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I remember back when I was a kid, my mom had stopped by to see Cousin Kate, and she was upset becasue she had cataracts and could not get her drivers license renewed. Someone told her to eat raw pumpkin seeds, and so she did, and the next time we visited her, she was all happy becasue her eyesight was better and she had her license renewed.
I don’t know if it helps everyone, but I do try do add pumpkin seeds to the fiber cakes, and sometimes to other things we eat.

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Jacob Petersheim said:

Thanks. I started my research but right now... I'm going to give it a day before I get serious.

The ophthalmologist office will be calling soon anyway, but I want some idea before I go in there for the consultation.

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Jacob Petersheim said:

The procedure itself is a cinch and other than the derned needle they stuck in my arm for the meds, there was virtually no pain.

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I guess the aftermath of having to protect the eye and do the drops for a week is probably the worse part of it.
Note: I had both eyes done but they were scheduled a week apart. One eye one week and 8 days later the other one got done.

I do see colors a lot better and yes, I still wear bifocals but I don’t think I have as much glass as I did before.

Don’t ask me how I managed to split my reply. Maybe one eye wanted it one way and other one another way. Dunno.

Bobby Cole said:

I do see colors a lot better and yes, I still wear bifocals but I don’t think I have as much glass as I did before.

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Thank you for your experiences.

Mine isn't so bad I can't see, but focus is a problem.

I thought I just needed new glasses yet again since my last prescription 2 years ago. But the optometrist said new glasses would be a waste of money - she was not able to find a very much better correction to prescribe. So then she tried some other tools and said she sees cataracts in there.

That sucks big time. I'm worried that I may be past the threshold where it is no longer safe for me to drive. Yadda, yadda, I hate the entire thing. I'll go to my referral when it gets set up but I don't want to rush into any one-way trip through surgery.

It'll really piss me off if it turns out this was brought on by medication... but they'd never admit that and I'm probably just trying to scapegoat. In any case none of THAT helps me one whit.

I do have raw pumpkin seeds here, and I've munched on them before. I had slacked off because they didn't seem to taste good any more. Maybe I need fresh ones.

Jacob Petersheim said:

I do have raw pumpkin seeds here, and I've munched on them before. I had slacked off because they didn't seem to taste good any more. Maybe I need fresh ones.

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I get the Yupik ones from Amazon, and they are delicious ! The last ones I got were the European ones, and they seem larger and darker and have a really good flavor. They look brownish in this picture , but they are actually a darker green color.

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Shortie said:

Good evening, everyone and a happy Monday! How has the start of the week been for you?

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Morning!

Monday was okay always a horrible day to start the week.

We are having chilly mornings, but beautiful sunshiny fall days. I have been working outside in the yard some, and it is about time to prune back some of my shrubs.