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We should clarify that there is a big difference between Lasik surgery and Cataract surgery. I think the OP (Rene) was talking about Lasik. I'm sure he will correct me if I'm wrong.
halfwright said:I also take tamsulosin and have for about 8 years. There was no problem during the surgery, but I am concerned about continuing to take it. I do not know if the problem is cumulative or how wide spread it is. I, too, am going to talk to my primary physician. I was told to stop taking tamsulosin and warfarin 4 days prior to surgery. But, from John's experience, the effects might be cumulative. Now another thing to worry about.
Bill, let us know what you find out.
The OP was talking about cataract surgery while Rene, the second poster, started talking about LASIK. Totally different surgeries, and this thread is a mess with both discussions happening simultaneously.MN Blue Skies said:We should clarify that there is a big difference between Lasik surgery and Cataract surgery. I think the OP (Rene) was talking about Lasik. I'm sure he will correct me if I'm wrong.
ArdraF said:If you haven't had progressive lenses before do talk with your optician about the difference between them and bi- or tri-focals with lines. Not everyone can adjust to them. Jerry tried them and finds the ones with lines more to his liking. I don't believe I would like them and I'm used to the lines.
ArdraF
You are correct. We are starting to get apples and oranges mixed here. Need to be clear which we are talking about.UTTransplant said:The OP was talking about cataract surgery while Rene, the second poster, started talking about LASIK. Totally different surgeries, and this thread is a mess with both discussions happening simultaneously.
That being said, I have never met anyone who regretted cataract surgery, but I know a few who regret their LASIK. There is definitely a possibility of complications in LASIK as any decent doctor will tell you. They aren?t common, but they happen.
halfwright said:Thanks, Bill,
I found about the same thing. Tamsulosin "might " cause problems in surgery in about 3% of the patients, or victims, depending on your outlook. But, I could not find anything about what would happen down the road. The doctor that did the surgery said to go back to taking it.
John Stephens said:I find it interesting that you mentioned that Tamsulosin should not be taken at night. Can you tell me why? The reason I ask is because I have taken both it and Finasteride an hour or so before bedtime for a couple of years since I was having a lot of problems when getting up in the middle of the night. I mentioned this to my PCP (the same one who prescribed them without telling me the side effects) and he seemed to think taking them before bed was a good idea. I fired this guy about seven months ago, so if I find out this is another mistake on his part, it won't surprise me, but I would like concrete substantiation about when to take the drugs before confronting him with it.
UTTransplant said:The OP was talking about cataract surgery while Rene, the second poster, started talking about LASIK. Totally different surgeries, and this thread is a mess with both discussions happening simultaneously.
Bill N said:John, I was always taking it at bedtime along with one other drug but in doing the small bit of research I find that they recommend it be taken with the evening meal so I guess that they prefer to have it dissolve with food. It always is amazing how many side effects that drugs can have and probably one of the good things the government has done is make it mandatory to disclose them to the user. I sometimes laugh at the TV drug adds where they side effects go on longer than the positive points of the med. Some even include "death" as a side effect. I bet they cringe when they have to include that. I just changed my timing to taking Tamsulosin with the meal and hope that means that I can drain a lot of fluids before I go to bed (and not get up at 3AM).
It doesn't help that we have a new pup who until only recently was getting me up at 2 am and 4 am and I was heading to the bathroom also at midnight. As the pup has grown to only one 5 am trip, I am also down to one trip per night.....lol
Bill
John Stephens said:Bill - I have always found it interesting that you can ask 10 doctors for an opinion, theory or fact regarding a subject and get 10 different answers. Accordingly, I have always maintained the opinion that medicine is more of an art than a science. I cannot argue with what your doctor told you because I honestly don't know if he is right or if my doctor is correct. I can, however, tell you that my doctor predicted the deterioration of the zonules in the second eye prior to the surgery performed on the first eye due to my use of alpha blockers and he was correct. Was it a lucky guess? Maybe. Or maybe he knows something that other doctors do not because of his research. I'm not going to say he is right and your doctor is wrong, but my results speak for themselves. I certainly would not change your lifestyle if your doctor tells you it isn't necessary.
Thank you for checking this out. I am always open to other opinions that may influence my own thinking.
Bill N said:Totally agree with you John. I don't know a zonule from a hole in the ground but we have to rely on somebody or some bit of information on just about everything in life. For now, I am back on the Tamsulosin as I had started to revert to the long duration at the urinal problem. Kicked me right back into high flow.......lol Thanks John.
Bill