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Old before my time.
I started going bald when I was 21, not a nice experience for someone of that age. Then at 28 I started to get the odd speckle of grey hair.
I'm now 30 and I found out yesterday I have cararacts in both eyes. I wasn't aware of them and they certainly don't affect my sight yet. Any potential treatment (which I'm been told about - not nice) is a long way off yet but was wondering if anyone here has any experience of cataracts or knows someone who has?
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19-11-2004, 14:12
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Re: Old before my time.
You're falling apart mate !
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19-11-2004, 15:15
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Re: Old before my time.
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It is, however, treatable with highly effective surgery and cataract removal is the most common operation carried out in the UK today.
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Linked to diabetes........have you had your blood sugar checked lately?
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19-11-2004, 15:46
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Re: Old before my time.
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I started going bald when I was 21, not a nice experience for someone of that age. Then at 28 I started to get the odd speckle of grey hair.
I'm now 30 and I found out yesterday I have cararacts in both eyes. I wasn't aware of them and they certainly don't affect my sight yet. Any potential treatment (which I'm been told about - not nice) is a long way off yet but was wondering if anyone here has any experience of cataracts or knows someone who has?
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Mrs H's mum had both corneas replaced last year in what she described as a remarkably painless operation.
I think you can initially disolve them with a lazer, but am not sure. It is a very treatable condition in the developed world (not sure about Wales though).
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19-11-2004, 15:56
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I think you can initially disolve them with a lazer, but am not sure. It is a very treatable condition in the developed world
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Thats my understanding, I had a visit to the hospital a couple of years ago for tests ( another story ) anyhoo, the doc that examined me said i was short sighted due to cataracs, but said it was treatable 
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(not sure about Wales though).
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OOh here we go again 
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19-11-2004, 16:09
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Re: Old before my time.
Hmmm, 30 years, are you still under warranty ....... 
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19-11-2004, 16:31
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Hmmm, 30 years, are you still under warranty ....... |
Not even Dixons do an extended warranty for 30 years.
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19-11-2004, 16:42
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Re: Old before my time.
Ah Russ welcome to the rest of your life. Next it's the shooting pains in your joints.Then bending down to pick up a 5 pence is just too much hard work.
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19-11-2004, 16:49
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Re: Old before my time.
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Not even Dixons do an extended warranty for 30 years.
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Can't you take out an extended extended warranty ????
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Then bending down to pick up a 5 pence is just too much hard work.
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Never to much, not for 5 pence, hey Russ
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19-11-2004, 17:15
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Never to much, not for 5 pence, hey Russ |
He's Welsh, not Scottish.
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19-11-2004, 18:52
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Re: Old before my time.
NHS cataract information for patients and follow the relevant links
If you follow the link to causes you'll see different reasons for the growth of cataracts from as ramrod points out, diabetes to eye injury...... and of course the most common reason is ageing...... but since that isn't likely to be the cause of yours, i'm sure your G.P/Optician will or at least should follow through with other tests, and if not....... ask for them
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19-11-2004, 19:02
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Re: Old before my time.
ive heard stories about things that make people lose their eyesight and go bald. What sites have you been surfing on?
I think sunglasses reduce the chances of getting cataracts but once they are there im sure the only way to get rid of them is surgery. However not all cataracts get bad enough to need surgery
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19-11-2004, 19:07
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not a lot of sympathy apart from this post
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NHS cataract information for patients and follow the relevant links
If you follow the link to causes you'll see different reasons for the growth of cataracts from as ramrod points out, diabetes to eye injury...... and of course the most common reason is ageing...... but since that isn't likely to be the cause of yours, i'm sure your G.P/Optician will or at least should follow through with other tests, and if not....... ask for them
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the poor guy cant be help being from wales 
oooooops now i have done it 
a link for you 
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19-11-2004, 19:19
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Re: Old before my time.
working in a opticians i get to see a lot of people who have had cateracts.... they are generally amazed at how much better their vision is after having them removed. i've not seen anyone in their 30's coming in having had a cateract... could always ask the optom at work for you, about it??
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19-11-2004, 19:27
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Re: Old before my time.
Aww poor Russ!  
Well for what it's worth my youngest sister (aged 36 at the time) had her cataracts operated on about 4 years ago now. She had a general anaesthetic as she's squeamish about eyes, but the surgeon was happy do do it under that or a local. She had both eyes done eventually but a gap of 2 - 3 months in between operations. She said she didn't realise how much her sight had deteriorated until after the first operation. Although she hates hospitals etc she said the operation and recovery was a lot easier than she was expecting, and would advise anyone that's having the op not to worry.
She's been diabetic since she was 12 btw.
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