davenportram Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 That's exactly what happened at the back of the NE corner tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Ram Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 it's been quiet in here tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 booooooooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I've got an appointment for 3 hours of tests @ the Midland Eye Hospital tomorrow. I know I've got a cataract on the left eye. Hope they say they'll be operating soon, yet don't like the thought of them opening up my eye while I,m awake. Talk about mixed feelings eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCfranco Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I've got an appointment for 3 hours of tests @ the Midland Eye Hospital tomorrow. I know I've got a cataract on the left eye. Hope they say they'll be operating soon, yet don't like the thought of them opening up my eye while I,m awake. Talk about mixed feelings eh? blimey! good luck with that, theres no risk with the op is there? you should be alright. Brammie Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I've got an appointment for 3 hours of tests @ the Midland Eye Hospital tomorrow. I know I've got a cataract on the left eye. Hope they say they'll be operating soon, yet don't like the thought of them opening up my eye while I,m awake. Talk about mixed feelings eh? Oh, nice of you to mention it, Steve, good luck with it tho, mate, do they do braille internet yet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Oh, nice of you to mention it, Steve, good luck with it tho, mate, do they do braille internet yet ?they do, it's quite hard. But once you get the feel for it, it's easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Ram Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I've got an appointment for 3 hours of tests @ the Midland Eye Hospital tomorrow. I know I've got a cataract on the left eye. Hope they say they'll be operating soon, yet don't like the thought of them opening up my eye while I,m awake. Talk about mixed feelings eh?Good luck. I hate anything to do with eyes it really makes me ill. Brammie Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Ram Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 It feels like the end of Return of the Jedi. When everyone is dancing and having a party. The 'we just killed thousands of people' dance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbiean Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I've got an appointment for 3 hours of tests @ the Midland Eye Hospital tomorrow. I know I've got a cataract on the left eye. Hope they say they'll be operating soon, yet don't like the thought of them opening up my eye while I,m awake. Talk about mixed feelings eh? Good luck mate. Brammie Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I've got an appointment for 3 hours of tests @ the Midland Eye Hospital tomorrow. I know I've got a cataract on the left eye. Hope they say they'll be operating soon, yet don't like the thought of them opening up my eye while I,m awake. Talk about mixed feelings eh? Hope you go on ok Steve and have a speedy recovery :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Good luck Steve. Brammie Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 blimey! good luck with that, theres no risk with the op is there? you should be alright. Cheers Franco, 97% no complications and they can sort out any of the other 3% so it's fine. Thanks Mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 they do, it's quite hard. But once you get the feel for it, it's easier. just don't leave the cheese grater out...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Good luck steve You might be cheered to learn that the chances of a fatality during cataract surgery are pretty rare. You could suffer an infection ; one of those superbugs for example that eat away the flesh, or bacteria that overrun the immune system leading to a thousand agonies - headaches, vertigo, nausea, diarrhea, memory lapse, excruciating pain, outbreaks of boils, toxic shock, anal infections etc etc ...but you'd have to be a bit unlucky. Strangely though, more people die each year from superbug infections than from the combined total of deaths from AIDS, car accidents and breast cancer. So you never know.... Once you enter that hospital you just have to put your trust in there being an effective regime of hygiene measures which are rigorously adopted throughout the whole place. You'll be fine. Just think to yourself ' has everyone washed their hands?'. Actually 'has anyone washed their hands?'. Of course anyone could suffer an allergic reaction to an anaesthetic. Burning sensations, paralysis, tremors, shakes are all possible side-effects but hey.....if we worried about everything then we'd never do anything, would we? And it won't kill you. Well it will kill some people but probably not you. The procedure itself is pretty straight forward. You'll get a local anaesthetic via a spray into the eye and then a subsequent injection actually right into the eye. My god. Probably sounds much worse than it is..... Obviously you will need to avoid moving.Are you a wriggler? Try not to think about it. Sometimes the harder you try not to move, the more you want to move, and the more likely an involuntary movement is. Best to grip the couch and keep abolutely rigid. One slip and that scalpel could literally take your eye out. You'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Cheers for that, Ramnut, I reckon we all feel better for reading that.. You forget to mention that there's a 50% chance that the doctors have been known to perform the procedure on the wrong eye.. hommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Good luck steve You might be cheered to learn that the chances of a fatality during cataract surgery are pretty rare. You could suffer an infection ; one of those superbugs for example that eat away the flesh, or bacteria that overrun the immune system leading to a thousand agonies - headaches, vertigo, nausea, diarrhea, memory lapse, excruciating pain, outbreaks of boils, toxic shock, anal infections etc etc ...but you'd have to be a bit unlucky. Strangely though, more people die each year from superbug infections than from the combined total of deaths from AIDS, car accidents and breast cancer. So you never know.... Once you enter that hospital you just have to put your trust in there being an effective regime of hygiene measures which are rigorously adopted throughout the whole place. You'll be fine. Just think to yourself ' has everyone washed their hands?'. Actually 'has anyone washed their hands?'. Of course anyone could suffer an allergic reaction to an anaesthetic. Burning sensations, paralysis, tremors, shakes are all possible side-effects but hey.....if we worried about everything then we'd never do anything, would we? And it won't kill you. Well it will kill some people but probably not you. The procedure itself is pretty straight forward. You'll get a local anaesthetic via a spray into the eye and then a subsequent injection actually right into the eye. My god. Probably sounds much worse than it is..... Obviously you will need to avoid moving.Are you a wriggler? Try not to think about it. Sometimes the harder you try not to move, the more you want to move, and the more likely an involuntary movement is. Best to grip the couch and keep abolutely rigid. One slip and that scalpel could literally take your eye out. You'll be fine. Cheers Ramnut.........How's you brother Eeyore? And of course your cousin Marvin, the paranoid android? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 they do, it's quite hard. But once you get the feel for it, it's easier. Cheers Boycie. Sort of dotty quote I might expect from certain quarters. No name, no pack drill of course! Gritstone Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 all went well, i trust, Steve ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Thanks everyone for the messages of encouragement (??) I went to the Midland Eye this morning. They complimented me on having a brilliant cataract and after lots of eye drops etc told me I could have a cataract op within the next 3 months. They also said that there is a membrane in the eye but not to worry. If it ruptures they can do a more complicated operation later (made me feel better that one! ) Oh and by the way..you've got the beginnings of a cataract in the other eye. Isn't modern science wonderful? Oh yeah...on the way to the hospital my pop bottle spi;t and has ruined my netbook. Doing this on Wifey's computer. And the day's still young! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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