# about my cataract surgery today **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 10, 2015, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-my-cataract-surgery-today/730482 "2015-09-10T01:08:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-my-cataract-surgery-today/730482/21 "2015-09-14T00:11:44Z")
I had this procedure in both eyes, one at a time. on the first one, my eye felt fine, even while I slept. The next morning it itched a little bit, so I rubbed it. Nothing that has ever happened to me hurt like that. My eyeball turned into a white hot ball of pain. It was ok again after a few minutes, and as long as I left it alone, did not hurt at all. I had learned my lesson in one shot, and the second eye went flawlessly ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-my-cataract-surgery-today/730482/22 "2015-09-14T03:10:30Z")
The only thing I remember from my cataract surgery was the doctor telling me to keep my eye still, when I drifted off to sleep and began to snore. ---
**Author:** ![Whatever4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@Whatever4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatever4)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-my-cataract-surgery-today/730482/23 "2015-09-14T21:19:41Z")
My sister told me that in recovery I asked the dr. when I could ride my bike.😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-my-cataract-surgery-today/730482.md?page=1)