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24th July 2019, 16:48 | #11 |
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Hi Michael. I know where you are coming from. My wife has had operations on her eyes because of glaucoma. The last one was a tubelectomy, which has failed to work. Hope yours is solved soon. All the best mate.
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25th July 2019, 16:58 | #12 |
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I was only thinking the other day that you hadn't been around for a while.
Glad to see you back and that Denise is okay too.
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11th August 2019, 21:43 | #13 |
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That makes 2 of us! In fact I almost posted “has anyone heard from Saga Lout”
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About seven years back, I developed cataracts in both eyes and being mid(ish) fifties I needed to get it sorted, unfortunately like you, the first op went wrong and for four months I was blind in my right eye. The left one was less bad so I like you waited a while after to sort that. When the 'surgeon' performed the procedure, he was shall we say, a little agricultural in his method, he used the sonic probe to break up the lens so vigorously, the seat that the lens sits on detached too leaving nothing to mount it on. His bedside manner left a bit to be desired also. Four months later under general anesthetic this time at the John Radcliffe in Oxford, they sewed a lens onto the outside of my eye under the viscous layer, a bit like a permanent contact. Like you my sight was amazing at first and I had been long sighted in that eye, shortsighted in the other so vision now much better. Being in that position is unpleasant for everyone, the fact I earn my crust as a photographer... well you can imagine I had the other done about eight months after, again at the JR and all is now well, hopefully you have put all your issues behind you, but it's less fun than they make out, huh? Not been here long enough to know what transplant your other half has had BUT it is great news for anyone going through that sort of surgery, so all the best to both of you. I will keep a lookout for an update on the pewter 75, who knows, maybe I'll have spare cash by then Stay well Jim |
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All the very best to you and your wife, your account of your treatment has left me breathless with admiration for your fortitude, really It does. Chris.S.
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18th August 2019, 08:58 | #16 |
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An Update.
I got the fourth eye op three weeks ago, it's settled down and healing very well. It's a strange feeling being blind in it although it's got a vision of colour and light in it. I've got some temporary glasses to enable me to drive but I look like Cosmo Smallpiece with them on, the left eye is set for near vision so it's a must to have them for now. I'm meeting the surgeon in a week or so to discuss the next surgery and what will be going into the eye, in the meantime I've been getting bits together for the 75 and will be offering it for sale before the end of the year, after fitting the new clutch etc it was a kicker to have the gearbox start playing up, the replacement has only done 46,000 miles and came from a one owner car that never saw 50mph, I'm betting it'll be perfect. I'm fitting the rear arms and springs at the back and, putting the front shockers on from the same car, it's all low mileage stuff and mint condition. It is, in effect turning the clock back on the Pewter car, the body has done 130,000 miles but the rest hasn't, the engine of course has only done 5000 since the new liners, pistons etc. I hope everyone is doing OK and I hope to `see` you all at some point.
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