Re: Cataract surgery today

On 3/3/2025 9:47 AM, Zen Cycle wrote:

On 3/1/2025 5:17 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:

On 3/1/2025 7:46 AM, zen cycle wrote:

On 2/28/2025 2:41 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:

Went in at 6:40 and home by 8:30. Not bad even my usual white coat blood pressure jump was no bad. Wow what a difference everything is really bright and of course my eye still dilated. No paid or redness but a sensation of sand when I blink. I can already tell it has better distance acuity than the right eye. I go back in two weeks for the right eye. Drlet said was ok to ride bike I did the trainer today. Crazy windy stuff today don't need that. Some simmering of light in eye.

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What are the working out restrictions?

Dr said to wait a week before riding outside I can live with that my vision right now is quite good. Amazing. So inside to ride or walk on treadmill too.
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 SO, just to avoid getting any irritant in the eyes?
 I was wondering if there were any issues with getting blood pressure up with a work out after eye surgery.
 Several years ago I had MOHS surgery on my forearm, the dr said no working out for two weeks (yes, two weeks). She said the increased blood flow through the area could cause the still-healing sub-cutaneous incision to bleed internally. Obviously excising a squamous cell carcinoma isn't the same as cataract surgery, but hey, I'm not a dr.
 

I rode inside about 6 hours after surgery dr said was ok. Just no lifting of things 20 pounds or more. That makes sense although I just remember I brought my guitar in the case upstairs that probably does way over 20 pounds. Blood pressure is one thing but also your eye pressure which is completely separate issue and has nothing to do with blood pressure I ask the retina doctor this question 7 months ago. My eye pressure was 14 on Saturday morning they did the official 24 hour check on the eye. Said everything look good healing fine. I have some dryness and just use eye drops preservative free and they are not cheap $14 for a small bottle. Critical is your eye pressure should be betwen 10-20 on the scale. Mine has always been normal and usually on the lower end at 10. Getting about 27 for a length of time suggest issues of glaucoma. Although surgery and inflammation can temporarily spike the number. Compared to the gas bubble and retina surgery this was easy.
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Deacon Mark