I'm not sure you both understand. I doubt that any laser surgery is involved. I could be wrong but hey-ho.
Nah, I'm 100% sure that laser surgery IS involved cos that's what they've said they're going to do.
I realise that it isn't part of the cataract surgery but, as I said, the missus was actually kind of looking forward to it because she's worn glasses all her life and they've decided to carry out corrective laser surgery at the same time as removing the cataract.
I think it's to do with the diabetes. I assume they've decided to correct her vision with laser-surgery in order to create some kind of "base-line" measurement so they can keep track of whether the diabetes is affecting her eyesight in the future.
Anyway, point being that they were going to do the laser-surgeries 2 weeks apart so she took the time off so she wouldn't have any responsibilities during the time when she would, theoretically, still be recovering.
I realise that it often doesn't take any time at all to recover from laser-surgery but they reckon it can take up to 2 weeks for vision to normalise after the procedure so I guess my missus just decided to spend that time at home.
I was myopic, I had my eyes done 3 years apart.
I just removed the lens from my glasses for the good (cataract removed) eye.
You're never helpless. Bandage on the eye overnight, maybe a bit teary the next day.
I had an allergic reaction to the eye drops for my second eye, but down to A&E and it was sorted. They do the operations separately just in case such complications arise.
Again, point being that they obviously don't think it's good practice to do the laser surgery on both eyes at the same time for all those reasons, thus doing the procedures two weeks apart.
My point was that we all have our own stories, positive and negative, which may colour our opinion on the NHS. In my opinion, on the whole, it is a good service.
And regardless of those experiences, no-one eligible for NHS care has ever gone bankrupt because of medical bills, died because they had run out of insurance cover, or been trapped in a job they hate because their insurance comes with the job and they now have a condition that wouldn't be covered if they had to change insurers.
I'm probably starting to sound like an NHS basher (who's married to a wreck of a woman) but my missus has suffered from something like tennis elbow (not completely sure what it is TBH) for 4 or 5 years.
Doctor had her on pain killers for the first two years and then decided that she needed an operation.
2 years later, she's still on the waiting list although we did get a letter in about April asking her to go to the hospital for an examination and we've recently had another one saying the operation is likely to be some time next year.
I had tennis elbow many years ago and was sent for physiotherapy. The physio diagnosed (correctly) that the problem stemmed from knackered discs in my neck that meant my vertebrae were pressing on my spinal cord and inflaming the nerve that runs down my arm.
Naff all they can do for it, tbh, but at least I know what the problem is.
I think the NHS is a great service in a real life/death emergency but other than that there are so many problems.
My OH has a number of medical issues and wanted too join a gym to get a bit fitter. He asked his GP who said absolutely not unless his cardiologist said it would be okay. He last saw his cardiologist in the year 2000!
He has now been diagnosed with sleep apnoea too and has been waiting for 2 months for treatment (he'll get something to wear over night) He asked if he really had to wear it as he thought it would be uncomfortable sleeping in it and the specialist said it would be dangerous not to, yet 2 months later he still hasn't got the equipment!
Yet when he was admitted with chest pains about 3 months ago they were amazing and I couldn't praise the service highly enough.
I think they use lasers to stop the tiny bleeds in the retina caused by diabetic retinopathy.
That may well be the case but, as I said, she was actually kind of looking forward to it because they ARE giving her laser-surgery to correct her vision at the same time as removing the cataract.
TBH, I was actually pleasantly surprised that they'd offer to do this and it seems to be because they want to monitor whether the diabetes will affect her vision in future.
Anyway, to summarise: NHS medical treatment = good. NHS administration = complete and utter f**king shambles.
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Nah, I'm 100% sure that laser surgery IS involved cos that's what they've said they're going to do.
I realise that it isn't part of the cataract surgery but, as I said, the missus was actually kind of looking forward to it because she's worn glasses all her life and they've decided to carry out corrective laser surgery at the same time as removing the cataract.
I think it's to do with the diabetes. I assume they've decided to correct her vision with laser-surgery in order to create some kind of "base-line" measurement so they can keep track of whether the diabetes is affecting her eyesight in the future.
Anyway, point being that they were going to do the laser-surgeries 2 weeks apart so she took the time off so she wouldn't have any responsibilities during the time when she would, theoretically, still be recovering.
I realise that it often doesn't take any time at all to recover from laser-surgery but they reckon it can take up to 2 weeks for vision to normalise after the procedure so I guess my missus just decided to spend that time at home.
Again, point being that they obviously don't think it's good practice to do the laser surgery on both eyes at the same time for all those reasons, thus doing the procedures two weeks apart.
Lens replacement is the common way now of treating cataracts.
And regardless of those experiences, no-one eligible for NHS care has ever gone bankrupt because of medical bills, died because they had run out of insurance cover, or been trapped in a job they hate because their insurance comes with the job and they now have a condition that wouldn't be covered if they had to change insurers.
I had tennis elbow many years ago and was sent for physiotherapy. The physio diagnosed (correctly) that the problem stemmed from knackered discs in my neck that meant my vertebrae were pressing on my spinal cord and inflaming the nerve that runs down my arm.
Naff all they can do for it, tbh, but at least I know what the problem is.
My OH has a number of medical issues and wanted too join a gym to get a bit fitter. He asked his GP who said absolutely not unless his cardiologist said it would be okay. He last saw his cardiologist in the year 2000!
He has now been diagnosed with sleep apnoea too and has been waiting for 2 months for treatment (he'll get something to wear over night) He asked if he really had to wear it as he thought it would be uncomfortable sleeping in it and the specialist said it would be dangerous not to, yet 2 months later he still hasn't got the equipment!
Yet when he was admitted with chest pains about 3 months ago they were amazing and I couldn't praise the service highly enough.
I think they use lasers to stop the tiny bleeds in the retina caused by diabetic retinopathy.
That may well be the case but, as I said, she was actually kind of looking forward to it because they ARE giving her laser-surgery to correct her vision at the same time as removing the cataract.
TBH, I was actually pleasantly surprised that they'd offer to do this and it seems to be because they want to monitor whether the diabetes will affect her vision in future.
Anyway, to summarise: NHS medical treatment = good. NHS administration = complete and utter f**king shambles.