Back to the eye hospital again / myLot

Manchester, England

October 18, 2016 6:25am CST

Today I am heading back to the eye hospital for another appointment, this time to have the results of my previous cataract operation assessed. I had an assessment about a month ago, but the results were not promising and I was given eye drops to take and now have to undergo another check up. This has been going on too long, almost 14 months now and still no realistic sign of an end to the treatment. Today I shall find out whether the eye drops have been successful, or as has been previously suggested it may result in yet another operation. I am beginning to regret ever starting the whole charade and should have persevered with cataracts.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458091)

• Switzerland

18 Oct 16

Good luck Barry, I can only hope that the eye drops worked and that you are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

18 Oct 16

I have not been given any guarantees but it is looking quite promising now.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458091)

• Switzerland

18 Oct 16

@Asylum I am so happy, let's hope that from now on the road is downhill.

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Laurel (L_B)

@Happy2BeMe (99399)

• Canada

18 Oct 16

I hope you get good news and that you won't need another surgery. Wishing you all the best at your appointment today.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

18 Oct 16

Thank you, the thought of yet another operation horrified me.

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Laurel (L_B)

@Happy2BeMe (99399)

• Canada

18 Oct 16

@Asylum I can only imagine it would.

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Marlina

@marlina (154166)

• Canada

18 Oct 16

I feel bad for you for having to go through all this. Good luck with the visit. I had my 2 surgeries now and still not a happy camper.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

18 Oct 16

It would not seem so bad if I knew that a particular operation was going to be the last, but it always results in further problems.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

18 Oct 16

Good luck, I hope the eyedrops have worked. it will be awful if you need yet another operation.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

18 Oct 16

The idea of having to go through another operation is currently my ultimate nightmare, especially since whatever further treatment I receive never seems to be the end.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

18 Oct 16

so sorry to heard this.That is not working for you.I for one never had a bit of problem on mine. But we are all different when iit comes to this. Hope you get this settled good.Maybe another doctor?just saying

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

18 Oct 16

It is now looking as though the ordeal may finally be over.

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Mike

@Mike197602 (15487)

• United Kingdom

18 Oct 16

Best of luck

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

18 Oct 16

Thank you.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (159008)

• Boise, Idaho

18 Oct 16

I do hope you get good news. How could you have persevered with cataracts?

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

18 Oct 16

The outcome was certainly better than expected. I managed with cataracts for a long while, so I could have continued to do so. They impair vision, but do not offer the same level of anxiety that much of my treatment did.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

19 Oct 16

@celticeagle This is quite feasible because cataracts develop slowly over years and the sight depreciates accordingly.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (159008)

• Boise, Idaho

18 Oct 16

@Asylum ....I realized, after my recent cataract diagnosis, that I have had this for many years. So I think you probably could. I even wonder if my great grandmother may have had cataracts which led to her blindness. She wasn't one to see doctors.

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