and clearer. 👁️ Polly Hennessey Mar 4 #1

Thanks, Polly! LuckyCharms Mar 5 #51

Glad it went well! FM123 Mar 4 #2

Thank you! You take care as well! LuckyCharms Mar 5 #52

Good! XanaDUer2 Mar 4 #3

Thanks! LuckyCharms Mar 5 #53

Good luck. Now all you need are cheater glasses surfered Mar 4 #4

Thank you! LuckyCharms Mar 5 #54

Hope you heal up quickly and enjoy perfect vision soon! Was it painful at all? LiberalLoner Mar 4 #5

No eye pain during surgery. LuckyCharms Mar 4 #9

Thank you so so much. Yeah, I will need the surgery soon. Hope your eye feels more comfortable with every passing day! LiberalLoner Mar 4 #29

For me, it got to the point where my retina doctor was having trouble LuckyCharms Mar 5 #50

Thanks for the info LogDog75 Mar 5 #67

Hello My Friend BOSSHOG Mar 4 #26

It makes such a difference. greatauntoftriplets Mar 4 #6

I'm happy it worked out well for you! LuckyCharms Mar 5 #48

Same here. greatauntoftriplets Mar 5 #49

I tell people cataracts were the best thing that ever happened to my eyes. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 4 #7

Same here. I could never adapt to contacts. After cataract surgery could see my feet in the shower for the first time. Silent Type Mar 4 #16

I know things change over time, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 4 #18

Honestly, if born in 1800s I'm not sure I would have survived because seriously doubt I could have found lenses Silent Type Mar 4 #19

You would have survived -- people don't die from poor vision PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 4 #22

I'm in that cycle now BOSSHOG Mar 4 #27

Had my cataracts taken care of a couple of years ago. Paladin Mar 4 #8

Glad it worked out well for you, Paladin! LuckyCharms Mar 5 #47

One of the best things I ever did was get my cataracts fixed... Wounded Bear Mar 4 #10

Thanks, Wounded Bear! LuckyCharms Mar 5 #46

Get my left eye done on the 11th. After the right eye, I kept closing one eye and looking at the yellow snow. multigraincracker Mar 4 #11

Right eye is very blurry right now. LuckyCharms Mar 4 #12

For a few days and then began to clear up. multigraincracker Mar 4 #14

Thank you and best wishes to you. LuckyCharms Mar 4 #15

I could see clearly, completely clearly, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 4 #23

Great. I can't. LuckyCharms Mar 4 #24

Don't worry, mine didn't come in clear until next morning questionseverything Mar 6 #76

They made me wait 2 months between eyes! Basso8vb Mar 4 #13

Still blurry, but i can tell already that things look brighter! LuckyCharms Mar 5 #45

Wishing you swift and complete recovery niyad Mar 4 #17

Thanks a lot, niyad! LuckyCharms Mar 5 #44

Glad they did the right one. Ptah Mar 4 #20

Indeed! LuckyCharms Mar 5 #43

Camera one, camera two... Niagara Mar 4 #21

Is that you, Niagara? LuckyCharms Mar 5 #40

Great News BOSSHOG Mar 4 #25

Good to hear! LuckyCharms Mar 5 #39

I had mine done almost 3 years ago dflprincess Mar 4 #28

Perfect description! LuckyCharms Mar 5 #38

Follow drs orders, do not bend over or pick up heavy things Clouds Passing Mar 4 #30

Thank you! Yes, that's exactly what the doc told me in the follow up this morning. LuckyCharms Mar 5 #37

Lucky True Dough Mar 4 #31

Yes! It's you riding a burro, naked. LuckyCharms Mar 5 #34

Squint a little more, True Dough Mar 5 #41

OK, I squinted. It may be a pony, but it's hung like a horse! LuckyCharms Mar 5 #42

And did they give cake after the operation? applegrove Mar 4 #32

Banana nut muffin and a hot cup of coffee! LuckyCharms Mar 5 #35

Is it a requirement to eat something before being released? Niagara Mar 5 #68

They were highly required to eat after my dad's cataract. applegrove Mar 5 #69

Good to know, applegrove Niagara Mar 5 #70

You have to fast from midnight onward the night before becuase you're getting anesthesia... LuckyCharms Mar 5 #72

Typically my daily fasting hours are 6 -7pm until 1 -3pm the following day Niagara Mar 5 #73

They don't want you to fall over from low blood sugar applegrove Mar 5 #74

yeah the most annoying thing is doing all the drops routine drray23 Mar 4 #33

Yes, you have to do advanced calculus to figure out these stupid drops! LuckyCharms Mar 5 #36

My doctor had a compound option for the drops dflprincess Mar 5 #65

That's good to know! Ocelot II Mar 5 #55

I asked the same question. LuckyCharms Mar 5 #56

Thank you!! Ocelot II Mar 5 #58

I forgot to mention... LuckyCharms Mar 5 #59

The scalpel coming at my eyeball was one of my freakout issues. Ocelot II Mar 5 #61

LOL I imagined it that way too. LuckyCharms Mar 5 #63

Another famous movie wirh such a scene drray23 Mar 5 #71

The splinter in the eye scene in.... LudwigPastorius Mar 6 #75

Per my doctor's advice, I didn't wear my glasses dflprincess Mar 5 #66

Your posts always make me hungry Submariner Mar 5 #57

Eyeball soup is the best! LuckyCharms Mar 5 #60

at surgery center Kali999 Mar 5 #62

I was moaning in pain laying flat because of a bad back, so LuckyCharms Mar 5 #64

My wife had both eyes done last week. Cataracts removed and new lenses. Sibelius Fan Mar 6 #77