Posted on 05/16/2018 2:41:09 PM PDT by CaptainPhilFan
Hey FReoples! I'm too young for cataracts, but so is my sister so apparently it's a genetic condition.
Went to the Ophthalmologist earlier today on a referral from my Optometrist who discovered them a month ago.
Was expecting "Oh, yeah, but you can wait a few years" but got "Oh, the right eye is pretty bad, you should do this now".
Then I got the impression this was a production line deal, the Doc wanted me to file for insurance approval and make all appointments on the spot more or less, and THEN went into his sales pitch about lasers and upselling and various lenses and what did I think ..... He was talking out of pocket expenses between $2000-3000 - for one eye.
I thought to ask you guys about your experiences; anyone have Catalys Laser for astigmatism, Symfony "Better" Lenses, any troubles? Mono or multi vision?
I'm barely mid fifties, so whatever I decide now should last a few decades, God willing. So I have to make the right decision. Or least not a bad one.
Just doing the right eye now, left may come later as the cataract there is not as bad.
I can still see close up fairly well, all but the tiniest of print. Glasses are for driving and movies and to help the astigmatism.
Also, I have bottle of MSM sitting on my counter, ordered a month ago when I first found out. People claim it breaks up the protein clumps and gets rid of the cataract naturally. - Anyone here try that??
Thanks for sharing your experiences and wisdom with me. If we can't change the world maybe at least we can help each other's lives. :)
IIRC, Medicare will cover about 80 of certain costs.
5.56mm
So did you do it?
If so, what was the outcome?
:) Thanks for asking :) ..... Funny enough. my hubs was laid off shortly after that post and we lost health insurance. We decided to buy a plan on the NY Marketplace/Exchange - whatever it’s called. We are both still out of work. We qualify for a subsidy but would be shoved into Medicaid, and we believe liens would be placed on our properties because we’re between 55 and 65 - that is a whole nother complicated mess. Unwilling to go there, we (perhaps foolishly) decided to buy the cheapest plan, which is $800+ a month, with $6500 - each - deductible, and 50% copays if we reach the deductible. Our savings are being spent down, there is no money for cataract surgery. The dog chewed my glasses and they are being held together with tape. I can’t drive at night. Things are getting desperate and depressing. Wondering what the hell to do. We sure do need a Christmas miracle - several of them in fact. Bleak and bad, sad and mean, dark and low. All I do now is reflect on every bad decision I ever made that got me to this minute.
But .... this is the day the Lord has made, eh? :) Be well, be blessed.
Not that long ago cataracts meant you were going blind, nothing to do about it, sorry. Get the surgery, count yourself lucky.
Wish I could. We can’t afford it. So I’m going blind.
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