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15. I have had five joint replacement surgeries since 2017. The other was ten years before.

Sat Nov 12, 2022, 08:41 PM

Nov 2022

I have the complete set. Knees, hips and shoulders.

How it works is you go in in good spirits, they treat you well and you come out all fixed!

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Cataract surgery.... I'm scared. I'm blind in one eye. [View all] 3Hotdogs Nov 2022 OP

I think OP's point is that they're already blind in the other eye... regnaD kciN Nov 2022 #7

Yes. and 99% or greater are not bad odds. hlthe2b Nov 2022 #13

... SheltieLover Nov 2022 #2

There's a 99% chance you won't. You should like those odds. LakeArenal Nov 2022 #3

VA did both of my eyes a few years ago. Went well... Wounded Bear Nov 2022 #4

I had it done back in 2013... regnaD kciN Nov 2022 #6

Had mine a year ago. It was fine. onecaliberal Nov 2022 #5

When I had mine done iwillalwayswonderwhy Nov 2022 #9

I understand why Rebl2 Nov 2022 #10

. 3Hotdogs Nov 2022 #26

I have had both eyes done. No problem and much better eyesight. overleft Nov 2022 #11

Hah! hlthe2b Nov 2022 #22

My grandmother lost an eye to whooping cough. When she got old and applegrove Nov 2022 #16

I have had surgery in my left eye twice. Delmette2.0 Nov 2022 #18

I had mine done almost 2 years ago. Went like a breeze yellowdogintexas Nov 2022 #20

cataracts parts 1 and 2 keithbvadu2 Nov 2022 #23

I got my Rebl2 Nov 2022 #28

I know 3 people who had it done and it went great. BigmanPigman Nov 2022 #24

The only other alternative is to go blind SlimJimmy Nov 2022 #27

How exactly does that literature define the 1% chance the surgery will go south? PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2022 #29

You need to read those pages carefully. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2022 #31