ravip

2 hours ago, MJCM said:

@ravip

 

One thing I would advice to NOT DO is have BOTH eyes operated on the same day.

 

Mine were done 2-3 weeks apart, Right Eye first and left eye after a couple of weeks!

Yes. The Dr himself suggested my left eye (weaker) first.

Early April I've planned a months trip to Australia, already. So most probably I will have to start this procedure 2nd week of May.

3 hours ago, connda said:

How bad is your eyesight?  If you have a large degree of myopia, you are at a risk of retinal detachment as well as surgical complications. Consider laser photocoagulation months before the surgery.  And if you take alpha-blockers for BPH, you'll need to stop for 1 to 2 weeks prior to surgery.  Best of luck peeing.  Just some things that nobody else will tell you.
The surgery in a government hospital is about 1/2 the price of private hospitals. 

My eye sight is not too bad. I use the phone/WhatsApp without my specs when I am out cycling/jogging. No I am not taking alpha-blockers.

1 minute ago, transam said:

I had 2 detached retina eye ops, the one with local anaesthetic was excruciatingly painful, laser and N2O were used, something to do with nerves, I think.....😉

Yes, also I've heard about painful injections on the eye.

1 minute ago, transam said:

I had 2 detached retina eye ops, the one with local anaesthetic was excruciatingly painful, laser and N2O were used, something to do with nerves, I think.....😉

Even with local anaesthetic?

8 minutes ago, simon43 said:

"How painful can it be?"

 

It cannot be!  There are no nerves in your eye to send pain signals to your brain 🙂

Never heard about this!

2 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

Are you having issues caused by these cataracts?  Suspect may be reason they were found but if not there is normally no need to remove.

1.  Pain is in wallet.  Actual procedure only takes a few minutes and at most should not be much more than hair in eye feeling.  

2.  Safest is single vision to correct distance vision - reading glasses are cheap and easy to obtain.

3.  Yes.

4.  Immediate - you will be using eye next day.  But best to do eyes a few weeks apart in case of issues.

5.  Nothing - but you will need sunglasses for some time as everything will be much brighter and colors very bright.

6.  Most common surgery with excellent success rate.  Nothing to fear.  But as said make sure you need to remove now (even if this requires another exam elsewhere).  Will also provide more cost information.

Are you having issues caused by these cataracts? 

I found reading small print difficult. Long distance too, the smaller print on shop name boards, road signs were appearing blurry. I thought changing my current lenses would solve it - but during the testing, the optometrist mentioned about signs of cataracts. Then I we consulted an eye surgeon, and he confirmed.

Night driving too was an issue - oncoming lights were blinding me. First I thought it was an issue with my windscreen.

17 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

What difference does the pilot's sex make?

It would make a world of difference, if going out with her/him after landing! 555

Yesterday, I was diagnosed with cataracts in both eyes, and surgery recommended.

I am totally clueless about this procedure, and mortally scared of surgery (this will be my first).

• How painful can it be?
• What are the best practices in choosing an intra ocular lens?
• Is this a once in a lifetime operation (under normal conditions)?
• Recovery time (under normal conditions)?
• After full recovery, what precautions are necessary - eg is swimming OK Pool or sea?
• Any other...

Thanks a million in advance!

People addicted to alcohol = alcoholics

People addicted to aseannow = ?

(posting mundane stuff even while drinking)

On 3/17/2024 at 6:01 AM, Korat Kiwi said:

Too late! 

 

There are a few varieties of the Mainland cheese here now. 

 

Vintage is the strongest cheddar followed by Tasty.  Noble has a nutty flavour whereas Edam is tasteless (IMO). 

 

Like everyone has said,  good cheese ain't cheap.  The Mainland cheese is dearer here than NZ but not by much. 

 

In NZ a 1kg block of Tasty is around NZ$18-24 or 395-524 baht so 265 baht for 500gm of Vintage at Makro is pretty good value. 

 

They are great cheeses for toppings to. Either grated or melted on top.  Damn I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.

 

  Off to Makro now... 

Vintage is the strongest cheddar followed by Tasty.  Noble has a nutty flavour whereas Edam is tasteless (IMO). 

How many types of Cheddar are there, and the difference?

And where does the Kraft Cheddar Cheese fit in? 

On 3/16/2024 at 7:34 PM, arithai12 said:

Thai normally do not know what is cheese. If you want the real thing(s), there are imported cheese in many places, including Tops and Rimping, but they usually cost a lot. Why Not (restaurant) doubles as food import shop and you can find many kinds of italian, spanish, french cheese which you can buy by the weight you want. Again not very cheap, given that they are imported, but at least you buy direct so less expensive. To be fair, there is another italian import shop near the BigC supercenter, but I haven't been there in a long time and forget the name. They also have direct sale of imported food incl. cheese.

Recently I found that GO Wholesale offers some Thai-made, actually CM-made, very decent cheese at a decent price. I won't name the brand, but it will be easy to find.

Thai normally do not know what is cheese. 

Most probably because cheese is not in their standard Cuisine. Similarly, many people on this planet might not know what a good/bad wine, whiskey etc is. Are all people familiar with the Chinese food which is consumed by over 1.4 billion people?

Food is something very specific to each human or group. What is good to one might be unpalatable to another. For example, I don't like to be even near the smelly cheeses however expensive they are, nor would I touch Caviar! But I love cheddar which some classify as thrash! Tastes can be 'acquired' if one pleases - but it does not mean that eating this is hi-so and not eating that is lo-so!!!

Just my 2 cents!

1 hour ago, fredwiggy said:

When those involved in human trafficking are given hard sentences and fines. When corrupt officials who let this happen are arrested and jailed, fined. When judges who are paid off to let them continue are arrested ,jailed and fined. Human slavery is higher now than ever before. There are reasons for this increase and they all involve money. When an official is put into jail for years this might slow down. ................https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_855019/lang--en/index.htm

Correct. But on occasions illegal immigrants are offered jobs at a reduced scale and without any benefits just for that profit. This creates quite a competition to the natives & the legal immigrants - and of course, this happens in the developed world too.

What a pathetic situation. This not only happens in Thailand, but in many other countries too.

When will humans stop taking advantage from the under privileged fellow humans... if ever?