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Significant eye appointment tomorrow.

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Thank you everyone. The appointments at 1.45 and I currently feel like a zombie - not helped by a four hour hypo last night - I had one lot of Glucojuice which didn't work and it took me four hours to find the energy to get another bottle even though I was feeling hypo the whole time. Anyhow I've spent most of the morning sleeping, spaced out on diazepam and have raided every painkiller that I've got (within safe limits). Thank goodness Mark is coming with me because this appointment has got me really scared. Sorry for the rambling. Hopefully next time I post it will be good news.
 
Hope it goes well AJ, eyes are so precious and such a worry.

I can’t have the cataract surgery I desperately need due to a whole host of factors I won’t go into at present.

I’ve got a hearing test tomorrow (the day before my mum’s funeral) followed by a ENT appt later in the week to see if there’s leukaemic infiltration into my auditory structures.

Nobody said life was easy but maybe it shouldn’t be this hard! 🙄

Take care and hope the solution to your problem is the least unpleasant and invasive Amanda. Those threads you can see must drive you mad! x
*{hugs}*
 
thank you everyone
My massive amount of painkillers plus diazepam made it not as bad as before. However I was surprised that he lasered the whole retina. He stopped when the pain got too much. Got to go back in a month to see if it worked. Eye is sore but now enjoying wine in the pub.
 
I hope it has worked (((hugs)))
Enjoy your wine 🙂
 
thank you everyone
My massive amount of painkillers plus diazepam made it not as bad as before. However I was surprised that he lasered the whole retina. He stopped when the pain got too much. Got to go back in a month to see if it worked. Eye is sore but now enjoying wine in the pub.
I am pleased to hear that it has been done, enjoy your wine you deserve it. I hope the soreness does not last too long and that it works.
 
Good luck for tomorrow @AJLang

My first cataract, in 2013, wasn’t picked up by my annual eye scan 6 months before either! I woke up one morning to a blanket white in my right eye & I spent a VERY worrying 48 hours, referred to eye specialist by GP, before the cataract diagnosis: might have been a detached retina! The expedited 2.5 month wait for the op to remove was hard to bear as well!

I have everything crossed for you!

Lanny
 
Thank you everyone. I've woken this morning and it's now obvious that the laser has taken more of my peripheral vision as was expected and it is noticeable. Now I just need to get used to it.
 
Good luck for tomorrow @AJLang

My first cataract, in 2013, wasn’t picked up by my annual eye scan 6 months before either! I woke up one morning to a blanket white in my right eye & I spent a VERY worrying 48 hours, referred to eye specialist by GP, before the cataract diagnosis: might have been a detached retina! The expedited 2.5 month wait for the op to remove was hard to bear as well!

I have everything crossed for you!

Lanny
Thank you Lanny. I'm really sorry to hear that it took them such a long time to sort out your cataract.
 
Thank you everyone. I've woken this morning and it's now obvious that the laser has taken more of my peripheral vision as was expected and it is noticeable. Now I just need to get used to it.
Hope it does not take long to get used to it.
 
Hope you adjust to your new vision quickly @AJLang, and that the laser has worked well to support your vision for the future.
 
Thank you Mike and Grovesy.
Well the saga continues...Lovely afternoon spent in eye casualty (not) now waiting to go home with a month's supply of steroid eye drops and mega warnings (I'm not exaggerating) to urgently go to eye casualty if anything else happens to my eye. On the good side the doctor was very sexy!
 
Thank you Mike and Grovesy.
Well the saga continues...Lovely afternoon spent in eye casualty (not) now waiting to go home with a month's supply of steroid eye drops and mega warnings (I'm not exaggerating) to urgently go to eye casualty if anything else happens to my eye. On the good side the doctor was very sexy!
It never rains but it pours :( Sorry to hear this Amanda - I hope that things will stabilise now {{{HUGS}}}
 
Thank you Mike and Grovesy.
Well the saga continues...Lovely afternoon spent in eye casualty (not) now waiting to go home with a month's supply of steroid eye drops and mega warnings (I'm not exaggerating) to urgently go to eye casualty if anything else happens to my eye. On the good side the doctor was very sexy!
Oh no. Sorry to hear this.
 
Thank you Alan and Grovesy. Oh well it could be worse, at least the eye doctor was dishy🙂 and I got the drops before the inflammation got worse 🙂
 
Thank you Mike and Grovesy.
Well the saga continues...Lovely afternoon spent in eye casualty (not) now waiting to go home with a month's supply of steroid eye drops and mega warnings (I'm not exaggerating) to urgently go to eye casualty if anything else happens to my eye. On the good side the doctor was very sexy!
Thank you Alan and Grovesy. Oh well it could be worse, at least the eye doctor was dishy🙂 and I got the drops before the inflammation got worse 🙂

That made me laugh! :D You're looking on the bright side! My 2nd. eye consultant is very dishy too! I was referred to HIM by my 1st. eye consultant for my left eye cataract as he has more experience with narrow Chinese eyes that exacerbates high eye pressure! It's an extra little incentive to be vigilant & keep on top of things! So, you can keep looking at him during your follow up appointments! 😛 :D
 
I hope the drops improve things for you Amanda and your eye gets the message to behave and mend. I really hope you don't have to go back and visit Dr. Dish!
 
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