Sedation for lens replacement eye surgery

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Hi all

I'm having lens replacement eye surgery in two weeks and am having both eyes done at the same time. I've been offered sedation for an extra £500 which I've gone for.

Never been sedated - he said it's Valium - I would be grateful for any ideas what to expect from both sedation and the lens replacement surgery. Also how you feel when you come to.
Many thanks!

Bumping as so nervous :-(

2 eyes at once is very unusual. How are you going to see for the next 24 hours.

Usually done a week apart. I didn't have sedation either one and did with the other. Was paranoid about keeping my head utterly still for non sedation

Lots of colourful lights seen. No pain during surgery

It’s great - no worries whatsoever immediately after the sedation. You’re conscious enough, just very relaxed and in the mood to be absorbed by the lovely colours that drift across your eyes. No
physical sensations of pain or pressure. You get wheeled out afterwards to a nurse who will probs offer you tea and keep you nearby while you become more alert and not more than half an hour till you can go home.

If it's valium I wouldn't really consider it sedation, more of a relaxant. When I've taken valium in the past it relaxes me and makes everything feel nice, sometimes I've fallen asleep but it hasn't sedated me as such.

I had key hole surgery on my eye a few years ago to fix a retina detachment and put in a replacement lens, it was bloody lovely, no idea what medicine the sedation was, have a feeling if I knew I'd try to get more.

Laying on the table with a team of surgeons cutting into my eyeball and I just felt so blissfully calm. I could participate fully in the conversation, was aware of what was happening, couldn't feel anything, but aware. I just didn't care about it, no worries, no stress, calm through and through.

When it was done, I walked out of theatre to a waiting area where I had to stay long enough to have a cup of coffee and a biscuit then I got a taxi home about 30 minutes after the surgery was finished.

Thanks all that's reassured me. Apparently you can see a bit straight after surgery but it's all blurry to start with which I don't mind as it gradually improves over the day. Just what I'm like without glasses anyway. Husband picking me up. I may duck out of both eyes together on the day. But as me eyes are so bad I will be unbalanced if I have one at a time I'm told. I'm -7.5 and +2.
Didn't know about the colours - I'll look forward to that bit.

I'll have an iv drip for sedation so guess they can up it / reduce as need be. I want to be like that cyber - cutting into my eyeball and I'm not bothered!