Update on Yvonne's Cataract Surgery

@Ineeddentures why not wait then?

@lovebuglena Because 2 years is a long time and her eyesight could get really bad And we can well afford to pay I just want what's best for Yvonne, money is not an issue

Well no Yvonne could wait and still get it done free

@Ineeddentures Waiting lists are common here as well.

@dodo19 Do you have a free service.like.the.UK NHS

A 2 year waiting list for NHS treatment here is quite common

@Ineeddentures - Should I need cataract surgery, I go to see my doctor in Switzerland. I trust him.

The Doctor said waiting wasn't a real risk of anything like blindness The private clinic we would go to and pay are all ex NHS surgeons, Millions of people go private for cataract, hips, knees, etc etc Our private sector is very good

@LadyDuck I hope I don't need it because I would be very scared I would either die or get blinded

Well no It's either a two year wait for free treatment Or pay £2k and get it done soon.

@Ineeddentures oh okay. I missed one sentence. private is much better

@rakski Lol Private will be better in this case as Yvonne shouldn't have to wait.

@Ineeddentures that's kind of a hard decision. Waiting two years is a long time especially if she needs it sooner but paying for it can really be expensive.

Aye Yvonne got really wound up about it. There are huge waiting lists on the NHS for cataract surgery because it's free So she has a choice Go private and pay, or.wait

@Marilynda1225 Well I'm like " Just go private" She wouldn't miss the money, honestly.

@Ineeddentures I can understand waiting to get it for free...that is a better price. But if the time could make things worse, and you have the money...sounds like doing it now would be better.

@MommyOfEli2013 I agree with you Tell Yvonne please lol what you think she should do

It's a good price. And I think Yvonne should just spend the money But I think she will wait the 2 years and get it free

It's true And might be even longer That's our NHS for you.

@Ineeddentures It sounds like the left eye is what our doctors would tell a patient that it is not ripe yet. Because of our health care the costs are probably lower, but still they run around $4000-$5000 unless a patient needs a corrective lens and then it goes up. I quietly teased my mother when she had hers done back in 2009, that we should sell her eyes online once she passed. She told me that she thought it was quite steep and she knew that there were many would would never be able to afford such surgery.

It seems to be the standard wait on our NHS for free treatment for cataracts The doctor today didn't use any terms like rile or mature He said the left eye is good but still will needs done The right eye not so good. You have to trust these doctors But I think we will just fork out and pay The private clinic looks ok And in the greater scheme of things, £2k isn't a lot.

@Juliaacv If there were no waiting lists - and nobody had to go private, our health care is free. But I think £2k for the whole job on both eyes is reasonable - £1k each eye £5k Canadian Dollars is about £2.7k But that would still be ok for both eyes

@Ineeddentures I could not even imagine, And then I looked it up online On average, cataract surgery costs between $1,808 and $7,000 per eye, depending on the type of surgery and location . Without insurance, the typical range is about $3,000 to $6,000 per eye . .

Well she can wait Get it done for free But she could deteriorate Or get it fixed quickly And have no worries It's not that much money. Well it is, but it's not when it concerns health How much would it cost in America

@RasmaSandra So that's more expensive than it is here. We pay into the NHS here so Insurance was never a thing for us

@Ineeddentures when I went for an initial appointment for a vasectomy the surgeon, while examining my dignity, told me there was a two year waiting list or I could pay £1000 for him to do it privately the next week. Mid-examination, with all on display, the surgeon’s secretary popped her head in the door (without first knocking) and told him another surgeon had cancelled all his operations that day and theatre was all his till tea time. So I got snipped on the NHS on the same day as my first foray into world of vasectomies.

Well the doctor thought it was a good idea - and I think I agree. Yvonne on the other hand wants to wait and save the money

@Ineeddentures I asked ChatGPT and roughly $0 with Medicare but you could wait forever; $6,000 to $12,000 with no insurance (both eyes) and $0 to $3,000 with private health cover (both eyes). With private cover, you're also paying premiums all the time. Vince's heart surgery was $1,000 just for the hospital room. The costs associalted with that were staggering but a lot was covered by our insurance. We are covered for dental work too.

We don't have private health insurance. Always been NHS patients. Nobody I know has private health insurance So how much would cataract surgery cost you over and above the health insurance costs or are things like that all covered and there is no extra cost?

@JudyEv What sort of monthly premiums are we talking about Judy?

@Ineeddentures No. It was all covered from what I remember.

Did you have to pay?

@LindaOHio That's good.

@Ineeddentures Of course, it is. Perhaps it is equal to Rs 40000.

£325 is a lot of Rupees, isn't it

Exactly. The money is not important Yvonne's eyesight is

@Ineeddentures I agree.

Me too Heather But Yvonne might not agree She thinks it's a lot of money to spend on something she can get free if she waits

Aye Well it's made our choice easy Wait 2 years, maybe more, and it's free, or pay now

Me too lol

It's not that expensive. And to be fair if Yvonne and I were younger the wait would be ok too Our NHS is under a bit of pressure so we do need to be patient ( excuse the pun)

Lol We would have to be married first to divorce me Stan Ogden

Well it is too long to wait for free treatment but it is what it is Going private will cost £2k It is what it is. A decision has to be made What would you do?