Well THAT scared the sh*t out of me!

[garth33]

hey buddies...I know I haven't been around much the last several months. Now I can finally tell you why and its with a LOT of relief!:whew:

Last fall I noticed my vision was starting to get weird...I'd walk outside with someone and comment "oh it's hazy out today!" and they'd say..."no, it's actually pretty clear". We would laugh it off and ignore it but gradually and very quickly, my vision began to decline. At first it was only when it was really sunny outside and it didn't really affect me so I didn't really worry about it. Then, week after week, it was getting worse and worse until I finally went to the eye doctor assuming I just finally had to throw in the towel and admit I needed glasses. Turned out glasses were the least of my worries - I had cataracts! Now before the old man jokes start (I'm NOT!:no I had no idea cataracts could strike a good looking man in his 20's...okay...30's...okay EARLY 40'sX_X but yes...that's what they were. (Family history was a factor...these were not your ordinary cataracts)

The Doc said I would be amazed how fast this type of cataract would advance and in the 3 weeks it took to schedule a surgery on just one of my eyes - I was! I went from average vision without glasses to seeing only rough shapes in a cloudy fog in that time and it was scary as hell. It got so bad not I couldn't read ANYTHING on a computer screen unless I had a black background with green font in HUGE letters and even then it was iffy. My job depends on my eyes so I was worried I might lose my sight forever until my first surgery 2 weeks ago that replaced the cloudy lens in my right eye and it was almost miraculous. Just had the other done this week and now my vision in nearly back to normal. The surgeries each took less than an hour total and only 10 minutes to open up my eye - remove the bad lens and replace it with a new one. I can see great again and I'm so happy - not to mention RELIEVED!!:cheers:

sorry for rambling but I just wanted to share my story and my happiness!

peace buddies,
g33

 

[bigsal]

This is great news.:thumbs up:

I'm glad that everything went well :cheers:, but mostly you're back.

:big hug:

 

[gb2000ie]

Great to have you back and happy to hear it all ended well after that very scary start!

B.

 

[tonka]

Garth is back and better than ever!

 

[SimplyJakeAndAlex]

Dude I had two mild heart attack one at 30, and the other at 35 so trust me the old age disease as so many believe aren't always happening in old age. And no I don't have bad eating habits, I am a Shaolin master and teach private classes 3 times a week so I'm very well in shape... but just like you my doctor had discover some biological malformation (which has been supposedly fixed last year) but yeah when you find out that it doesn't only happen to other there's a massive awakening.

And welcome back dude

 

[Whisper]

Many times age has nothing to do with our health like Jake said. For example I was 30 years old when I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, typical "old men's disease", and I'm not old and definitely not a man

But the most important is that you are well and back here with us. Welcome back :big hug:

 

[Tom]

Welcome back! Wonderful news that the surgery was the answer.

 

[SimplyJakeAndAlex]

and I'm not old and definitely not a man

Well there's only one true statement in there and it's the part where you claim not to be a man )

 

[slimjim]

Wow... good to hear from you at last buddyG and as for the news - it's great to hear that what could have been so awful X_XX_Xhas turned out so well! :cheers::thumbs up:

 

[Whisper]

Well there's only one true statement in there and it's the part where you claim not to be a man )

Shush now grandpa

 

[tonka]

So, Garth, can you spot a hot ass boy from a mile away again?

Mothers of Kansas.....lock up your farm boy sons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Urban]

Welcome back, Garth, and I'm glad it's worked out so well for you!

I have cataracts too, but mine are the old man type & are developing gradually. My vision is now getting somewhat fuzzy, and I think I'm going to talk to my optometrist the next time I see him about whether it's time to do something about them.

 

[Rebel7]

Oi! So glad to hear you are fully recovered my friend Wel back

 

[garth33]

So, Garth, can you spot a hot ass boy from a mile away again?

Mothers of Kansas.....lock up your farm boy sons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH YEAH! that's one of the things I've been most happy about!:thumbs up:

g

 

[garth33]

Welcome back, Garth, and I'm glad it's worked out so well for you!

I have cataracts too, but mine are the old man type & are developing gradually. My vision is now getting somewhat fuzzy, and I think I'm going to talk to my optometrist the next time I see him about whether it's time to do something about them.

If you can it's definitely worth it and the procedure is amazingly fast and simple - I was in and out of the clinic for both eyes in just over an hour and back to work the next day. You're awake the entire time but it's totally painless - a little weird but I also watched the procedure on the internet before I went in because I was curious how they did it...and again, the results are absolutely amazing.

peace!
g33

 

[garth33]

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU my friends for you nice wishes!!! It's why I will ALWAYS love GH!

 

[lhardwick69]

my cousin had white hair by time he turned 19---it was dark brown--I joked around with him told him he was trying to look like Eminem but he didn't like that--so he started dying his hair for a while then decided to stop--

a friend of mine in high school had severe arthritis by time he was 15

its not the age that these things happen its a defect within our bodies whether it be genetics or whatever--it just happens--one guy I knew even had hard dtime getting erections at 22 but he was fine until then if you know what I mean turned out he had some kind of tumor-he had it removed and with time he was able to get it up again--

so if anything is going wrong with you guys and think you are too young don't think that--after all there are kids out here dying of cancer

 

[hugmebear]

Great to have ya back!

 

[herod]

It's one of the cleanest "surgery" you could ever get. The worst thing that could happen is infection, which is highly unlikely if you don't poke yourself in the eye or contaminate your drops.

Glad to hear your vision is back

 

[tonka]

No in the eye for six months, Garth.
I mean it!