Cataract Surgery
We are now back from the big city - safe and sound.
The office (Pacific Cataract & Laser Institute, Inc) we went to was very professional - both in the pre-op visit, during the entire operative phase, and in the post-of visit. There were a LOT of people there for surgery that day - and, hubby’s only took 5 minutes. We actually waited longer for the injection and then the post-injection time than he spent in the surgical suite.
And, I was able to sit outside the operating theatre and watch the entire thing. Actually, I was watching the procedure on a monitor while it was being recorded! One of the office professionals was with me the entire time and narrated the procedure onto the tape. We watched it this morning with one of our daughters and it is fascinating.
I did not realize how prevalent cataracts are in people with diabetes. According to this study - 15% of cataract surgeries are performed on diabetics. Wow!
I am so impressed with the entire staff in the office. They seem to really care about the patient and make the whole process easy to go through. I think we sometimes don’t even realize how nervous we are until afterwards - it is just never easy to be the one sitting in the waiting room - sometimes the person undergoing treatments is less stressed.
The personnel there seems to GET that - they allowed me to go with him into the pre-op area - even into the small room where he was given the numbing injection - then sat with me through the procedure. You cannot ask for better service than that.
And, the surgeon came out to meet every patient prior to taking them back - and once hubby was in the surgical suite, the doctor asked permission to pray before the procedure. What a blessing to have a God-fearing doctor!!!
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September 22nd, 2007 at 1:12 pm
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