Managed to get an appointment date for my cataract operation
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
December 31, 2015 6:12am CST
At last I have had a little good fortune and suddenly everything seems to be moving along well. I was in Greggs buying a cup of coffee earlier and received a call on my mobile from an unknown number. To my surprise it was from Withington Hospital in relation to my forthcoming cataract operation.
It seems that they have had a cancellation and rang to check if I would be available. Naturally my answer was “Yes” because I have no plans to do anything else. The appointment is set for 8-30 AM on Tuesday, which is far earlier than I had anticipated and is a real bonus.
Maybe I can end up with a holiday during January after all, without any danger of actually missing an appointment in the process.
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@Shiva49 (28377)
• Singapore
1 Jan 16
@Asylum I am sure you will get the best of attention. I contribute to a charity in India which sponsors eye surgery. Almost all get affected by cataract and many millions live with it to lead a purposeless life. They are able to get the basic surgery done for GBP 10 per person and that is a real gift to get back life in their years - siva
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@rosekiss (30413)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Dec 15
I hope that it goes well for you. I had my cataract surgery in 2014, in both eyes, and I have never regretted it, as I am seeing things in a whole new light. The colors are so vibrant and beaurtiful, instead of the gaudy colores I was seeing before my surgery. I was a little hesitant at first, but I am certainly glad i did it, as I have never regretted it, and I hope you don't either. I can drive without glesses and watch tv without them as well. I only need reading glasses and that is for closeup work as well as reading my bible. Ir sure does feel good not to have to wear glasses anymore, as they were so thick and gave me a real headache.
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@garymarsh6 (23998)
• United Kingdom
31 Dec 15
OH brilliant I am really pleased for you. Trust me you will not regret it at all. I hear Tenerife can be lovely this time of year and it will definitely be warm. There should be some bargains about as the kids are back to school on Tuesday. Blimey that is not early I had to be there for 07:30 still I guess for a retiree it must seem like the middle of the night! Good luck and I hope all goes well for you. Happy New Year too!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
31 Dec 15
@garymarsh6 I had no plans to take anyone along, but may ask my next door neighbour.
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@garymarsh6 (23998)
• United Kingdom
31 Dec 15
@Asylum Do you not have someone taking you there? Someone should accompany you really Barry more so for when you are coming home. They will anaesthetise your eye over an hour or so so that you will feel nothing. Because it is so close up you will not see anything. You can punch me if it hurts! Now there's an offer!
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
31 Dec 15
So is this for the actual surgery
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
31 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 I will, assuming that I am comfortable using the computer initially.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
31 Dec 15
@Asylum That is awesome. I hope everything goes really well for you. You will surely let us know?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
31 Dec 15
I think it would be a perfect time to relax. Of course you can't lift things over a certain amount of weight and you have to take eye drops and possibly wear special sunglasses. Yes, sounds like the perfect excuse to have another pack the luggage, haul the luggage. 
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
31 Dec 15
@Asylum I hope all goes well. Any idea of where you want to vacation to?
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
31 Dec 15
@ScribbledAdNauseum Not really, just as long as I can find somewhere with decent weather instead of the constant rain that we seem to get here lately.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
I am hoping to get an appointment to find out how bad mine are. I think I will need them removed too.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
31 Dec 15
This is great news. Good luck on the surgery, the recovery and future vacation.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
31 Dec 15
sounds promising - hope it gets sorted for you at last
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
31 Dec 15
Well if I knew how to make an avatar dance you would see me doing the happy dance for you!! Great news I expect you went right home and started looking at holidays!!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
31 Dec 15
I did intend to look around today, but fortunately I did not do earlier or I would have been scheduled to fly about the same time and have to cancel either the operation or the holiday. Now I shall wait and consider booking something on Wednesday when I know the next appointment time.
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