Cataracts Treatment Care

I have a medical background and I suppose knowing too much can be a bad thing! I have a cataract in both eyes. The one in my right eye is BAD. The surgeon said it is “The worst I’ve seen in the civilized world.” The one in the left eye is getting worse seemingly by the day. I have no real vision in my right eye except for lights and motion. They are using Versed and fentanyl for “sedation.” I’ve neen on alprazolam and hydrocodone for years and, obviously, developed tolerances. Yes, I listed the meds on the surgery form. I was told it’s okay to be on these and still receive the IV sedation. Any opinions? Also, anyone ever had this procedure? I’m on pre-op drops (antibiotic & antiinflammatory). Any words of encouragement would be great! Thanks.

Last night i fell asleep with my contacts on and this morning when i took them off to wear my glasses my left eye was irritated it was very red so i put some clear eye drops it was still bugging me a lot so i went to check my eye in the mirror and i looked closely and saw a small little white dot in my eye in the color part of my eye i thought it was like something that got in my eye so i tried removing it with my finger and it didn’t move then i realized its on my eye like a spot, I’m scared do i have cataracts? I have been wearing glasses since i was 13 im turning 17 this june, i’ve been wearing cotacts since i was 14 and a half, on july of 2007 i had my yearly eye exam and the doctor said i have astigmatism…..My uncle and both my grandmas have had cataract surgery, my dad has been wearing contacts and glasses for many many years now and hasn’t gotten cataracts so i dont know if it runs in the family or something…..please help!!!HELP!!! what do i do?