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lisarice
lisarice

Struggling big time

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  • georgeGG
    georgeGG lisarice

    Posted

    sorry I cannot help. I have two developing cateracts and I am interested as my turn may come. I am sorry you are having trouble. The troubles I have had with my eyes have been very distressing so to that extent I can feel for you and wish you a rapid improvement and  return to comfort.
  • jessie51
    jessie51 lisarice

    Posted

    Hello lisarice,

    sorry you are struggling,  is this post op or worries about having it done and coping until you do and afterwards?

    Do you have a Practice Nurse that you could go in and have a private chat with, see if you can get your worries sorted or get help with practical problems.........   

    Warmest regards

    Jessie x

    • lisarice
      lisarice jessie51

      Posted

      Thankyou gory our reply. I've already had it done and now worried sick having to end up being told they can't do anything. Been left worse, can't see close up, go cross eyed when I try to focus and eye sight worse off. At my wits end and unless you have sickness, headache or bleeding, they don't want to know!
    • georgeGG
      georgeGG lisarice

      Posted

      I am so sorry to learn of your plight. Now I know why my Optometrix is reluctant to refer me to the eye hospital. She hopes I will manage without the operation. On bad days I use a plastic page magnifier. It is light and I can even use it with my iPad. Most days I manage with my specs.

      Thank you for your posting.

    • jessie51
      jessie51 lisarice

      Posted

      Hello lisarice,

      this sounds awful,  I understood these ops were pretty much straight forward.  Could your GP not refer you to an eye specialist?   Being told nothing can be done   and just left how are you supposed to manage daily life - is your distance sight affected also ....   can you manage things in general and would it be possible to get specs for close work?  Sorry I am asking questions and offering no answers,  I guess it is difficult for you to type and  give more details as to how you are affected - how long it has been and who has told you nothing can be done.

      I hope you have good support at home and someone to help you push to get contact with a specialist who will be able to offer help.  Is terrible that you are now worse,  you should not be just left without advice for the future.    Keep at your GP to get some answers.

      Warmest regards

      Jessie x

    • lisarice
      lisarice jessie51

      Posted

      Thankyou Jessie X I have finally had a call back today from NHS and are due at the hospital this Friday. I have a multitude of questions to ask! I have also biomedical. To see a private consultant at s mere cost of £200!!! Small price for quality care though. Not sure whist the NHS doc can do but something deffo needs sorting and quick. Question is, do I trust them to get it right this time of trust my instincts and pat privately. This said, I feel horrified that the NGS is on such an appalling state that I even have to consider this.
    • jessie51
      jessie51 lisarice

      Posted

      Hello lisarice,

      £200 seems a small price for your eyes,  specs are non to cheap as it is.  Going private at least would give you a second opinion and hopefully some ammunition to fire at the NHS,  see them both,  you are entitled to the best of care from the NHS but you need to know what the problem is and what will help solve it ......   trust the private guy to at least give you  the truth.

      The NHS is in a bad way,  Dr's don't seem to give a wot sit anymore and use any excuse they can get away with for their disinterest.  I am long down the road of not trusting a word they say - best avoided !

      I do hope you get answers from the private appoint and then can take that info to the NHS to get the help / treatment that is required.

      Do take care of yourself,  I hope soon that your eye sight is fully restored.

      Warmest regards ... and best wishes

      Jessie xx

    • lisarice
      lisarice jessie51

      Posted

      Lol. In recognition of my poor sight, the £200 was actually £2150!! Just been told tonight that it had gone up to £3156!!! Fed up beyond belief! Surely the NFS can't feel this is exceptable???
    • jessie51
      jessie51 lisarice

      Posted

      Hello lisrice,

      wow......   that is quite a sum of money to find....   I hope tomorrow you get some answers and some help.    If it can be sorted and your eyesight improved the NHS should be giving you all the help they can,  no one should have to pay for treatment that is required and not just for opted for .. cosmetic etc.

      Fingers crossed for you tomorrow.

      warmest regards

      Jessie x

  • respecthealth
    respecthealth lisarice

    Posted

    Hi guys. Having worked in the eye field, I know that cataract ops. are one of the most commonest ops. in the world. They usually take only about 20 minutes and you're in and out the same day! The techniques used nowadays are absolutely wonderful, plus no stitches. You also no longer need to wear thick glasses like in the very old days, as the power is already incorporated into the lens. Most optometrists often ask you to wait at least 6 weeks post op. allowing the eyes to settle before haing them tested again - the far power they find may be 0 so you may not need any far spectacles, but often some small power is found and it would make good sense to have this to refine far vision for tasks like driving. However near spectacles, which you cannot walk about in, are still needed to see close things like print. There are techniques to try and overcome this near vision thing, but I thinks it's still not totally standardized and a bit experimental. 
    • lisarice
      lisarice respecthealth

      Posted

      Even more concern. I did have stitches and didn't even know till the nurse aimed at me with tweezers to remove. I'm not just talking g about blurred vision after, I literally cannot see even a text message on a phone held at arms length!!
  • respecthealth
    respecthealth lisarice

    Posted

    Me again. I should have added that if you're having any concerns whatsoever, you should return earlier than the usual 4-6 weeks to the optometrist. They will refer you further if needed.
  • respecthealth
    respecthealth lisarice

    Posted

    Hi there. My grans had stitches during their ops. as this was what they thought was best for them - we must remember everyone's eyes and histories/symptoms are different so the basic procedure I outlined is customised.
  • pepper11127
    pepper11127 lisarice

    Posted

    Hello, I'm late at the party but hope I can help allay fears of Cataracts.

    I developed Cataracts in both eyes in 2001 and by July was practically blind and having to be led around. The Opthalmic surgeons at Havant and the Portsmouth QA were marvellous and by the end of the year my sight was fully restored. It is a relatively simple procedure and quite painless. Good luck.

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