Cataract Surgery Plans
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I had my eyes evaluated and tested yesterday and decided on cataract surgery plans. A cataract is a clouding of the lens of the eye.
Clouded vision from cataracts can make it harder to read or drive at night. I’ve never liked driving at night because I find it difficult to see after dark.
Traditional Cataract Surgery:
I will be having the first eye surgery on the 15th of August. I had my daughter actually make the appointment to fit her work schedule, because you have to have someone with you.
I’ll have the second one done a week or so after, once they see how the first eye is doing. I didn’t think I’d have to have something like this done at age 61, but it is what it is.
I will be getting the traditional cataract surgery, which means just removing the cataracts. I will still have to wear reading glasses. My insurance will help with that, but not with anything else.
There are about four other tiers of plans, which they showed me. The tiers above traditional cataract surgery would help improve eyesight more and perhaps allow people to forgo glasses.
But they are costly. It was going to cost $2600+ for the first tier. I can’t afford that.
So the cataract surgery plan has been put on the calendar.
Guttata:
The doctor said she would not want me to go above the first tier anyway, as they found that I have something called guttata. The leading cause of cornea guttata is genetic inheritance, as it is directly linked to structural problems in the lens.
Once they realized that was an issue, they tested and measured it. They said mine is manageable, and I won’t have to start using eye drops. At least not now.
With my health insurance, going the traditional route of just removing the cataracts will cost me just under $300 total. That is for one eye. Then my deductible will have been paid, and the second eye won’t cost me anything.
Persnickety? I think not. It drives me crazy when these stores take advantage by not being clear with their “fine print,” or whatever rules they don’t make clear in these promotions. I’m not a Walmart fan to begin with. Good luck with your cataract surgery!
Walmart had just joined the ranks of all the sheisters out there. I need help to hopefully get glasses to help me see and postpone surgery because of covid. Is that possible? Thanks for info good prayets to you!
That burns me up about Walmart. They did you wrong. They do lots of people wrong. But they will keep doing it because they know people will not stop shopping there. Yes, folks may get mad now and then and stay away for a little while, but eventually they start going back. The Walton machine has seen to it that the whole country is papered with their stores so that they are the most convenient option for a huge majority of people. i still have to go there every now and then for something, but I made a conscious decision several years ago to give my business to merchants that treat their customers with more respect. I go out of my way to find smaller or locally owned places and if I can’t find something there then I prefer Amazon to Walmart. They are probably an even bigger machine but so far I feel they have very fair business practices. Hope you and Charlie are enjoying the cool! BTW, you’ve inspired me to start drinking iced coffee this summer. Soooooo good! Thanks for the great idea……….Alice
You are not being persnickity at all! Shame on Wal-Mart for not budging and not helping a customer. You are absolutely right about being entitled to that $25 off. I’ll read your newest post to see the update…