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Sigh May 2023 3:53pm, 30 May 2023 20,712 posts	0 Sigh That's good news DT.
RichHL May 2023 4:09pm, 30 May 2023 21,489 posts	0 RichHL Excellent news, DT. Won't need the eyepatch anymore but are you keeping the tricorn hat and parrot?
Derby Tup May 2023 4:18pm, 30 May 2023 59,740 posts	0 Derby Tup The parrot is shy
McGoohan May 2023 4:41pm, 30 May 2023 52,829 posts	0 McGoohan Excellent DT. I had an eye test today. The optician said I am showing the very first signs of a cataract but he reckons it'll be at least 3 to 4 years before anything needs to be done.
Lip Gloss May 2023 4:48pm, 30 May 2023 69,562 posts	0 Lip Gloss Excellent DT. BL that is quite sad that these things are offered free but any treatment that may be needed (god forbid) would cost the NHS a lot more and may also save a life which indeed even on here we know it has. 5 minutes of discomfort or embarrassment could save her life.
Meeps May 2023 4:58pm, 30 May 2023 13,070 posts	0 Meeps Good news DT
3M May 2023 5:02pm, 30 May 2023 21,365 posts	0 3M Great News, DT! LF, it's particularly hard when it's your nearest and dearest - can you get any of her friends on-board to have a conversation without it being obvious you were involved?
Hanneke May 2023 5:04pm, 30 May 2023 104,080 posts	0 Hanneke Bigleggy, tell her my story. I am currently undergoing treatment for metastasised ovarian cancer. Chemo, surgery, more chemo. At least a year out of action and it is pretty gruelling! I was tested positive for the BRCA1 gene beginning 2020. This makes me VERY prone to developing breast and ovarian cancer. I started the consultation process regarding preventative treatment. However, when I consulted with a gynaecologist on a key hole procedure to have ovaries removed to prevent cancer, it was March 2020 and Covid restrictions hit. Now it is 2023 and I STILL am not eligible for this preventative simple surgery, because of the Covid backlog. However: it is also too late!!! I have developed full blown ovarian cancer and it has spread! Moral of this story: Have the test!!! Had Covid not happened, I'd have had preventative surgery May 2020...
UltraDunc May 2023 5:22pm, 30 May 2023 16,683 posts	0 UltraDunc my thoughts are there .
Mandymoo May 2023 5:30pm, 30 May 2023 16,821 posts	0 Mandymoo Hanneke that's very tough and hard xx DT great news and speedy recovery. I take every test going and always will