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The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
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Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 95,593 Send Message	Allan	Report	29 May 2021 22:13
	It was the anaesthetist who gave me all the gory details when I went to see him a week or so prior to the operation.( I now know why such things are called operations with all the prior planning :-0) As far as my own 'eye' doctor was concerned it was only a ten minute procedure. What the b%%%%%d didn't tell me was that the actual preparation took over two hours, including an injection of anaesthetic into the base of the eye to prevent it moving.
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 16,020 Send Message	Sharron	Report	29 May 2021 21:40
	I went for the first appointment last week and the consultant gave the impression that he was going to mow my lawn rather than poke about in my eye.
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 95,593 Send Message	Allan	Report	29 May 2021 21:24
	Sharron, been there done that. Walking up the Hospital steps felt like walking up for an appointment with the guillotine. I survived and can now enjoy driving without the need for glasses, but I do need them for reading :-D :-D
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 20,659 Send Message	maggiewinchester	Report	29 May 2021 21:23
	:-D :-D :-D :-D I feel the same.
	Researching: Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842
Member Since: September 2005 Posts: 9,114 Send Message	Caroline	Report	29 May 2021 21:06
	Memo to self don't ask this lot for good thoughts if I ever need an op!! :-D
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 16,020 Send Message	Sharron	Report	29 May 2021 16:19
	It wasn't that bad. It was his mother-in-laws.
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 24,533 Send Message	Bobtanian	Report	29 May 2021 16:10
	talking of losing legs............spare a thought for the poor guy that had the wrong one amputated....
	Researching: me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,005 Send Message	nameslessone	Report	29 May 2021 15:52
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,005 Send Message	:-D :-D
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 16,020 Send Message	Sharron	Report	29 May 2021 15:48
	We ae comforting each other,Maggie.
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 20,659 Send Message	maggiewinchester	Report	29 May 2021 15:40
	Eeeh - what a cheerful pair! :-S Those bacon slicers,looked lethal, though, didn't they? I haven't seen one for years.
	Researching: Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 16,020 Send Message	Sharron	Report	29 May 2021 15:24
	That's true. How worried would we be if we didn't fully understand surgical procedure? They don't have the bacon slice in the Co-Op to fall back on now do they? I don't suppose they have anybody working there who is clever enough to operate one.
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,005 Send Message	nameslessone	Report	29 May 2021 14:43
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,005 Send Message	I think it all depends on whether they’ve managed to borrow the big circular saw ;-)
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 16,020 Send Message	Sharron	Report	29 May 2021 14:31
	It depends how the operation goes. I may come out of it with no ears. You just can't tell. But, by the cringe, you can't half imagine. Will you have both legs? Or even a lower half at all?
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,005 Send Message	nameslessone	Report	29 May 2021 14:11
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,005 Send Message	But you might hear me ;-)
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 16,020 Send Message	Sharron	Report	29 May 2021 14:07
	I won't see you!
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,005 Send Message	nameslessone	Report	29 May 2021 14:04
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,005 Send Message	I am now getting really worried about how my hospital will solve the problem with my foot (not bunions!) Hop along Nameslessone ;-)
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 20,659 Send Message	maggiewinchester	Report	29 May 2021 13:59
	Nope! I know King Edward VII hospital sold off it's old x-ray machine to a local vet - who than proceeded to charge more to x-ray an animal than the hospital had charged to x-ray a human! How do I know? My sister worked at King Edward VII, until it closed. A year or so later, her dog, Stanley needed an x-ray, and she recognised the machine.
	Researching: Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 16,020 Send Message	Sharron	Report	29 May 2021 13:13
	Or it could be the other way around and they have bought some old stuff from a vetinry practice.
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 20,659 Send Message	maggiewinchester	Report	29 May 2021 13:05
	It may have worn out, but they'll have made even better, finer equipment since then! ...and sold the old stuff to a veterinary practice! :-D
	Researching: Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 16,020 Send Message	Sharron	Report	29 May 2021 13:03
	The equipment might be worn out!

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