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Eye Care (Expert Forum)
When can i do normal activties
Answered by
John C Hagan III, MD, FACS - Ophthalmology
Discover Vision Centers
Kansas City - MO
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When can i do normal activties
by actordancer, Jul 05, 2008 05:20PM
i hate to ask a 'silly' question - but post-op surgery R-eye is now 3 weeks/L-eye is 10 days post-op & still on an antibiotic drop/anti-inflamatory drop and steriod drop ... is it o.k. to do housecleaning i.e. dusting, vacuming, etc. - i hope i didn't do a dumb thing but today i cleaned=off the blades of a ceiling fan that probably could have had our house condemned ! but did wear the post-op 'goggles' with the 'protective' edges around them and did not lift my face in the direction of the blade - used a wet towel also so no dry particles flew around. I assumed if i didn't clean that fan the accumulated dirt would just be 'thrown' into the air which wouldn't be terrific either - sort of a 'double-edged' sword situation.... immediately after i used artifical tears and now 2 hrs 'post-cleaning' there appears to be no problem...i don't 'think' anything flew into my eyes but as you can tell, i'm a 'worrier' . ... i just don't want to do anything to introduce infection... i was warned not to clean the kitty-litter box also...but i'm wondering if i wear those post-op 'goggles' with the protective frames top/bottom/sides and don't 'shake' anything i'd be alright...
Bottom line ... am i being too over-cautious at this stage of the post-op time? thanks so much for not laughing !!! sincerely - Edythe
Bottom line ... am i being too over-cautious at this stage of the post-op time? thanks so much for not laughing !!! sincerely - Edythe
Doctor's Answer
by John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, Jul 05, 2008 06:03PM
, Jul 05, 2008 06:03PM
I"m not laughing but we're not giving post operative advise. You good questons but they must be answered by your surgeon and his/her staff.
JCH MD
JCH MD
Member Comments (4)
by actordancer, Jul 05, 2008 06:44PM
To: Dr. Hagan
oh sorry - i thought my questions were just 'generic- routine' maintenance issues - i.e. don't bend, don't do this//that, etc. thanks anyway.
by AnnaE, Jul 05, 2008 07:47PM
To: actordancer
As a general rule, don't dance very much yet, don't lift anything, don't fly or have ANY anesthesia wo MD"S advice, if you have a gas bubble. Howvwer, you MUST check all with your doctor. No general maintenance rules.
by actordancer, Jul 05, 2008 08:10PM
To: to AnnaE
not sure what you mean by ''ify ou have a gas bubble...... but thanks for your input
