Hoping for good news at my hospital appointment tomorrow
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
December 28, 2015 12:08pm CST
For the past 3 months I have been passed from hospital to hospital in my attempt to arrange a cataract operation. This has been a combination of examinations and intermediate preparatory treatment. This has made it impractical to book a holiday since I always had either a forthcoming appointment or was waiting to be given one.
Tomorrow I will return to Withington Hospital to undergo the assessment that I was due to take early October. I am seriously hoping that I will be given an approximate guide as to how long it may be, which will then free me to take a holiday.
It has been so long since I saw an airport that I am struggling to remember what they look like. With a bit of luck I may be holiday hunting by the end of tomorrow.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
28 Dec 15
good luck - hope it gets sorted out once and for all for you this time
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
28 Dec 15
@arthurchappell It is infuriating. I have no problem with the concept of having to wait, but for 3 months I have been constantly waiting for letters followed by appointments.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
28 Dec 15
@Asylum the messing around must be very frustrating for you
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@allknowing (130865)
• India
28 Dec 15
This is something that I find quite odd that it has taken you so many months for this and the date for the operation is still not fixed. 
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
29 Dec 15
This is because I have been transferred to other hospitals for interim treatment prior to the operation, As a result I have had 5 appointments since I originally attended for the assessment that I shall have tomorrow, having to wait for an appointment in each case.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
28 Dec 15
I initially went for the assessment, but they discovered a tear in my retina. This caused them to refer me elsewhere, where I was examined first and then had the cataract repaired, followed by another examination to ensure that the repair was satisfactory. Now I am going back for the original assessment.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
28 Dec 15
This is what makes it so annoying. I have been looking forward to taking a holiday for months, but have been constantly waiting unknown periods of time for each appointment.
If they asked me to return and gave me a specific date then I would know when I was free to travel. Instead they tell me to wait for a letter, which may come in a few days or several weeks.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
28 Dec 15
There is no doubt that I will be declared in need of the operation. It does not really matter if the operation is soon or a long way off, as long as they finally give me a specific time. I am fed up of being told to go home and wait for a letter.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Dec 15
Hope they can get this all arranged for you.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
28 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 I have no problem with the delays. My complaint is that I have to wait an unknown period of time for an appointment, only to be given another and have to wait again to find out when.
This means that I cannot chance taking a holiday in case I receive an appointment while away, so I end up constantly waiting and tied to my home.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Dec 15
@Asylum So you have that national insurance I'm betting much like Canada does. I have heard while it's good that everyone has the same insurance, the waiting lists for surgeries and such can be very very long.
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@chocolatenightingale (147)
• India
29 Dec 15
good luck to you.Hope you recover soon and get sort out with this :)
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
29 Dec 15
Good luck I know you are dying to get away from the winter weather for a bit.
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@Marilynda1225 (80627)
• United States
28 Dec 15
Hope all goes well for your on your appointment tomorrow and that you'll have your trip booked by your next post 
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@garymarsh6 (23402)
• United Kingdom
30 Dec 15
Well I am sure that once you see the airport it will all come flooding back!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
30 Dec 15
@garymarsh6 It is more likely to flood at Spanish airports because according to Henry Higgins the rains in Spain fall mainly on the planes.
@garymarsh6 (23402)
• United Kingdom
30 Dec 15
@Asylum That's assuming it isn't flooded out!
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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29 Dec 15
oh i sure do hope that you received the news you wish for!
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@saurabhrmp (2283)
• Hyderabad, India
29 Dec 15
Hope you will be free of cataract disease and free to roam around any where.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
30 Dec 15
@saurabhrmp A cataract is a coating on the eyes of the eye which stops light passing through properly, so the lens needs to be removed and an artificial one fitted.
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@saurabhrmp (2283)
• Hyderabad, India
30 Dec 15
@Asylum ; oh it means with means with eye drop or medicine it is not curable.
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