Cataract surgery

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Thanks Twink, that would be appreciated

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It was for me but you do eye separately and that takes a few weeks.

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Yes good advice so I’ve spoken to my optician today . I’ve been concerned about the drops put in for the assessment . Some opticians are fast tracking patients by doing it on their premises ,others do not , a hospital is the place for the assessment imo not your high street optician which I would prefer .
Also need to know about the positioning for the actual op .
I know it might not be many minutes but I can’t lie flat on my back due to injury . Sometimes my body will jerk involuntary

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I was asked if I was able to lie flat on My back without moving a muscle for around 20 min’s,I was able to reassure Them I could (I’ve been practising at Home)
If You can’t They will probably suggest a general anaesthetic.

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That’s great news, is it at Edgbaston Birmingham? it’s a good hospital but the one i went to in Edgebaston Birmingham there wasn’t a lot of parking space.

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Yes. That’s the SpaMedica place, the information they sent me does mention that about parking :grinning:

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That’s great, it says 3 hours in the booklet but more like 2 hours.

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Thanks

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Thankyou May ,I’ll looked further into what.you’re saying .

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Your welcome :slightly_smiling_face:

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Yesterday I was told about someone I know vaguely from my seniors club. He is over 90 and was due for cataract surgery, he turned up at the appointed time and, as is normal now, was RAT tested for covid.

The test was positive so he was immediately sent home and told to isolate, he had no symptoms.

He received a new appointment for the op about a month later, turned up and again the RAT was positive so once again he was sent straight home to isolate inspite of still showing no symptoms.

Gawd knows when he will get his cataract surgery if it goes on like this, my only suggestion was that he get the PCR test a couple of days before and take the results with him to the surgery but whether that will work is a moot point.

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That’s a shame @Bruce where i went to they phoned me about a week before and asked if i was ok and that i should isolate until the opp. The first time they phoned i got a cold sore on my lip and they cancelled it, they gave me another appointment after 2 weeks. Don’t know why because they cover the face up and only the eye is not covered that they’re going to do it on.

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I suspect that the cold sore excluded you because of the worry of you getting an infection. Here they will not admit you to hospital for any procedure if you have a cut or rash anywhere on the body - this was the case long before the pandemic. I think they worry about those superbugs you get in hospitals.

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Oh i see that explains it.

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@ Logan1, When l had my cataracts done they asked if l was allergic to
iodine ?
When they did me they washed my face in iodine before starting the op!
Funny thing was it didnt sting at all as l was expecting it to ??
:+1::+1::+1:

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Good luck my friend. Thinking of you. :hugs:

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Poor bloke. That’s awful Bruce.
I agree with you about testing beforehand.

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My sister is being picked up from my home and returned here for both the pre op and the operation Vlad, so maybe you dont have to worry about parking!

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Ahh thanks that has not been mentioned to me

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My sisters optician arranged her treatment , and it is being done at SpaMedica via the NHS.
If you are going through the NHS Vlad ask if they are providing transport as they can’t expect you to drive after the op & at the pre op they may put drops in your eyes to look at the back of the eye. When I go for similar drops for my diabetes eye screening, I am forbidden to drive for 2 hours as they open your pupils and affect your vision.

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