I Ran Into A Subscriber While Doing My Errands & An Update On My Cataract Surgery
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- čas přidán 27. 04. 2024
- It's been a month since I had my cataract surgery and it seems that I may have a rare side effect, as a result.
And, while doing errands, I ran into a subscriber at Walmart who also recently had cataract surgery. We compared notes. :-)
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By the way, I worked for a couple of years as the videographer for surgeries for the most famous Ophthalmologist in the world, Dr. James P. Gills at the St. Luke's Eye Institute in Florida. I learned a lot about eyes because he did almost 80 surgeries a day - one of the rare doctors to do one eye one day and the other the next day. He perfected the foldable lens to replace the extracted old cataracted lens. Fascinating and since I saw tens of thousands of cases, I know your life will be hugely better when both eyes are done!
Wow, that’s amazing William. What an interesting job you had. Thanks for the heads up. 👍
Hi Steve..your plants in the backyard look beautiful...great choices......glad your eyes are better...one more eye surgery and you are done.... allergies are very annoying.....nice you met a subscriber shopping..your famous now. ....take care ..have a great weekend...... Deborah 🇨🇦
Lol thanks Deborah 😎👍
Happy to hear the cataract surgery went well. The flowers look nice too.
Thanks Carolyn 😄👍
That's what's nice about being retired you just go with the flow. You don't have to rush no more
It sure is USA 😎👍
Oh...Perry lived my dream! And your pool area is looking great! Thanks as always!
Me too ❤
Thanks William 😄👍
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Walmart puts flowers & plants on clearance 👍😊. We use Kroger grocery points for our gas discount. The patio looks fantastic. Can you rotate umbrellas over plants for partial shade? Nice to see Palm Springs. Thanks for taking us along 👍😎
For some reason our super Walmart has a very tiny garden section. Probably because Lowe’s and Home Depot are right next door and they don’t even bother to compete. And that’s a good idea to use the umbrellas to shade the plants. Thanks Tex! 😎👍
Glad things are going better with your eyes. Love the new flowers by the pool. Thanks for the great video. You and Jim take care.
Thanks Maria and you too! 😄👍
It must seem weird when strangers recognize you when you are out!! You are a celebrity 😉
It is pretty weird, but fun! 😄👍
I hope I get to run into you one day in Palm Springs!! I really enjoy your vlogs
Thanks Chelsea and I hope so too! 😄👍
Happy Sunday Steve. Your getting famous! 👏😃Soon people will ask for your autograph! I do can recycle also! 👍
Lol 😆
Yes Steve my Dad and Grandma noticed the colors were so much brighter after the surgery..glad your on the mend. I honestly can't tell the difference in your eyes.
Thanks Lisa, glad to know it’s not just me lol. 😄👍
I enjoy your stories
Thanks Beth. That’s nice to hear. 😄👍
I don’t recall ever seeing white Lantana, ours are usually yellow, orange or red. Think pink or lavender are also options. Guess I will have to pay more attention on my walks which I have recently had to shortened due to my seasonal allergies. Looks like you are going to have to get used to being Internet Famous, Steve! ❤ Paul
Hi Paul, White lantana are a lot like unicorns, very rare lol! 😆 sorry you are dealing with allergies too! 😩
It's great news!
Here in my area of Florida gas is $3.48. Glad you are doing well with your cataract surgery, and staying proactive on your eye care.
That’s amazing Debbie. You are very lucky! 😄👍
Beautiful choice of flowers So happy your cataract surgery went well. It is so important to have regular eye exams yearly. I am a diabetic and so many problems can happen from being a diabetic with your eyes possibly. I am 61 and had both cataracts removed a couple of years ago. Surgeries went great. So far no other problems with health of my eyes. Thank goodness. I enjoy your wonderful channels. I am subscribed to both channels. Love from Ky.
Glad to hear that your cataract surgery went well T! Thanks for sharing with us. 😄👍
Hi Steve, I hope you have a beautiful day
Thanks Sheila and the same to you! 😄👍
What a great video! I love how you shared about your eye issues please let us know your journey and when you find out more information on what's going on. These types of issues plaguing us all as we age and information is the key to successful outcomes😊 I am legally blind due to an eye condition that is pretty rare. I have had a team of doctors that is just. I know that so often I conditions are not detectable except by the doctors and it's important to keep a good track of our eye health. My vision is stabilized for 5 years now, thank you lord! I also enjoyed your journey through picking new bushes and flowers for your backyard. I'm suffering from acute spring fever I'm pretty obsessed with sprucing up my front yard where I do most of my gardening. Thanks for the great video, all of your hard work and such a positive attitude!!!!!
Sorry to hear about your eye condition Connie. Hopefully they have it under control now and it won’t get any worse. And I can relate to you when it comes to their acute allergies. They’re definitely not fun this time of year! 😩
Glad you're doing better. Your yard is looking good. 😊
Thanks Renee 😎👍
I'm glad to hear your eye is coming along Steve! 👀 Our weather here in NJ today is going to be close to 80° so Im going to be enjoying it! 💖
That sounds pretty ideal Joan. 😎👍
I’m in NJ too. Today was absolutely beautiful. It was so nice. Going out without a jacket finally.😊
I'm glad your eye surgery healed well. It was fun hanging out with you. Awesome video 😊
Thanks Jody 😄👍
Hey Steve. Glad to hear the surgery went well. As you know, you and I have the same ophthalmologist. He really confused me the last time I saw him. He told me they no longer consider pressure to be connected with glaucoma. I plan on having a more lengthy conversation with him the next time I see him. Thanks for the video.
Hi Gary, what? 😳 please let me know what you find out after you talk to him. Almost every time I go into the office they do the pressure test on my eyes to make sure that my eyedrops are lowering the pressure to a normal range. And then he confirms that my pressure is in the normal range. If it’s not the pressure that causes the glaucoma I wonder what it is? Thanks for the heads up. 😲👍
@@theretiredlifewithsteve They do on mine as well. That's why I was confused. If it doesn't indicate for glaucoma, why do it? It'll be a while before I see him again, but I'll let you know.
Thanks Steve your eye looks alot better
Thanks Carol, they definitely feel a lot better too! 😄👍
Hi Steve. Gas is going up here in Arizona too.🌵 Take care of your eyes. Be safe. Keep up the good vids🌞
Sorry to hear that Dianne. Thanks and you too! 😎👍
The Lows by us in the Philly burbs Steve have reasonably priced flowers
Steve I just hope that you are doing better and living well. PS … with your eyes being like that you have that David Bowie look.❤
Thanks Tracy. Someone else just mentioned him and his eyes too. I didn’t realize that he had a problem with his eyes too. 😳👍
Gas in Sillycon Valley is near $6 a gallon ! Thank Gabbing Nuisance for adding another $1 in tax! David Bowie had an eye injury that left one eye always dilated...
Yikes, that is crazy. And now that you mention David boy I think I noticed that. 🙁 I guess as long as I can still see out of both eyes, that’s the most important thing. Even if they do look a little wonky! 😳👍
Enjoyed again, Steve your famous😊
Lol thanks John 😆👍
Hey Steve, the dilated pupil is most likely from the trauma/swelling from the surgery. It may resolve over time but if it's not causing any issues, I wouldn't dwell on it. You probably wear sunglasses outside anyway which would be a good idea just to counter the slightly larger opening of the lens.
It sounds like the surgery overall was a total success, nice sharp clear vision which was the goal to begin with. Also, there is nothing wrong with rocking the "David Bowie" look with two different pupil sizes! Honestly I never would have noticed it watching you but I know we are all sensitive to weird changes with our bodies and can obsess over them.
On another note, I don't know if you have ever visited Moeller's Nursery in Palm Desert, it's a lovely place worth checking out.
PS Gas shot up here in LA at least a dollar a gallon, we are at about $5.50 on average. Some stations are back over $6.
Hi BB, I hope you are right and it’s just from swelling. And you were the third person to mention David Bowie lol! 😆 sorry to hear that your gas prices are even higher than ours. 😩 I guess on the positive side, if gas prices keep going up, maybe people will start driving less. 🤞
I had surgery on 1 eye first, and yes i had the same perspective of seeing a brighter-whiter view in one eye and a more yellow look in the non operated eye. But that was resolved when the second eye was done. My vision is better now with the cataract surgery as the lens implanted significantly improved my vision that i really don't need glasses. I also decided to have monocular vision, so one eye is focused on distance and the other is on close up. When you determine, if the other eye needs to be done, ask the surgeon if that is a possibility for you. Look at the pros and cons of each. Keith
Thanks for the feedback Keith. I’m glad yours went so well. I will definitely ask my eye doctor about that when the time comes. 😄👍
Glad you feeling good with your eyes.❤❤❤
Thanks Monika!
I look forward to retiring soon....I will be in Garfield mode...sleep...nap..eat...repeat...no rush.
Lol that definitely sounds like a typical day for me! you are going to enjoy retirement Elizabeth! 😄👍
I follow the sommers in Alaska en de gasprices are high there as well
That makes sense in Alaska or Hawaii because they are so right remote. 👍
L👓king good Steve. Both your eyes and whole face look good! Touché!
Thanks Janet 😄👍
Thanks for the cataract update, Steve! I'm looking at having the surgery in probably a year or maybe two, and I'm always looking for other people's experiences because I'm so nervous about it. Your eye is looking great--and I didn't even notice the enlarged pupil until you pointed it out!😆
Good luck with yours when the time comes M! 🤞😊👍
Love that flamingo in the background at the beginning🙂
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Steve I am so glad your surgery went well and I enjoyed this video.
Thanks Syreeta 👍
Steve....when we get to OUR age, it's interesting how most big the names in our phone directory end in MD
LOL
Lol isn’t that the truth! 😆👍
Yes the Ballymore lifts are pretty fun - I work @ La Quinta Lowes in the mornings 😎
So they actually have a name. Thanks Joe! 😄👍
It sure was a nice surprise running into you at Wal-Mart, especially at that time of day. Also I was at Lowe's in Palm Springs that very same day that you were in P.D They also had a plant section that was 50% off. I was fortunate enough to find several. Love that price!
Lkng forward to more of your great videos!
Hi Perry, 50% off is my favorite price too lol! 😆👍
Hi Steve I am getting ready to have cataract Surgery either the end of June or early July. I have cataracts in both eyes!
Good luck Kathleen. I hope yours goes as smoothly as mine did. But no weird large pupil side effects lol. 😳👍
I love the beautiful plants around your pool. They look fabulous. I have to say though, that I have a mad desire to have a mural painted on one section of the wall. Going to Lowe's tomorrow to pick up plants for my backyard. Hopefully, I'll be as lucky as you were. Lol. Wish me luck!
I love murals out in public spaces, but I’m not so sure how I would look in our backyard lol. 😳😄 Good luck plant shopping. That’s always fun. 😎👍
@@theretiredlifewithsteve something like this photo in the link would look fabulous
Thanks you
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Thanks for sharing your eye issue. My Mom took the drops for glaucoma and now I take them as well. I'm glad I caught it early. I also had the cataract surgery. I am very happy with my results. By the way, the large pupil you described was not noticeable before you mentioned it. It is a tad bit larger but not really noticeable. Good luck on your future eye Dr appts!
Thanks for sharing and for the feedback Ernest. I’m glad you are taking care of your eyes too. 😊👍
I had cataract surgery after you did. I watched your video to get some idea on what it would be like. Thank you for that. As for my pupil, it's actually smaller than the other one that was not operated on. Doctor said not unusual and it will get better. I also had glaucoma surgery at the same time. Also, I didn't realize it until you mentioned it but I do see whiter now and more yellow in the eye that had no surgery.
Hi Barb, glad to hear that your surgery went well too. How funny that you have the opposite reaction with your pupil! 😳 hopefully both of our pupils will return to their normal sizes at some point. 🤞😄👍
Price of gas is Crazy there Steve 😱 Far from ideal up here in Canada either but I live in the province of Alberta (with third largest oil reserves on Earth) so we tend to get a bit of a better deal 🙄
On another note Steve my Wife and I always went to a nursery to get our spring flowers - last year one of our hanging plants died early so we just grabbed one from Walmart to finish the season - damn thing outlived and looked better than all the rest for half the price … so guess where we are getting them this year 😂
That’s awesome. You are the second person to mention Walmart flowers. I’m going to have to check ours out again! Thanks RB! 😄👍
Gas at the station where I buy gas here in Clay County Florida is $3.60 a gallon for regular. I know gas is really high out there where you live. Those flowers are pretty.
Hi Virginia, I don’t think we will ever see gas prices that low here in California again lol! 😲🥲
@@theretiredlifewithsteve I can imagine. It has been hovering between $3.00 and $3.80 for awhile here.
Maybe for a cactus try Opuntia ficus-indica, and Monarda punctata ( spotted bee balm) is pretty drought tolerant too...
Its always nice to meet subscribers, and glad your eyes are recovering.
Was thinking of you (your other channel) we're thinking of visiting Bo Diddley's grave in Bronson Florida since its an hour away from us.
Hi Todd, thanks for the suggestion. I didn’t realize you could buy cactus and other plants by mail until I watched one of your videos a few minutes ago. 😄 Bo Diddley, wow, I haven’t thought of him in years. I’m sure it will be an interesting trip if you decide to visit his gravesite. 👍
@@theretiredlifewithsteveThere should be nurseries for cacti all over southern California.
We're going soon to visit Bo.
Your pupils look equal to me. The pupil of your surgical eye could be a bit slower to adjust to light as it has only been a month.
Thanks for the feedback Amy. I hope that is all it is. 😄🤞👍
My mother had laser capsulotomy for decreased vision about 3 years after cataract surgery. But then she also had several proceedures for advanced glaucoma before having cataract surgery. My glaucoma is stable a few months post laser. I just have dry eye. I use systane gel drops. The only thing with that is, that i find that it blurrs your vision for a short time. I also use the individual dose vials for portability. 👍🙂🇨🇦
Hi Deborah, thank you for sharing that with us. Your mom sounds like she had quite an ordeal with her eyes. I hope the final outcome was positive. Glad to hear that yours went well too. 😄👍
Your Eyes Look good 👍 ❤
Thanks Loretta. They are feeling much better. 😄👍
I had Cataract surgery too on both eyes in October of 2018 glaucoma surgery too but see okay but do still have glaucoma but its somewhat better still use drops every night though ! Got Roko on my Smart TV !Added You Tube and Spectrum Free App for basic Cable TV !
Thanks for sharing with us Patti 👍
Hello Steve and thanks for another enjoyable vlog. If I may...I was born with glaucoma (open-angle) and will be 60 in July. It was not found until I was six years old and there is some damage to the optic nerve. I also have a wrinkled retina in the right one which does not bother me. I have not met an eye drop that did not work, at least not yet, and I have been on several over the years. The reason for switching is because of shortages of the product. Are you going to the eye doctor every month for glaucoma? I sure hope not as it is a very slow-progressing issue. I can appreciate your diligence based on your mother's experience. I go every year although the doctor wanted me to come every six months. I made a deal that if my pressure gets higher or if there are any major changes, I will come more often, and in the meantime can I please come once a year? He agreed. Getting your eyes dilated, retina photographed (pupils bigger than your head), and a field of vision test (do you get this test? It may reassure you a bit) is exhausting. I always ask about my pressure readings as they tend to be in the mid-teens (mid to high 20s is concerning). Asking may reassure you also. Welp, this post is long enough, and if you made it this far, Thanks, and have a great day!
Hi TB, thanks for sharing all of this with me. I’m sorry you’ve had to deal with this your entire life, I’m glad to hear it’s under control. 👍 and yes, I have had all of the tests and I also do keep track of the pressure readings. Fortunately the eyedrops do keep my eye pressure in the normal range. 👍 my problem is that every drop I’ve taken so far gives me extreme dry and extreme red eyes and that’s why the eye doctor keeps trying different drops to see if some thing can still lower the pressure without giving me such awful side effects. Hopefully, eventually we will find some thing that does the trick. 🤞 Thanks 😄👍
@@theretiredlifewithsteve is there enough humidity in your home? The things we need to do, right?!?! My eyes are red, white, and blue! The right eye is red because of scar tissue in the inner corner. Good Luck and I hope you find something that works for you.
I recycle c. R.vs too.
Wow I gotta stop complaining about gas prices here in Denver. I paid $3.19 a gallon.
Lol it’s all relative isn’t it? 🤪
If you want some tall plants to try to hide your fence try ornamental grasses. I really like ornamental grasses. They come in different sizes and colors. And your larger pupil is not noticeable. I see an eye doctor yearly because of my diabetes. And my doctor tells me my eyes are doing great.
Hi Samuel, I’m glad your eyes are doing great. We did have ornamental grasses in our front and backyard, but I remove them because they were just so messy. They are beautiful, but they just got debris all over the yard. 😲
I used to work for lowe's in the garden center and they always have a clearance rack just a heads up❤
Thanks Tim, for some reason I never noticed it before. 👍
a nice person, you found one of them. I heard it's like finding a unicorn?
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My sister had a large pupil for a few days after her surgery. She also has a small cataract forming but hasn’t really noticed a yellowing in her vision. My guess is that maybe the yellowing has to do with the cataract.
Glad to hear that her pupil went back to its normal size. Hopefully mine will too at some point! 😊👍
I hope I can run into you one day and get to know you in person
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I paid $4.89 in Reno today for Regular
Thanks for sharing that with us West. 🙁
I only have had light sensitivity to my eyes. My left eye had cataract surgery on November 1 2022 and it is still bright as ever. My right eye had cataract surgery on March 12 2024. Still not focused. My eye doctor put me on steroid eye drops for a month.
Thanks for sharing that with us Coz. I hope the treatment works and that your recent surgery adjusts for you very soon. 🤞
I have my 6-month cataract follow-up in a few weeks (hard to believe it's been that long), and I'm a little apprehensive. The side effect I already had that required a third surgery is also labeled as "extremely rare" -' so now I feel like all bets are off!
I keep forgetting that mine were not traditional "cataract," procedures, but were combined with a Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS); so I don't have a typical cataract outcome.
Oh no, sorry you’ve had to deal with side effects Debi. 😲 I hope your appointment goes well and that your side effects are behind you now. 🤞
Wow, I hope that helped with your glaucoma. 👍
Didn't you try and get white flowers to survive last summer, Steve? I remember you searched all over for flowers and some worked out well but others seemed to struggle.
Hi Legrat, I think I originally planted all of the flowers in pots, but most of them died so I bought new yellow lantana and planted them in the ground. I had three purple lantana still in pots and they managed to survive the summer heat. I never had any white ones. I may have mentioned that I was looking for them last year too, but I wasn’t able to find any then. you have a good memory. 😄👍
Did you have lens put in
Yes, I had the cataract surgery and they put in a new lens.
My eye doctor says I have 20/20 vision. But I were glass with buy focus???
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I’m glad to hear things are going well for you Steve. Are you still thinking of canceling your patreon?🤔
Hi Maryann, thanks and yes I am canceling my Patreon. I wanted to give everyone a heads up first so they would have time to remove their pledges. Thanks so much for all of your support as a patron over the years. 😄👍
I think we can one up you on the gas here in Nova Scotia. $1.85/ liter(x 4 = 7.40/ gal)👎🙂🇨🇦
Omg, that is unbelievable. 😲😳 OK I need to stop complaining about our prices lol! 😄👍
@@theretiredlifewithsteve we have always paid more. Years ago, before we needed passports, we used to cross the border to gas up.
I had both eyes done my was awful
Omg, sorry you had a bad experience with yours Larrison. 😲
I was able to find confirmation that it is not uncommon for a pupil to be larger after cataract surgery. The muscles that control the iris can become strained from the extreme dilation required for surgery. It should return to normal after those muscles sufficiently recover.
Awesome! That’s a relief. Thanks for finding and sharing that information with me rhv! 😄👍
Mom Dad had gardens and had a green Thumb ! Dad had had a big ranch house bulit and when Dad died Jan 14th 1988 age 71 it went into Mom s name and we lived another more ten more years plus two months !Then we moved to a trailer then in 2010 it went into my name then Mo m moved out in 2010 then died July 16th 2013 age 84 then I moved here at my apartment on Feb 27th 2021 still here 3 years later !
Nice to keep it in the family like that Patti 👍
Steve, I wish you a good recovery-sounds like you are dealing with a few challenges...take it easy.
Relax and heal. 🏜
Thanks Donna! 😄👍