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Normally, it would be free and fairly quick to arrange, but Covid put a stop to all non-life-threatening operations for two years, and a backlog built up.
The wait to see the NHS specialist is 18 months to 2 years, then about the same again before the actual op. Since she's also got a very small cataract growing in her left eye, she would probably have been completely blind long before that so we elected to go private, and it was done within two weeks. The other one can wait as it isn't interfering with her sight yet.
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Thanks, Griff, because of possible macular degeneration in the right eye, the surgeon tells me that she can't predict outcome until she removes the cataract; prognosis for the left eye is good. For other complex health reasons, i'll have both eyes done at the same time under general anesthesia.
Happy to tell you my surgeon is the top eye specialist in northern Thailand. Probably a better class of surgeon than I i would get on MediCare in the US. Expensive ... as you may know, the US MediCare system will cover no medical costs for a citizen living outside the US.
cheers, bill
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I know I have been hanging on this site for too long a time when there start to be threads about cataract op in the Lounge. 
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I know the feeling ... Herself is currently curled up on the sofa under a blanket suffering from her Covid Booster yesterday. She must be feeling pretty ill, she's awake and not screaming abuse at the TV ...
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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May such threads always seem irrelevant to you, Brother Rage !
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Ever thought how hard it might be to code with cataracts?
I don't think I'd be able to, at all. That's scary ...
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ditto
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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that my experience
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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#Worldle #234 1/6 (100%)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉
https://worldle.teuteuf.fr
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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How come these are so easy for you?
I failed. But geographically so close!
#Worldle #235 X/6 (99%)
🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜⬆️
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨➡️
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨↘️
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨⬅️
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨⬅️
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨⬅️
https://worldle.teuteuf.fr
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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I don't guess until I have fully scanned the globe for a possible match. I use Google Maps in Terrain mode to minimize clutter and better see the the borders. Also, like the last one, the clue did not have the actual border line but its the actual geometry. The border crossed over some water which was not part of the clue. Tricky but by spending my time looking for a match I reduce the guesses.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Looking at a map! I strongly doubt you are supposed to do that...
I never do. I see it as a game of knowledge/memory. I mean, that method would be like looking at word-lists for Wordle.
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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Sorry, I didn't see any rules against it. Am I banished?
I learn much more about world geometry my way.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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If it is competition without maps then I can do that too. I just don't learn as much.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Well... I have not seen any "rules". But I feel it does seem to go against the spirit of the game. Just imagine looking at a huge 5-letter-dictionary while playing Wordle! 
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ok I will try the guessing route from time to time as competition and post those, but I still enjoy looking at maps much better than a dictionary of words and I always finish without a break.
I do enjoy the challenge of wordle.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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And you can learn even more if you read about the countries after your guesses!
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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True. And I do.
As a kid, I did crossword puzzles of the individual continents and the whole world, multiple times.
I guess it's just a habit.
I love maps.
Your home country has a complicated map.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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#Worldle #235 2/6 (100%)
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Hmm ... didn't know they had changed the country name. Dunno why they did that ...
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#Worldle #235 4/6 (100%)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨↙️
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨⬇️
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨↘️
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉
https://worldle.teuteuf.fr
No map. Just guess. I didn't know they changed the name
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Smart devices are coming of age but I'm not sure about this one.
Revolution-InstaGLO Smart Toaster[^]
and at $460 it ain't gonna be sitting on my kitchen counter.
PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer is finally available for download.
JaxCoder.com
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Shut-up and take my money!!! 
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I use the oven to toast my bread. No dedicated toaster.
Now, I heard that Americans eat all their bread toasted; so a toaster might be viable over there. Though I don't understand why one would toast all bread, we only do that if it gets stale or we want a treat.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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This[^] one works just fine!
PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer is finally available for download.
JaxCoder.com
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Takes up space, to do something my oven already can do.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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