My appointment became a real problem

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I was awake this morning at 6-30 AM because I had to travel to Withington Community Hospital for a 9-15 appointment. I was a little displeased about the time because my senior citizen travel pass is not valid until 9-30 AM, so I had to pay the Metrolink tram fare. This was intended to be an assessment for cataract surgery, which would then result in a further appointment for the surgery itself. Needless to say life never turns out so simple. After spending around an hour with the nurse, I was passed on to the Doctor. He spent a long time examining my eyes and finally informed me that my eyes are badly scarred internally and that I had a hole in my retina. I finally left the hospital shortly before noon and further away than I had started. Now I have to wait for an appointment to visit the Royal Eye Hospital, where a consultant will examine my eyes and decide whether I need laser surgery on the retina prior to cataract treatment. If the answer is yes then I shall be given a further appointment for the operation, after which I will be referred back to Withington to have the cataract surgery reassessed again. At this rate I may end up back at square one before 12 months have elapsed.