What are you doing right now??

[BassCliff]

Hi,

It's good to see everyone up and about, taking care of business. I'm going to finish my cup of coffee, get cleaned up, then run the tunes for worship team rehearsal tonight. I get to make a joyful noise this weekend. Blessings to all.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[Annihilator]

Just got back from Cabela’s picked up some fly fishing gear, going to give this a try, guess I would call it a bucket list adventure

 

[Old_Me]

Wife corrected me. Premiums go up 30-40 bucks.

Ani't that the truth. I renew our vehicle insurance every 6 months. The premiums go up 40-60 bucks every time.

does it really matter how much the premiums go up?

whether it be homeowners or auto, we get dinged every year.

no accidents, or no claims, but we suffer from the uninsured hit and runs, or something else.

when i was younger and sigle, my premiums were sky high, due to being a male.

i was told as i get older, married, blah, blah, blah, premiums go down.....

what a bunch of crock they sell us.

 

[rcurtner]

does it really matter how much the premiums go up?

whether it be homeowners or auto, we get dinged every year.

no accidents, or no claims, but we suffer from the uninsured hit and runs, or something else.

when i was younger and sigle, my premiums were sky high, due to being a male.

i was told as i get older, married, blah, blah, blah, premiums go down.....

what a bunch of crock they sell us.

Unfortunately you are correct.

 

[Old_Me]

Waiting at an eye surgery center for a YAG procedure from having cataract surgery over a year ago.

is that something that every cataract surgery needs..??

i was told i have "the start" of cataracts, but nothing needs to be done now

 

[Old_Me]

We just had a windshield replaced. Cash price $410. Bill for the insurance company $695. No cost replacement as part of our insurance coverage.

i got lucky 2 or 3 times.

caught a bullseye chip, took it to Safelite and they fixed it for free to me.....

what ever they billed the insurance was worth it to them, not to replace the entire glass.

 

[rcurtner]

is that something that every cataract surgery needs..??

i was told i have "the start" of cataracts, but nothing needs to be done now

Got lucky the VA payed for my cataract surgery about three years ago. I took a friend to his cataract surgery yesterday he was told Medicare would cover it. Don't know if that amounts to 80% or covers it all.

 

[Old_Me]

Got lucky the VA payed for my cataract surgery about three years ago. I took a friend to his cataract surgery yesterday he was told Medicare would cover it. Don't know if that amounts to 80% or covers it all.

it "seems like" a routine surgery nowadays, like appendix or brain removal.

back in the days of its infancy, sure it would have been more costly.

but so common these days, i hope too my medicare/blue cross pays for all of it, when that time comes.

 

[Annihilator]

Waiting at an eye surgery center for a YAG procedure from having cataract surgery over a year ago.

Not quite sure what that procedure is, but hope all goes well, my wife is probably going to have her one eye zapped with a laser only after 2 years since she had her cataract done.

 

[Old_Me]

Not quite sure what that procedure is, but hope all goes well, my wife is probably going to have her one eye zapped with a laser only after 2 years since she had her cataract done.

see, this concerns me...

we have surgery for the cataracts, yet the surgery doesn't last long?

 

[rcurtner]

Not quite sure what that procedure is, but hope all goes well, my wife is probably going to have her one eye zapped with a laser only after 2 years since she had her cataract done.

Two or three weeks after my cataract surgery my eyes got very sensitive to light. Went back in had a procedure called laser flashing. Thankfully the sensitivity went away.

 

[youngolddude]

Sometimes the eye becomes cloudy after surgery. Maybe 20% of the time according to Wiki.

 

[USMC6094]

Taking the edge off, watching Star Trek: Voyager, slow heating the never ending pot-o-pasta sauce.

 

[Annihilator]

This is just south of where I live……now watching radar……

 

[Belt Fed]

The weather has been crazy lately.

 

[USMC6094]

Saw enough Voyager, just started watching Big Jake

 

[KillerFord1977]

is that something that every cataract surgery needs..??

i was told i have "the start" of cataracts, but nothing needs to be done now

Not really. Depends on the person.
My local eye Dr and my eye surgeon told me maybe 50% of folks develop membrane/scar tissue spot after having cataract surgery. Takes time to develop.

YAG was literally a 1 min procedure.
Numbed my eye with drops. Zap-zap. Was less intrusive than an annual eye exam. Out the door with sunglasses on. Recovery is zero. Just put med drops in eye for several days. Drove myself home 3hrs and was perfectly fine

 

[KillerFord1977]

Not quite sure what that procedure is, but hope all goes well, my wife is probably going to have her one eye zapped with a laser only after 2 years since she had her cataract done.

see, this concerns me...

we have surgery for the cataracts, yet the surgery doesn't last long?

See my note above.

Basically, cataract surgery may develop a membrane/scar tissue/haze on some spots of the new lens. Dr’s call it one of those 3 things depending on Dr. all the same meaning .

YAG is the quick zap of that scar tissue with a laser. Voila! Gone for good and set for life.

Yag is no surgery. Eye numb drops.
Put your chin on the pad like you would for doing a normal eye exam. Zap. Away you go. Was in/out of surgeons office in 25 min

 

[Belt Fed]

YAG

Sounds like something an adolescent teenage boy would do locked in the bathroom.

 

[rcurtner]

See my note above.

Basically, cataract surgery may develop a membrane/scar tissue/haze on some spots of the new lens. Dr’s call it one of those 3 things depending on Dr. all the same meaning .

YAG is the quick zap of that scar tissue with a laser. Voila! Gone for good and set for life.

Think what you're referring too was the laser flashing procedure I had. Still have old eyes but they're much better after the procedures. Have to use reading glasses.