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    bernie weishapl
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      Starting next Friday I will probably be out of the shop for about a 1 1/2 months. So I will be in and out of the forum. I am having eye surgery for cataracts and floaters. One eye will be done 3/28 and the other on 4/25. It will surely be nice to see again and no more black spots floating around my vision. Everything I am doing is starting to look cloudy. I guess I wasn’t aware of them but he said sometimes they come on quickly which mine did. Anyway enough of that. Will be happy when they are done and I can see colors brightly again and not see things thru a gray cloud. It has affected my clock work a lot especially trying to put them back together and getting the pivots aligned. Anyway will still be on the forum just can’t do the shop because he said he wants to take no chances of getting anything in them. So going to be a long 1 1/2 months. So guess I will get my garden seeds started and at least have something to do. :D

      #56567
      willofiam
      Moderator

        Hey Bernie, I will keep you in prayer, I have talked to several people who have had similar operations done with great success, keep us updated, William

        #56568
        bernie weishapl
        Participant

          Will do William. I have talked with several and they all say getting rid of the black spots and being able to see is wonderful. They told me you won’t believe the brightness of everything and they all said you won’t believe that white will actually be white. Just be nice to see clearly again.

          #56569
          gerene
          Participant

            Wish you all the best with your surgery and hope for a fast recovery.

            Jan

            #56570
            ewinrow
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              Hey Bernie,
              Take your time and wish you a fast and speedy recovery.

              #56571
              chris mabbott
              Participant

                Bernie my brother, I would wish you good luck but ya know what, you won’t need it because this operation is a piece of cake, maybe even pie :-)

                My mom had the same thing done a few months ago, she had all but made a will haha

                She told me that she sat waiting while the med fiddled around, then she asked…. How much longer before you start ?
                He said… You’re done lol

                Now she can see good, not like a 17 yr old, but like a 75 yr old with 80% better vision.

                Good news is you can send me your eye loupes lol

                #56572
                tmac1956
                Participant

                  Bernie:

                  I wish you the best with that. However, a word of caution… I lost a retina from simple cateract surgery about four years ago – thus I am functionally blind in what was my dominant right eye. It’s not just losing the vision, but now I have virtually no depth perception because of it. How am I doing working with tiny watch parts? The best I can I suppose.

                  I also have a cataract in my left eye. However, there is a way to protect yourself from having a retinal detactment and I can assure you that I will do it BEFORE I let anyone work on my remaining eye. They can laser your retina down a few weeks before you have this done – that will prevent it from comming loose. If only someone had told me about this before the surgery, I would have had it done – even if I had to pay for it out of pocket.

                  Sorry for the horror story but I always tell everyone that I know who is considering this procedure that its not risk free. The doctors usually don’t put much emphasis on the risks because the percentage of retinal detachments is pretty low. Unless of course it happens to you – then the risk is 100%.

                  Anyway – you will be in my prayers…

                  God Bless.
                  Tom

                  #56573
                  arutha
                  Participant

                    Good luck Bernie and hope you make a speedy recovery.
                    Paul.

                    #56574
                    bernie weishapl
                    Participant

                      Thanks everyone. Tom I do understand. There are risks with everything and no way to get around it. I am pretty confident in the Doctor I chose. He said he has about 98,000 or so cataract surgeries under his belt. So I guess with a little luck and the good Lord’s help hopefully all will be well. I will let everyone know when it is done and let you know how it went. Thanks again for the prayers and well wishes. It means a lot to me.

                      #56575
                      Bob Tascione
                      Moderator

                        Hey Bernie,
                        Been away for a couple of days. You had mentioned this pending surgery in an email a couple of months ago. The time sure passed quickly!
                        Wishing you a very fast recovery. We’ll all try to keep you busy up here until you can break back into the shop!
                        Best of luck mi amigo!
                        Bob

                        #56576
                        bernie weishapl
                        Participant

                          Thanks Bob. I am not one to sit but guess it is better to get them healed up. I will still be around on the computer and maybe I can pass some help on here and there. :D

                          #56577
                          michael weaver
                          Participant

                            Best of luck to you Bernie. You won’t even need to use a loupe when you get done!

                            #56578
                            mahlon
                            Participant

                              I will keep you in my prayers Bernie. My brother just had it done a month or so ago, and no longer has to ware glasses. I am looking at that same thing in the near future. I am afraid that when it is done that I might see that what I thought was quality work I was doing was just good at best 😯 Mahlon

                              #56579
                              bernie weishapl
                              Participant

                                Thanks again. Mahlon that is my biggest fear. I thought I polished a pivot only to be a half way job. 😆

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