I have 3 cataracts =(

[Psycho Penguin]

Turns out I have 2 cataracts in left eye and 1 in right eye and my vision has gone downill in a hurry.. now, I am almost 25 and have only been a diagnosed diabetic for 1 year.. this isn't normal is it?

[lorilei]

oh Steve, I know nothing about this except cataracts can be removed....I am just glad to see you back..:)

[Psycho Penguin]

I know they can be but its still scary =( I just thought I needed new glasses.. which I do til I can get surgery, but its big thing to hear "eye surgery"

[lorilei]

definately!!!! I get freaked with eyeball stuff anyway...

[cherokee_psh]

I wish you an uncomplicated surgery and a speedy recovery.

[davef]

Welcome back Steve, sorry to hear about your eye problems. It's good that it has been caught early, wishing you a speedy and full recovery.

Any idea when the surgery will happen?

[gettingby]

Glad to see you back Steve. Sorry to hear about your eyes but just know that you have a lot of friends here to support you. You can survive this.:)

[mraymond]

The eye doctor told me that cataracts are a side effect of diabetes--I'm a lot older than you are, but she told me that my eye problems were a result of diabetes over a long period of time, not just the short time since I was diagnosed. However, the surgery to remove them is pretty easy -- no pain and fast and you can see better immediately. When I had the surgery done I was advised to keep tight control on my blood sugar to help eliminate other problems (retinopathy) and prevent future problems.

Good luck!

mary

[Scarlett]

:eek: wow...that is young to have them and to be dx'd for such a short time :( sorry for you but the good news is that they're operable and pretty much painless....no sense asking how you got this way....can't change how it happened but you can prevent or trickle the future outcome for more eye probs by keeping the sugars down (as best you can)....sometimes i think the better surgery to have would be new islets (ones that work)...i'm a chicken when it comes to surgery though

[Stumpkins]

Do NOT worry! I had cataracts in both eyes, so severe that I could really see - well, just about nothing! I was 13 years old, and had just been diagnosed. I had the cataracts removed, but because my eyes were still growing/maturing, they completely removed the lenses from my eyes. I wore very THICK contacts until I was 18, and the lense implant could be put in. The overall process took 4 procedures, and I see perfectly. Cataract surgery now-a-days is a 10 minute procedure, and if you can handle it, they won't even give you anesthesia!!! A few weeks of eye drops, and you'll be seeing great! BEST OF LUCK!!

[Psycho Penguin]

Thanks for the support everyone, I'm starting evaluations next week.

[notme]

Good luck. It makes me very sad to see people struggling with the stupid complications of diabetes.

This should be a pretty quick and easy surgery. I wish you all the best.

[jillrapp]

Steve,
I'm so glad to see you around again, you were missed! Keep me updated on what happens with your evaluation and keep up the great work on the new job! :)

[xMenace]

Does this mean you "R" might not actualy be missing? :eek:

[brendersue]

Eye stuff is alway heebie-jeebie. :p I had two taken out and then the Dr did a little lasik so I have almost 20/20 vision now with no glasses. They just drape sticky cloths around your eye and you don't feel anything. You see weird lights and instruments moving around but within a couple minutes they say, "All Done." and you'll wonder why you didn't beg them to do it sooner. Remembering to squeeze in all those doses of drops was a LOT worse than the little procedure. I'll be praying for you.