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Feb 18, 2021 19:55:44   #
Huntm22 Loc: Northern Utah. - West Haven
 
Well the eye doc told me today that my MRI showed no optic nerve damage - yea! Wants to do a new procedure for my glaucoma. He’s getting the new equipment in in a few days to do the procedure. It stretches the drain in the eye before they insert the stint. I came home and researched it!!! Sure don’t want to screw up my eye. Everything I could find was about 99% positive. I told him I would be investigating the procedure and he thought that was great. He is one of the top eye surgeons in the Intermountain area. He will do the cataract at the same time. About a four hour procedure for doing both. YeeHaw.
Get the knee scoped next Thursday.
Yup getting older is sooo much fun.

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Feb 18, 2021 20:02:07   #
hemihappy Loc: pawleys island s.c.
 
Sounds like good news is about to happen. At 80 I am fully aware of the new golf clubs I have bought for doctors. Just in co-pays

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Feb 18, 2021 20:03:44   #
Able Man Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)
 
I "Feel for You"... I've got a lense implant in my "sight-eye", cataract removed from both... Artificial left hip (that's a "TOTAL", upper & lower hip replacement... Hell, the hip was done 21 or 22 years ago!!!)

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Feb 18, 2021 20:05:02   #
Able Man Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)
 
MEANT to include: good luck with it all, and; for sure, better days have GOT 2B coming!

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Feb 18, 2021 20:15:29   #
Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA
 
I was just hearing something on the radio today about a new "noninvasive" procedure for replacing knees. ? I don't know how that can be noninvasive, but I'd sure look into it.
I've had my own share of eye surgeries and procedures and the thing I've found is that they generally sound way worse than they actually are. Pretty amazing what those retinologists can do to you and you still be able to see at all, much less better than ever. Good luck with it, and I hope all goes well.

Gettin old and being old is no fun as you say, but consider the other option.

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Feb 18, 2021 20:34:41   #
Huntm22 Loc: Northern Utah. - West Haven
 
Spiritof27 wrote:
I was just hearing something on the radio today about a new "noninvasive" procedure for replacing knees. ? I don't know how that can be noninvasive, but I'd sure look into it.
I've had my own share of eye surgeries and procedures and the thing I've found is that they generally sound way worse than they actually are. Pretty amazing what those retinologists can do to you and you still be able to see at all, much less better than ever. Good luck with it, and I hope all goes well.

Gettin old and being old is no fun as you say, but consider the other option.
I was just hearing something on the radio today ab... (show quote)


Yes - I still have the new GreatGrandson I have to go see in April. Non-Invasive , will have to search that one out. Thx man.

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Feb 18, 2021 20:48:45   #
FourchonLa. Loc: Fourchon Louisiana, South Louisiana
 
Huntm22 wrote:
Well the eye doc told me today that my MRI showed no optic nerve damage - yea! Wants to do a new procedure for my glaucoma. He’s getting the new equipment in in a few days to do the procedure. It stretches the drain in the eye before they insert the stint. I came home and researched it!!! Sure don’t want to screw up my eye. Everything I could find was about 99% positive. I told him I would be investigating the procedure and he thought that was great. He is one of the top eye surgeons in the Intermountain area. He will do the cataract at the same time. About a four hour procedure for doing both. YeeHaw.
Get the knee scoped next Thursday.
Yup getting older is sooo much fun.
Well the eye doc told me today that my MRI showed ... (show quote)


Good luck. I have to say I feel sorry for the ducks and elk next year. Not much gets by you now. New eyes and knees, you’ll be good for another 100,000.

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Feb 18, 2021 20:49:55   #
DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.
 
Huntm22 wrote:
Well the eye doc told me today that my MRI showed no optic nerve damage - yea! Wants to do a new procedure for my glaucoma. He’s getting the new equipment in in a few days to do the procedure. It stretches the drain in the eye before they insert the stint. I came home and researched it!!! Sure don’t want to screw up my eye. Everything I could find was about 99% positive. I told him I would be investigating the procedure and he thought that was great. He is one of the top eye surgeons in the Intermountain area. He will do the cataract at the same time. About a four hour procedure for doing both. YeeHaw.
Get the knee scoped next Thursday.
Yup getting older is sooo much fun.
Well the eye doc told me today that my MRI showed ... (show quote)

You’ll be “BIONIC” before you know it...🐟on

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Feb 18, 2021 21:17:41   #
Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA
 
DozerDave wrote:
You’ll be “BIONIC” before you know it...🐟on


Could Steve Austin swim? I don't remember him ever swimming on any of his shows.

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Feb 18, 2021 22:01:34   #
Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas
 
When you pass 80, you never know just bionic you are, or will become! Some of these procedures may just save your life!

For instannce, I sustrained an eye enjury in the first grade, almost lost the left eye, but reoverd with a scar on the lens. Much later, taking a physical for flight training for the USAF, they truned me down and would not give me a flight contract. It could have easily kept me out of the Hanoi Hilton!

Just a random chance, not what I wanted, but what I got. An Optometrist told me in my 50's to lie down as flat as I could, look just over my eyelid and what could I see? Well I could see very plainly, he then said when I had my cataracts removed later in life, it would restore my vision by taking off that scar! It did, but too late for a flying contract! Not only that but i have two titanium knee joints and still cant walk very well. Just Sayin....RJS

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Feb 18, 2021 22:36:31   #
Huntm22 Loc: Northern Utah. - West Haven
 
hemihappy wrote:
Sounds like good news is about to happen. At 80 I am fully aware of the new golf clubs I have bought for doctors. Just in co-pays


Actually new Ferrari’s! 😁😁. Kids have asked if I am a million dollar patient yet😆😆 I just laughed and told them the doc’s are getting all their inheritance!

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Feb 19, 2021 00:03:09   #
Egghead
 
Good news Huntm, that's what I was hoping to here. Get fixed up mister. You'll have to learn how to shoot again lol. Good luck on the eyes and knee. You'll be fine.

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Feb 19, 2021 00:11:55   #
Ne. fisherman Loc: Central Nebraska Arnold
 
If any one knows of the info on the new info on knees instead of replacement, send the info, I am in line for first of both this spring. Trying to find anyway possible versus putting in a implant!

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Feb 19, 2021 03:27:14   #
Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio
 
Well Hunt you get all fixed up an take it easy I can see another elk hunt in your future buddy 👍 take care man

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Feb 19, 2021 06:36:58   #
Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake
 
Huntm22 wrote:
Well the eye doc told me today that my MRI showed no optic nerve damage - yea! Wants to do a new procedure for my glaucoma. He’s getting the new equipment in in a few days to do the procedure. It stretches the drain in the eye before they insert the stint. I came home and researched it!!! Sure don’t want to screw up my eye. Everything I could find was about 99% positive. I told him I would be investigating the procedure and he thought that was great. He is one of the top eye surgeons in the Intermountain area. He will do the cataract at the same time. About a four hour procedure for doing both. YeeHaw.
Get the knee scoped next Thursday.
Yup getting older is sooo much fun.
Well the eye doc told me today that my MRI showed ... (show quote)


Had eye surgery several years back to remove cataracts all went well a little star at night in the lights, good luck.
My Dad used to tell me "getting old ain't for sissies" he was right.

Told the wife after last back surgery, when I pass don't bury me just scrap me out for used parts.

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