Looking For Options Post Surgery
I'm currently at the one week mark post surgery and devastated with the results. Prior to surgery I could see distance, no problem reading road signs while driving and as an IT profession I could get through a day of computer screen use without glasses and most definitely had no problem with most apps on my phone. I needed my readers for fine electronics work and reading printed material.
Fast forward to now and I have the librarian glasses necklace. I can't even make out notifications on the lock screen for my phone. Heck, even eating dinner I have to put my glasses on to see what kind of meat it is.
Apparently my cataract eye was near sighted and my non cataract eye was far. Apparently many other 55 year olds aren't so lucky and this is how I've navigated life blissfully unaware. Well, that's no longer the case.
Anyway, at my 24 hr post op I asked the doc when I would be able to see my phone again and she said never. I'm like WHAT?! She went off and said this was all explained to you and you were fine with it and stormed out of the room. WTH?
I am due to meet with her today. My goal is to get all my medical records and go find a surgeon who will sit still for more than 5 mins and explain my options at this point.
Any tips to offer here?