Bad day at the opthamologist.
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Hi all, well I had my appointment today with the Neuro-ophthalmologist and things are not great. If you've read any of my previous posts, you may remember a few weeks ago I had a different appointment with a different doc. who told me I needed to have eye surgery within a yrs. time cuz I was in danger of losing my eyesight in one eye due to a combination of an "atypical" cataract, pmr and prednisone. I also mentioned I couldn't aford it! Now today's doc. told me I need this done asap (within a month) as he suspects prednisone is expeditiously speeding up the growth of the cataract. Same problem still exists....$$$. I got so much information today, I've not yet processed it. In fact, I've got a call in to doc. to go over some of what I was told. Something about 4th nerve diminishing??? and several other things. My brain's on overload right now. The only thing that keeps ringing in my ear is "loss of sight"! I'll keep you posted after I speak more with him. Thanks for listening....Lynda
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lynda62707
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Twopies lynda62707
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lynda62707 Twopies
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I'm taking time to respond to each and everyone of you who's sent good wishes. Thanks to you Twopies for your kind words. I'm really needing them today. Very emotional😢. I'll be better tomorrow, but for now, I'm kinda a MESS! Just not one of my better days.
sophiesu20099 lynda62707
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it’s up to me, Medicare didn’t cover it. Suggest you get another opinion, and how bad is your vision.....
in Canada and I had to pay, did them a year apart.
dont let them scare you, I’m a therapist
Buffy61 sophiesu20099
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If a doctor told me I would possibly lose my sight I too would be scared!
Sure, get another opinion but telling someone to just do what SHE wants to do is irresponsible!
To the OP...good luck.
lynda62707 Buffy61
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Buffy, thank you soooo much for your comforting response to my post! I'm literally tearing up 😢 right now at the way you seemingly stood up for me. It's been such a bad day, not to mention an emotional one, and you were so kind to post what you did. This site is so informative and so appreciated ie, dosages and medications and side effects etc, etc....but sometimes I feel we're all guilty of forgetting there are Real human beings at the other side of these posts with real worries and real problems and REAL LIFE'S! Sometimes we just need to hear....I'm here for you! You gave that to me a few minutes ago. Thank you!!
margaret22251 Buffy61
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Anhaga sophiesu20099
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Why didn't medicare cover it? My husband has had both eyes done, separate times, and there was never any question that it was covered.
lynda62707 Anhaga
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Anhaga, as I understand it, Medicare covers 80%. That leaves 20% to the patient. I'll find out more in 3wks when I've got my consultation.
Anhaga lynda62707
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lynda62707 Anhaga
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sophiesu20099 Anhaga
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hodpital. The drops were covered by Medicare. Every province in Canada
Has different rules, this was Quebec.
we are all praying for you, apologies, did not realize the MD spent 3
hours with you, not to worry, God is holding you, and it will go well
Anhaga sophiesu20099
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I guess your reply is for Lynda, but thanks for explaining about the fees. I was just taken aback, as you'd have thought cataract operations would be a given for medicare coverage. I doubt this is permitted to be offered privately in Nova Scotia as there's a very strong opposition to creating a two-tiered system - although there are many many things we have to pay for privately, at least if you want to get the service in time to do any good, like physiotherapy!
lodgerUK_NE lynda62707
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Just in case anyone else reads this thread.
If when you have your eyes tested and they tell you there is the beginning of cataracts and you are on prednisolone, then if you already were glasses - ask for re-actolite rapide. Sunlight can and does cause cataracts, especially if they have started grow.
If you have the beginning of cataracts and don't wear glasses always use sunglasses when out it sun.
A good opthamologist put me on re-actolite rapide when I was diagnosed with GCA and already had the beginnings of cataracts, they did not move and were still the same size when I went into remission 5 years later.
I still wear re-actolite rapide and they have only grown at tiny bit.
sophiesu20099 lodgerUK_NE
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who are starting out....I wish I would have known