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novosibirsk - as normal as I can be........ Started conversation Jan 5, 2007
Morning all,
We hear so much about the state of thr NHS here in the UK, much is critical, so I would just like to pay a huge thank you to our local cataract centre.
I had a lens replacement into my right eye, on Wednesday.
Thankfully it seems to have been successful - thy centre was scrupulously clean the staff were unfailingly polite, kind, and cheerful. The whole routine took about 1 hour , the actual operation about 20 minutes. Since it is done under local anaesthetic only ,evrything I would see, feel, and hear was explained beforehand.
A cup of tea was made afterwards while I got the follow up instructions.
I will write to the centre this weekend voicing the feelings in this post, because the folk there deserve my thanks.
Novo 
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Mr. Dreadful - But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am... Posted Jan 5, 2007
Good to hear someone say nice things about the NHS... though if I were you I'd've held out for a bionic eye.
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badger party tony party green party Posted Jan 5, 2007
Tea but no biscuits...are you sure immigrants or the PC brigade arent to blame for the lack of digestives?
Seriously, im glad to hear things went well for you.
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novosibirsk - as normal as I can be........ Posted Jan 5, 2007
Actually I forgot about the biscuits!
I got a packet of 3 Bourbons 
Novo 
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Beatrice Posted Jan 5, 2007
But did you get an explanation of WHY they're called "bourbons"s?
Glad the op went well.
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novosibirsk - as normal as I can be........ Posted Jan 5, 2007
Hi Pedro,
Yes some, infection preventon ones, why? - has my spelling/typing been that bad today?
Novo
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Arnie Appleaide - Inspector General of the Defenders of Freedom Posted Jan 5, 2007
Glad to hear it went well Novo!! That's fantastic.
So now that you can see UV light, got any plans to use your new super-power?
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Ferrettbadger. The Renegade Master Posted Jan 5, 2007
Hey that is a good story to hear.
Good for you in writing to them to tell them Novo!
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McKay The Disorganised Posted Jan 5, 2007
Yes, amongst all the horror stories the vast majority of NHS operations are performed without problems. My daughter had a successful operation just before Christmas too.
However, I see the latest idea is to close hospitals and have 'mobile surgeries' in 'community locations' to cut waiting lists.
In my area this means a pantechnican in a garden centre and two operative wards closed for day surgery. It seems to be the government's intention to give us a third world health system. It can't be long before the Russian eye-surgery liner is anchored at Tilbury.
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- 1: novosibirsk - as normal as I can be........ (Jan 5, 2007)
- 2: Mr. Dreadful - But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am... (Jan 5, 2007)
- 3: badger party tony party green party (Jan 5, 2007)
- 4: novosibirsk - as normal as I can be........ (Jan 5, 2007)
- 5: Beatrice (Jan 5, 2007)
- 6: pedro (Jan 5, 2007)
- 7: novosibirsk - as normal as I can be........ (Jan 5, 2007)
- 8: pedro (Jan 5, 2007)
- 9: Arnie Appleaide - Inspector General of the Defenders of Freedom (Jan 5, 2007)
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