Ripinator
Old Man with a Hat
Good for you, Bob. You look just like a super light. . .
1978 NYB New Engine.....
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Good for you, Bob. You look just like a super light. . .
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
We're you knocked out, Bob?
The gave me a sedative, then a shot, and told me to count backwards from 10.
I got as far as ten, lol.
The gave me a sedative, then a shot, and told me to count backwards from 10.
I got as far as ten, lol.
twostick
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No good deed goes unpunished. lol
A late friend of mine had his done a year apart. His biggest complaint before the procedure was his night vision was shot. Oncoming headlights just made everything go white, halos around street lights etc. After the procedure he said he had crystal clear vision in the repaired eye and what they had said was his good, not bad enough to fix yet eye, was like looking thru a lace or shear curtain. He could not believe he had functioned that long that blind.
Kevin
No, I was awake the whole time. They said it was a twilight anesthesia. I asked what that was and I was told Fentanyl.....no bull.
I hope I don't turn in to a crackhead when it gets dark tonight. Lol.
I'm getting the other eye fixed Dec 7th.....Pearl Harbor Day.
Night driving has been hell. I've been blaming the lighting on the 78 NYB.
My right eye was the worst one and it took about a year for it to go from OK to very bad. My right eye was like looking through dirty glasses or if you took sandpaper and roughed up the lens.
My Doctor (hot as hell) at Johns Hopkins said that my vision will be corrected to 20/20 about a month after the 2nd surgery. I won't need glasses anymore and this will be a lifelong fix. I will probably need readers though.
The doctors were talking crazy stuff like we'll be able to get you a restricted driving license so you can drive close to home during daylight hours.
I know this isnt right to think this way....
I didn't say this out loud but I wanted to tell them that if my drivers license is taken away.... I'm still going to drive. People with one eye can't drive???
I know this isnt right to think this way....
I didn't say this out loud but I wanted to tell them that if my drivers license is taken away.... I'm still going to drive. People with one eye can't drive???
Stan, I believe they gave me anesthesia through an IV and anything else was done straight through my eye. I could see weird things and lights and hear things while they were operating on me and then about 30 minutes later they said they were all done.
I also had my post op checkup an hour after surgery so I don't have to go back to the jungle tomorrow. That was nice of her to do for me.
twostick
Senior Member
It's a pretty quick procedure. My friend said it took longer to set up than to actually do it. Lots of improvements in the last few years too. The first one he had to dick around with pirate patches for a couple of days before he could let any light through, restricted activity and drugs and eye drops for quite a while after. The second one he had a deal on like Bob and he could see before he left the building. Just some eye drops for follow up meds.
Kevin
Kevin
I have 3 different eye drops that have to be applied 4 times a day for 30 days. Yep, the setup was longer than the surgery. Still don't know why I had to take my clothes off and put a smock on...... And I could see (blurry) out of my right eye immediately after surgery.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Heh-heh.
Jesus Bob they keep patching you up like that you may soon be under warrantee again !
Good luck on Pearl Harbor Day!!!
Good luck on Pearl Harbor Day!!!
I was face up the whole time....LOL.
And all women working on me.
Who knows, maybe they took advantage of me.
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My dad lost one of his eyes in his 20s and at 85 he’s still driving, even though he probably shouldn’t be for a couple of other reasons...
I can't believe how much my vision improved in my right eye. To me it's a miracle how they do something like that in less than an hour of surgery.
Last night when going to bed, I turned on the light in the master bathroom and I was sitting on my bed. I noticed how my vision improved. I covered my left eye and viewed the white painted walls and ceiling with my surgically corrected eye and it was amazing how white I could see the walls and ceiling. I covered the surgically repaired eye and viewed the walls and ceiling with what I considered my good (left side) eye and the walls and ceiling were extremely yellow. I can't wait to get that eye fixed on December 7th.
Last night when going to bed, I turned on the light in the master bathroom and I was sitting on my bed. I noticed how my vision improved. I covered my left eye and viewed the white painted walls and ceiling with my surgically corrected eye and it was amazing how white I could see the walls and ceiling. I covered the surgically repaired eye and viewed the walls and ceiling with what I considered my good (left side) eye and the walls and ceiling were extremely yellow. I can't wait to get that eye fixed on December 7th.
BTW, I took a country ride today and the sun was bright. I could see better without glasses now then with glasses. After I get the other eye fixed I should be back to 20/20 vision and I'll be able to get the corrective lens requirement removed from my drivers license.
65sporty
Old Man with a Hat
Sounds like it went well Bob, best of luck with the next surgery. My father in law had both of his eyes done about a year ago. When there both done all the bling under the hood should really pop
I could of got a bi-focal implant but if the reader vision changes they will have to take it out and upgrade the implant. Screw that.... I'll just use reader glasses.
I found a place to mount the gauge pod on a Ny'er.....
What do you guys think?
Of course I'm not done with the install yet. I'm waiting on a different temp gauge. I bought a mechanical one but that won't work because I ran out of coolant ports. I needed the other coolant port for the electric fans controller sending unit. I still have the factory temp gauge wired and working and I'm going to piggyback the SW electrical temp gauge off the same sending unit. Hopefully it will work. If not.... I'll go to Plan C.
What do you guys think?
Of course I'm not done with the install yet. I'm waiting on a different temp gauge. I bought a mechanical one but that won't work because I ran out of coolant ports. I needed the other coolant port for the electric fans controller sending unit. I still have the factory temp gauge wired and working and I'm going to piggyback the SW electrical temp gauge off the same sending unit. Hopefully it will work. If not.... I'll go to Plan C.
