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Topic: cataract surgery and upcoming mercury retrograde
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crabbypatty
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posted August 09, 2010 12:57 PM
 
My mother is scheduled to have a cataract removed and a lens implanted on August 16. We just found out the surgeon will be returning from vacation the evening before the surgery, and I just realized that the date is 4 days prior to the August 20 mercury retrograde period.Can anyone advise whether they think she should re-schedule? If so, for when? I've also been reading you don't want to have surgery a few days before and after a full moon, and there are other "tips" out there on the Web, but don't know what to go by. We don't know my mother's time of birth, so I can't get an accurate chart up. IP: Logged |
Dee
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posted August 09, 2010 01:24 PM
if its an emergency she should do it, but if not it's probably best to wait until the redrograde is over along with it's shadow period... I heard also surgery shouldn't be during a full moon. and try to make sure the moon isn't in aries because aries rules the head..IP: Logged |
Diana
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posted August 09, 2010 02:30 PM
It depends if she planned it before the mercury rx, which it sounds like she did. Right now, there are really no good times for surgery for a very long time, so what are people supposed to do? I think she should just go for it. They do say not to do a surgery when merc or mars is rx....Idk. I had surgery years ago during a mars and merc rx and it was fine. IP: Logged |
Musette
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posted August 09, 2010 04:20 PM
1) For any surgery, the very basic thing is to avoid it in the days leading up to and right after a full moon if possible. Allow for a 5-day window before or after.2) The best possible time is on the days leading up to a new moon. This is the number one thing I want when I look for surgery dates! 3) The second thing I look for is to avoid surgery when the moon is in the sign that rules the body part being operated on. 4) Try to avoid the waxing Moon phase if possible. 5) Check Mars and it's current aspects as well as how it aspects the patient's chart, and check the patient's Mars compared to current transits. Mars represents the surgeon. If you're seeing trines, it's a good sign. A happy Mars is very important to me when I look for medical dates. 6) Check Mercury as well because it represents communication, information, scheduling, etc. Again, trines are good. Avoid the actual retrograde time if possible. I don't worry too much about retrograde shadows (although I do consider eclipse shadows). 7) A fixed Moon is nice if you can get it. 8) The last thing I check is Jupiter, Pluto and Uranus against the natal chart. Jupiter can be helpful, and Uranus (and sometimes Pluto) can mean a surprise that's good or bad depending on the aspects and how they impact the natal chart. I've never seen a surgery date with "perfect" aspects, so you'll have to pick and choose by what's most important to you for the particular surgery. And surgery isn't something that can always wait for optimal time, either. IP: Logged |
BlueTopaz124
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posted August 09, 2010 09:15 PM
One positive, is her doctor will be fresh from vacation so nice and rested up for the surgery. IP: Logged |
iQ
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Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 10, 2010 02:21 AM
Well said Musette!IP: Logged |
crabbypatty
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posted August 10, 2010 06:22 AM
OK, then, if she wants to keep that date, at least moon won't be in Aries, which I understand is thought to rule the eyes/head. And the date is not directly in MR.By the way, it's funny how different people look at things: I thought the surgeon might be tired from traveling back from vacation and therefore not so relaxed! Either way, she's going to do what she's going to do, as always, but I feel better that I told her what the astrological issues might be. And you've all been very enlightening. IP: Logged |
Diana
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posted August 10, 2010 11:43 AM
I believe the sign that rules the eyes is mercury, which is gem or virgo. Anyway, that surgery I mentioned earlier, where mars -- ruling surgeons was rx (!) -- also had the moon in the sign ruling the body part being cut. As I said, everything turned out fine. I had it done before I was into astrology.
If you try to plan a procedure now you'd be looking at...god, years from now because the skies are so angry and will be for a long time, plus you have merc rx-ing and then venus! It can get to the point where you just have to say F astrology or you'll never do anything.
Keep us posted on how it goes. IP: Logged |
crabbypatty
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posted August 15, 2010 06:34 PM
Well, despite my warnings, she's going to go ahead and have the surgery tomorrow and I'm her escort there and back home. All because she doesn't want to pay $150 for another visit to the internist for pre-surgical clearance (i.e., EKG testing), since her initial clearance visit will expire if she postpones the surgery. This from the woman who has enough money not to have to worry like everyone else. Well, I tried. I did what I could to convince her. Now I'm going to have to pray to her angels to protect her from her own thick-headedness. They usually do. Man, she must have a whole gaggle of angels following her around. IP: Logged |
crabbypatty
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posted August 19, 2010 06:48 PM
My mother is now on post-op day#3 and no complications. She is doing great and can see out of the de-cataracted eye. So, apparently, Mercury Retrograde doesn't always wreak havoc in surgery for everyone. Whew. I was doing some major sweating bullets.IP: Logged |
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