Catarac operation in my eyes.............. me........... V

[Ponce]

Have YOU had it done? does someone has to take me and bring me back, how long before I can raise hell once again? does it hurt, itches or what?..........do they do first one eye and then the other one or both at the same time?

How can I learn if I cannot read.......... crap, crap and triple CRAP.

V

[Cebu_4_2]

Here are a couple articles for you, doesn't sound like a real big deal:

Cataract Surgery Recovery Modern cataract surgery is very safe and effective. In fact, according to the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the overall success rate of cataract surgery is 98 percent.
Typically, the procedure is performed on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia, and the cataract surgery recovery time is minor. Most patients see clearly the day after surgery, with little or no discomfort.
But to ensure the best possible outcome and to minimize your risk of complications after cataract surgery, it's very important to carefully follow your eye surgeon's instructions regarding what to do and what not to do after your cataract procedure.
Your cataract surgeon or your general ophthalmologist or optometrist will perform several follow-up visits during your cataract surgery recovery. Usually, you will return to your cataract surgeon for at least your first post-operative visit the day after surgery.
This checklist will help you know what to expect and what to do during your cataract surgery recovery. For answers to specific questions, consult your cataract surgeon or the eye doctor who is performing your follow-up care.
Immediately After Cataract Surgery

At the conclusion of your cataract surgery, a lightweight protective shield will be placed over your eye, held in place with surgical tape. This shield will decrease the risk of injury from inadvertently rubbing or accidentally bumping your eye.
You also will be given dark sunglasses to reduce light sensitivity during your trip home.
You might feel a little groggy immediately after surgery, especially if you were given a medication to help you relax during the procedure.
You may spend some time in a recovery area, where your cataract surgeon or an assistant will answer any questions and review post-surgical instructions. Your follow-up appointments may be scheduled at this time as well.
Typically, you will not be allowed to drive for 24 hours, so someone will need to drive you home.
If you have not already done so prior to surgery, you should fill the prescriptions for post-operative medications your surgeon gave you.
When arriving home, you may be allowed to remove your eye shield, but you should wear it when sleeping for at least a week to prevent eye injury.
Apply your eye drop medications as instructed to control inflammation and reduce the risk of infection.
Some burning, stinging and/or "gritty" feeling to the eye is normal.
Do not rub or put any pressure on your eye.
It usually is okay to engage in light activity — such as reading, watching television and walking — immediately after cataract surgery, but you may want to simply rest comfortably or nap in bed when you return home.

The First Few Weeks After Surgery

You can bath or shower, but avoid getting water in or near your eye.
Typically, you will have a follow-up visit with your cataract surgeon the day after surgery. Bring all your eye medications with you for this visit so you and your surgeon can review the appropriate schedule and dosage for each drug.
Have someone drive you to your follow-up visit. Avoid driving until your eye doctor has verified that it is safe for you to drive.
Wear dark, ultraviolet (UV) protective sunglasses when outdoors.
Your eye may feel a little gritty and/or sensitive to touch for a few days after surgery. But if you have significant and increasing discomfort, contact your eye doctor.
It is not unusual to experience glare and halos around lights during the first few weeks after surgery. However, contact your eye doctor if these symptoms worsen or do not subside with time.
Continue to use your eye drop medications according to the schedule your eye doctor gave you. Your doctor also may recommend frequent use of artificial tears if your eyes are dry. Keeping your eye moist will help it heal faster.
You should be able to drive, return to work and resume your normal activities within a week. Ask your surgeon when it is safe to resume specific activities.
If your vision remains blurred after a week or so, you may need corrective eyewear. Typically, your eye should heal at least a couple weeks before your eye doctor prescribes new glasses.

Two to Three Months After Surgery

Within two to three months after cataract surgery, your eye should be comfortable and your vision should be clear.
If you have residual nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism, you may need prescription eyeglasses. To reduce your need for glasses, a laser vision correction procedure such as LASIK or PRK often can be performed to sharpen your eyesight.
Whether or not you need to wear corrective eyewear, you should wear UV-protective sunglasses when outdoors. This is true even if a UV-blocking intraocular lens (IOL) was implanted in your eye during cataract surgery.
Purchase a pair of comfortable sport or safety glasses to wear when playing sports, working with hand tools, operating a lawnmower or other power equipment, or performing any other tasks that potentially could cause an eye injury.
Be aware that a common complication of cataract surgery — called a secondary cataract — can develop two to four months (or longer) after surgery.

A secondary cataract does not cause vision loss in the same way as a primary cataract. Actually it is a clouding of the posterior portion of the clear sac (lens capsule) that holds the natural lens in place. This capsule is left in the eye during cataract surgery to prevent serious complications when the cloudy lens is removed.
Vision loss from a secondary cataract can be reversed with a painless outpatient procedure called a laser capsulotomy. If you feel the clear vision you achieved after cataract surgery begins to worsen two or more months after surgery, consult your eye surgeon to see if you need this follow-up procedure. Your surgeon may use a glare or contrast sensitivity test to determine the level of vision loss before the capsulotomy procedure is performed.
Be Patient It's important to be patient and not expect perfect vision immediately after cataract surgery. It takes some time for your eye to heal completely, and it is not unusual to experience fluctuations in your vision for several days or even a few weeks after surgery.
During your follow-up visits, your eye doctor will advise you about how your eye is healing and when your vision has stabilized.
If you choose one of several FDA-approved multifocal IOLs (i.e., ReZoom, ReSTOR, or Tecnis) to reduce your need for prescription eyeglasses or reading glasses after refractive cataract surgery, it often takes a while before you are fully satisfied with your vision. This is because vision is a complex process that involves not just your eyes but also your brain, and it can take some time for the brain to fully adapt to multifocal IOLs for optimum vision. If the cataract procedure is performed with a laser, then recovery time may be shortened and the visual outcome for near vision may be better.
Also, if you have cataracts in both eyes, don't judge the quality of your vision until you have had surgery on both eyes. This is particularly true if you choose a multifocal or accommodating IOL (Crystalens) to restore vision at all distances.
Ed. note: This information is for general education purposes only and is intended for U.S. residents. It is not to be used as a substitute for medical advice from your eye doctor.
Note: This information is for general education purposes only. It is not to be used as a substitute for medical advice from your eye doctor or refractive surgeon.

[Cebu_4_2]

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When the eye’s naturally clear lens becomes clouded, it’s called a cataract. Most cataracts are the result of the natural process of aging. Others may be present at birth or develop as a result of physical, drug, or chemical injury. Cataract surgery, one of the most common operations performed in the U.S., clears up the cloudiness.
What Happens During Cataract Surgery?During cataract surgery, the cloudy lens is removed or cleaned out and replaced by a clear manmade lens.
Most cataract surgeries are done with a technique called phacoemulsification (FAY-co-ee-mul-sih-fih-CAY-shun), also called "small cut cataract surgery." The cut can be smaller because the harder center section of the lens is liquefied and then vacuumed out.
Under local anesthesia, a surgeon performing phacoemulsification makes a small opening on the side of your cornea. A device that sends out ultrasound vibrations is inserted into the eye and breaks the lens into small pieces. The fragments are then removed by suction through the small cut in the eye.
Your eye doctor may use a laser to make the cut. The hope is that a more precise cut will further improve recovery from cataract surgery.
After the cataract is removed, the surgeon usually replaces it with a new, manmade lens called an intraocular lens or IOL. This procedure is called "intraocular lens implantation."
The IOL is clear plastic, acrylic, or silicone with an optical power chosen by the surgeon to help restore normal vision. This lens is permanent and needs no special care.
The IOL focuses light onto the retina to help improve your vision. Still, even if your natural lens is replaced with an intraocular lens, you probably will need a new eyeglass prescription. However, most people can see fairly well at a distance without glasses after modern cataract surgery with a cataract lens replacement.
Cataract surgery is usually done as an outpatient procedure in an operating room, so you don't have to stay in the hospital. The actual surgery usually lasts less than an hour.
Some people prefer to be awake during the surgery. A sedative may be given and numbing drops are placed on the eyes. Talk to your surgeon about your preference.
Doctors usually won't remove cataracts in both eyes at the same time. If you need both eyes done, you will be scheduled for separate surgeries, usually a few weeks apart.
Is Cataract Surgery Safe?Nearly 98% of all cataract surgeries are completed each year without serious complications. Though this type of surgery is very safe, you should always discuss the risks of surgery with your eye surgeon.

What Can I Expect After Cataract Surgery?After cataract surgery, it is normal to feel mild irritation. Your doctor may recommend that you take an over-the-counter pain reliever such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin). You may also have mild tearing and be slightly sensitive to light for a short time following cataract surgery. You can wear dark glasses to help with the light sensitivity.
For a few weeks after cataract surgery, you will need to take medication in the form of eyedrops to aid healing and prevent infection. Your surgeon may want you to avoid very strenuous activities for a short period after surgery, but most normal activities need not be restricted following cataract surgery.

[Cebu_4_2]

RisksBy Mayo Clinic Staff (http://www.mayoclinic.org/about-this-site/welcome)

Complications after cataract surgery are uncommon, and most can be treated successfully.
Cataract surgery risks include:


Inflammation
Infection
Bleeding
Swelling
Retinal detachment
Glaucoma
Secondary cataract
Loss of vision

Your risk of complications is greater if you have another eye disease or a serious medical condition affecting any part of your body. Occasionally, cataract surgery fails to improve vision because of underlying eye damage from other conditions, such as glaucoma or macular degeneration. If possible, it may be beneficial to evaluate and treat other eye problems before making the decision to have cataract surgery.

[Ponce]

Thanks guys, now I am really scared........only 98% success? and surgery risk includes "loss of vision" ?.......... I'd better sue the Dr and get myself a reader to give you guys a hard time..........can you imagined this site without my bullshit?......impossible.

V

[Cebu_4_2]

Seems complications are rare, lasic is where some big risk comes from. If you are in real doubt have one eye done at a time so if you go blind you have another chance of success, with another doctor of course. I didn't read real deep into this, just some points of the process.

You will be fine anyways, you know that.

[zap]

Relax Ponce, my mom had it done about 35 years ago and it was fairly new back then, she did one eye at a time , just to be safe, and didn't have any pain at all, she's 67 now, no problems.

[Glass]

I think its pretty straight forward these days. Do one at a time. Get an eye patch and a parrot...... or a parrot suit for the dog... or a wooden leg for the dog.;)

take care though and be well.

[Dogman]

Eye patch for the dog!

Twins!

[palani]

http://www.naturalnews.com/035446_cataracts_surgery_alternatives.html


NaturalNews) Cataracts are common occurrences among aging humans and often their pets. They can occur among younger humans also. The symptoms are cloudy vision, extreme glare sensitivity, with a sense of trying to see in heavy fog under certain lighting conditions. This occurs after proteins interlock to form a glaze over the eye lens.

The accepted medical advice is surgical intervention, which usually does the trick if you have insurance or can afford up to $5,000 per eye for all the expenses involved. The surgical procedure is an outpatient operation that can be done under mild "twilight" sedation, if you can hold your eyes still.

If that's a problem, you'll need to go under complete anesthesia and sign a waiver explaining there is a slight chance of waking up dead. It appears that fluouroquinolones are appearing in some anesthetic drugs. There have been serious neurological disorders from fluoroquinolones reported.

After the cataract covered lens is removed, a synthetic lens is implanted. Usually both eyes are affected, but only one eye is done at a time, just in case. The improvement is not always 100% or permanent. It's possible for a protein coating to cover the synthetic lens later.

If diagnosed with cataracts, could there be a way get around this scenario? Cataracts do develop slowly. If you can still manage, you may want to take a few weeks and experiment with some alternative treatments at home before surgery.

Alternative approaches for reversing cataracts
The alternative approaches will be presented here for educational purposes only, and the sources below the text can lead you to begin more research.

World renowned author/lecturer Dr. Vasant Lad, director of the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, recommends triphala tea eyewashes performed two to three times daily. It's been used successfully for cataracts, glaucoma, pink or red eye, and dry eye. See specific directions here (http://www.scribd.com/doc/59411153/Cataract-Data).

Some glaucoma sufferers use cannabis for effective relief from acute episodes of pain and impaired vision.

Another approach is drinking a shot of strong wheatgrass juice daily along with the eyewashes. A study reported in the January 1, 2005 edition of Biogerontology showed 25 to 40 percent improvement in cataract impaired canines from taking wheatgrass juice orally for one month (1).

The famous master herbalist Dr. John Christopher has his herbal eyebright recipe here (http://www.herballegacy.com/Herbal_Eyebright.html). You can order a prepared herbal eyebright from a link in the recipe page. Several have used it successfully.

Patricia Bragg recommends 1/3 teaspoon of Bragg's organic apple cider vinegar mixed in four ounces of distilled water for drops or eyewash. Hold with eyes closed for two minutes two or three times daily (2).

A Chinese botanical combination called Shihu-Yeguang might be available wherever acupuncture is taught or done professionally. Five bottles of five pills twice a day for a month is a common treatment round (3).

There are naturally based N-Acetyl-Carnosine (NAC) eye drops available on line (4a-b).

Ginkgo or whatever increases blood flow to the brain and ocular area is also recommended. One should consider using two or more alternative approaches. All these remedies should be used with a good diet base.

Antioxidants including vitamin C are important for reversing deteriorating eye health. You can do your own mega-dose vitamin C (http://www.naturalnews.com).

Avoid processed unsaturated trans-fatty acid hydrogenated oils. Consume only good wholesome unsaturated or saturated fats. Disregard the cholesterol propaganda. Make sure you get your fair share of omega-3 fatty acids. Your eyes, brain, and nerve sheathes are composed of fats, including cholesterol.

Add organic veggie juicing and/or green smoothies while avoiding processed foods and beverages.

[Libertytree]

You'll be fine Ponce, this procedure has been done millions of times. I'm just glad you never had an anal cataract, those are painful.

[Dogman]

Old school remove the lens the victim wears coke bottle lens glasses.

New school is much better!

Not much to worry about amigo, just listen and heed what you are told to do.

Not much fuss or muss these days.


Had a scoutmaster in the early 60's that had it done, had trifocals coke bottle lens. Thickest dam glasses I have ever seen wore by anyone to date.

LOL!

Nothing to fear, and think of the joy of good vision that glasses can correct.

[Ponce]

You'll be fine Ponce, this procedure has been done millions of times. I'm just glad you never had an anal cataract, those are painful.

You could be right tree, I did have a anal cataract about eight years ago and with that eye I can see just fine, but for some weird reason it does smells hahahahahahahah

Appointment with the Dr at 1400 on Monday to set up a date.......thanks guys.

V

[BrewTech]

You'll be fine Ponce, this procedure has been done millions of times. I'm just glad you never had an anal cataract, those are painful.Dude... stop fuckin' around... an anal cataract?? Seriously?

[Libertytree]

Dude... stop fuckin' around... an anal cataract?? Seriously?

It was so ridiculous I thought everyone would automatically know I was funnin...I mean where else does one find cataracts?

[Dogman]

Dude... stop fuckin' around... an anal cataract?? Seriously?

Some minds are endless fountains of,.................! Grin!


Some mind pics once formed, never go away!


?de00

[BrewTech]

Some minds are endless fountains of,.................! Grin!


Some mind pics once formed, never go away!


?de00

My beers tend to make me susceptible to ridiculous suggestions... like an ugly woman at the bar wanting to have sex with me... hard to turn down after a hoppy ipa!

[Glass]

It was so ridiculous I thought everyone would automatically know I was funnin...I mean where else does one find cataracts?

I just thought it was an Obamacare option for cataract treatment. You know, the one where they go in from the other end.

Of course as Obama says, If you want your cataracts, you can keep your cataracts.

[Ponce]

Man oh man, if you guys didn't know what he meant by that then you are the one that needs a cataract operation and not me....... unless you have a very clean mind and not like mine and tree........why do you think that I have so much tp? hahahahahahahh

V

[Horn]

My beers tend to make me susceptible to ridiculous suggestions... like an ugly woman at the bar wanting to have sex with me..

Does Obamacare cover removal of those also?

[mick silver]

they will only do one eye at a time and yes you will need someone to take you

[Neuro]

Man oh man, if you guys didn't know what he meant by that then you are the one that needs a cataract operation and not me....... unless you have a very clean mind and not like mine and tree........why do you think that I have so much tp? hahahahahahahh

V
I thought you had many fans...

[Dogman]

why do you think that I have so much tp?
V

Catching tears and honking nose?

[Ponce]

Yeap.........

All ready have someone, but he doesn't know it yet hahhaahahahaa.

V

[ShortJohnSilver]

Ponce, from experiences with other family members, the thing I would recommend if you do get surgery: FOLLOW THE EYE DROPS SCHEDULE AFTER SURGERY, TO THE LETTER. My mother did not and had problems, my uncle did and his eyes are in great shape.

[BrewTech]

Does Obamacare cover removal of those also?

Only if one can prove they were buying their own drinks... otherwise they consider it a pre-existing condition.

[Camp Bassfish]

My Japanese uncle have Catarac once, but he trade it for a Rincoln.

[Dogman]

My Japanese uncle have Catarac once, but he trade it for a Rincoln. This kind of cataract is hugely more fun!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28wbI73IVvQ






;D

[Ponce]

Well, went to the Dr today and I have cataract on both eyes, heave on the right and light on the left......they gave me a date for the operation........but......some prices not covered by my insurance company, something that they should have told me BEFORE the eye exam, many would feel committed after the eye exam but NOT ME.

I just called them and told them that I wanted a firm price on everything or I would forget about the operation (go yo another Dr.) and then call my insurance company and tell them not to pay the Dr, I hope that he will take me to court because I have the evidence of what is going on....operation supposed to be on the 27 Aug.

Is not a matter of money but the fact that they are probably doing this to many poor people....someone must lee[ tjem honest............yours truly........Robin Ponce Hood.

[palani]

Is not a matter of money but the fact that they are probably doing this to many poor people

Wouldn't the VA cover this?

[Glass]

Do these treatments require anesthetic?

[Ponce]

In the eye, they go PUFFFFFFFFFFF with some kind of liquid and that's it, tomorrow I am going to call them and find out more about, everyone at the Dr tells me......."we don't have nothing to do with them, the bill is between you and them"........sounds to me like the Dr is getting a kickback. How can the Dr do hundred and hundred of operations and not know the price............this is like the government telling you "YOU WILL HAVE AUTO INSURANCE".........BUT, they let the insurance company charge what ever they want.

V

[Cebu_4_2]

In the eye, they go PUFFFFFFFFFFF with some kind of liquid and that's it, tomorrow I am going to call them and find out more about, everyone at the Dr tells me......."we don't have nothing to do with them, the bill is between you and them"........sounds to me like the Dr is getting a kickback. How can the Dr do hundred and hundred of operations and not know the price............this is like the government telling you "YOU WILL HAVE AUTO INSURANCE".........BUT, they let the insurance company charge what ever they want.

V

This is typical insurance Ponce, Obama care was supposed to shut the door of this kinds of BS. I don't know if the VA has any recourse but you should at least consider another doctor at the minimum.

[Ponce]

You got it Cebu.......I just remember a while ago that they do have a brand new building for an eye clinic........giving them a call tomorrow...thanks.

V

[Neuro]

You got it Cebu.......I just remember a while ago that they do have a brand new building for an eye clinic........giving them a call tomorrow...thanks.

V
May be even worth a bit of extra to go private, as the doctor, I imagine, may be more experienced and you may have a smaller complication rate, since a more experienced dr would do it quicker and more accurately... It is an art actually, avoid the professor types (too academic), the very young (too inexperienced) and the very old (shaky hands), optimal age between 38 to 55 probably...

[Libertytree]

May be even worth a bit of extra to go private, as the doctor, I imagine, may be more experienced and you may have a smaller complication rate, since a more experienced dr would do it quicker and more accurately... It is an art actually, avoid the professor types (too academic), the very young (too inexperienced) and the very old (shaky hands), optimal age between 38 to 55 probably...

If you go private, remember that money talks, hard cold cash that is. I saved myself approx 75% when dealing with an ear doc this way.

[osoab]

May be even worth a bit of extra to go private, as the doctor, I imagine, may be more experienced and you may have a smaller complication rate, since a more experienced dr would do it quicker and more accurately... It is an art actually, avoid the professor types (too academic), the very young (too inexperienced) and the very old (shaky hands), optimal age between 38 to 55 probably...

Ponce want's it done and not to pay for it. Ponce is cheap. :D

[Serpo]

This op is a non event,my frail auntie had it done and now she has better vision

[Ponce]

Ponce want's it done and not to pay for it. Ponce is cheap. :D

You got it......my last hospital stay (remember) it came to $32,000 and they wanted $850,00 from me, I had the hospital charity pay for it......that's why my only income is my SS.

Called the VA this morning, she called the Dr that I went to yesterday to check it out and then to give me an appointment......she told me that there were only 12 people ahead of me......yours truly......el chepo Ponce.

V

[Neuro]

Ponce want's it done and not to pay for it. Ponce is cheap. :D
Fair enough, go with the most reasonably priced, experienced surgeon according to my criteria outlined above. Probably he should go and have it done outside of US then. I went and had my hip surgeon in India 3 years ago, with perfect results it costed me $8,000 a similarly experienced surgeon (mine was among the top 5 in the world, #1 for my condition) in the US would have costed me $70,000, about $16,000 in Turkey (with a way less experienced surgeon), free in Sweden with someone that most likely would have messed up my life, since they are still in training (just a few surgeries with this method the last few years in Sweden).

Generally you get what you pay for, but if you are willing to think outside the box, you can get a very good deal with a top class surgeon. In Ponce's case it is a rather simple routine surgery under local anasthesia and most likely it will go fine wherever he goes, but if you can afford it go for one of the best. Just putting the artificial lens in a better position may eliminate the need for glasses, apart from reading glasses, there are even lenses that are bifocal, but they cost more and unless they are put exactly in the right position you will still need glasses.

[Libertytree]

You got it......my last hospital stay (remember) it came to $32,000 and they wanted $850,00 from me, I had the hospital charity pay for it......that's why my only income is my SS.

Called the VA this morning, she called the Dr that I went to yesterday to check it out and then to give me an appointment......she told me that there were only 12 people ahead of me......yours truly......el chepo Ponce.

V

I understand being cheap, that's cool, I am too. BUT....if I'm really concerned about the competency of the docs in the "free" dept I'd rather pay cash to someone I trust with the operation.

[Ponce]

To tell you the truth I didn't like the way they were treating this old lady who did not have eyeglasses insurance they were digging in her purse I don't know for what and the poor lady was shaken......I was called in before the end of it.

Besides they gave me some numbers, and not all of them, after the exam........the Dr made me very unsecure but I don't know why, I always listen to myself and that's one of the reason why I am still alive.

V

[Neuro]

My wife and son had cataract surgeries at a very young age (genetical), my son was 11 mths old, and he had artificial lenses put in immediatelly of course. My wife went to Vienna at the age of three and they cut most of the lens away, and had to wear very strong glasses in her childhood, until hard strong contact lenses were available. About 4 years ago she had a lens implant surgery, which was way more complicated because of scarring from the childhood surgery. It was even recommended mildly against from two surgeons (the one who did my sons eyes, and a reknowned eye specialist in Istanbul), saying that if she has good vision with the contacts it wasn't worth taking the risk. But my wife started having more and more difficulties using the contacts and figured that at an older age if she couldn't use them she would practically be blind, and glasses made her dizzy, so at a routine checkup for new lenses at this other eye specialist I asked him if he could put in artificial lenses, he thought for a minute and said it was possible, he could do it, and a couple of weeks later it was done. We payed about $3,000 for it and my wife was very happy with the result, she saw better than before with the contacts, but she needs to use reading glasses...

[osoab]

You got it......my last hospital stay (remember) it came to $32,000 and they wanted $850,00 from me, I had the hospital charity pay for it......that's why my only income is my SS.

Called the VA this morning, she called the Dr that I went to yesterday to check it out and then to give me an appointment......she told me that there were only 12 people ahead of me......yours truly......el chepo Ponce.

V

You do know that the VA is the current whipping boy. They were withholding service to bump up their bonus pay. Sweet gig if you're in on it.

[Neuro]

To tell you the truth I didn't like the way they were treating this old lady who did not have eyeglasses insurance they were digging in her purse I don't know for what and the poor lady was shaken......I was called in before the end of it.

Besides they gave me some numbers, and not all of them, after the exam........the Dr made me very unsecure but I don't know why, I always listen to myself and that's one of the reason why I am still alive.

V
Listen to your instincts. That is a good thing!

[Ponce]

Well osoab, the VA is now getting 385 millions dollars and with many bad people being kicked out.......two civilian Dr's operated on my Hemos with no success, the VA did in one visit and I haven't had any problems ever since........I trust them.........my right leg, knee and foot are doing a lot better now, I can at least walk with out a cane........I like it and my dog like it.

V

[Dogman]

Well osoab, the VA is now getting 385 millions dollars and with many bad people being kicked out.......two civilian Dr's operated on my Hemos with no success, the VA did in one visit and I haven't had any problems ever since........I trust them.........my right leg, knee and foot are doing a lot better now, I can at least walk with out a cane........I like it and my dog like it.

V

Chew toy>?<


;)

[Ponce]

Hard cane...........

V

[Neuro]

Chew toy>?<


;)
Should be good for circulation! ;D

[Bigjon]

Fair enough, go with the most reasonably priced, experienced surgeon according to my criteria outlined above. Probably he should go and have it done outside of US then. I went and had my hip surgeon in India 3 years ago, with perfect results it costed me $8,000 a similarly experienced surgeon (mine was among the top 5 in the world, #1 for my condition) in the US would have costed me $70,000, about $16,000 in Turkey (with a way less experienced surgeon), free in Sweden with someone that most likely would have messed up my life, since they are still in training (just a few surgeries with this method the last few years in Sweden).

Generally you get what you pay for, but if you are willing to think outside the box, you can get a very good deal with a top class surgeon. In Ponce's case it is a rather simple routine surgery under local anasthesia and most likely it will go fine wherever he goes, but if you can afford it go for one of the best. Just putting the artificial lens in a better position may eliminate the need for glasses, apart from reading glasses, there are even lenses that are bifocal, but they cost more and unless they are put exactly in the right position you will still need glasses.

I'm curious where you find the info about who is the best doctor and best price, for any given procedure?

[Ponce]

I just read that they are giving the VA 17 BILLION dollars for more doctors, nurses and new buildings....I don't know if it was already in the books or what.......after all, our friends in the state of Israel comes first because they have to build more on Palestinian stolen land.

V

[palani]

I'm curious where you find the info about who is the best doctor and best price, for any given procedure?

Angies list?

http://www.angieslist.com/services.htm