Eye screening now sick with worry

Hi sharon, sorry to hear your very up set and worried over the eye test, I have not had mine done yet get mine later this month so I can relate to how you feel with not knowing what the results will be, i got told it takes 6 weeks for the eye screening results to reach the gp, yours could be urgent if it is going to gp in 2 weeks however it does not mean the worst it could be something else not so bad, i think depending on the area you live maybe they like to get results in as soon as possible i would say do not worry, easy said than done, keep your options open do not expect anything yet,i think the most times a result comes in early and fast is when there is something wrong if you have a long wait for a result the news is more positive. I pray for you and I hope it is good news for you.hugs xx and p.s excuse me for my text if it is a bit messed up in parts, i had a bit of a bad day with health.

Sounds OK to me. If she said that she would be happy if they were a picture of her eyes.

Also, my lot here are not allowed to give an opinion until it has been to the hospital for checking and you hear when you get the official letter.

I know that eyes concern us all but I can't see what you are worried about.

Sharon Anne

I go for my screening next week, but to answer your question only the person responsible for monitoring the screening image can really give you the correct reply, I am not saying that there is a problem but ask yourself, have you noticed and reduction in your vision? if not then at this moment in time do not worry yourself unduly.

It is not the person's place who takes the image to discuss this with you, I feel in this case they have overstepped the mark, if they are that qualified to be the person responsible for monitoring the images then why are he the person taking them?

Having said this, if you have been having regular screening it is unlikely that they will have deteriorated so much in that short time, or screening would be more frequent. If there has been some deterioration then it would be slight, and there is unlikely to be significant damage in the mean time until you are contacted from the hospital where the images will be processed.

I think as long as you have your diabetes under control you should not worry to much, I speak as someone who has two hearing aids with heavy hearing loss and has had 5 operations on my eyes so I do understand your worries.

PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR FROM THEM AND TRY TO TO CALM YOURSELF DOWN, as there is nothing you can do at this stage, you may find you are worrying un-necessarly. To be honest, she would most likely say she would be worried if her eyes where as bad as mine

I wish you well

Don

Sharron, two weeks is the norm for results to be given, if it takes longer in some areas it is due to that NHS Hospitals overload, so if the contact you in two weeks it will not mean you have a problem, just take each day as it comes sweetheart.

Don

Sharon Anne said:

Hey guys hope some of you remember me. any advice apart from don't worry would be so much appreciated,
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help me guys please she was very kind but I don't k ow what to think ? You have all been there forme on this roller coaster please stay with me xx

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Please don't let yourself get too upset just yet- there may be no problem at all. Trust me on this- I've full blown retinopathy myself (over a dozen session of laser so far over the two eyes), and still have most of my central vision even now. Just because they are keeping you on tenterhooks, doesn't mean that there is necessarily any problem at all though.

And even if you do need treatment- honestly, it can be borne. If I can handle it- and I'm an aspie as well as being type II diabetic- then I'm sure that you will be OK too.

We're all behind you, 100%, and you will never be alone. So: best wishes.

Please don't worry. The person taking the pictures is NOT the consultant who will look at the photos. She will be a nurse trained to take the photos, who will check that the photos are in focus. It would not be right for anyone to tell you that everything is ok unless the photos have been seen by the consultant and he/she has confirmed it.

I'm sure you will be fine. If she said you would get the results in a couple of weeks then that must be the timescales they work to.

An optician does the retinopathy camera where I live in stockport. I had a white spot show on it last year he wasnt too concerned but said it was due to sugar levels, bear in mind I hadn't had a check for 4 years .. I am a terrible patient.

But if someone said to me ' I'd be happy if they were my eyes'.. then I'd be fine with that.

If it was a qualified optical person they would say if you needed referring to an eye consultant. But some are trained health-care assistants who can operate the machinery do t the test but they're not allowed to offer an opinion or interprets the results, it depends on the services where you live .but that doesn't help you with the anxiety . I wonder whether if you have a choice you could have it done at your local hospital as they would also provide a signing person to help you..

I'm fully expecting to have further changes this year as sugar was not under control I'd say for nearly a year.

Hugs x

Sharon, I am sorry but nobody can tell you what is really going on in your eyes, only the person who's job it is at the diabetic eye screening department to make a diagnosis as and when they examine the image.

She over stepped the line giving you any information. this is exactly why they are not permitted to do so.

Don

If you are diabetic some deterioration will show and over time it will be progressive - HOWEVER - and this is the important bit, the damage done is entirely linked to how well you manage your diabetes, If you are managing it very very poorly and have consistantly high BS readings and can't be bothered watching what you eat, then the deterioration will accelerate and you run a real risk of severe eye damage and possibly blindness - but it is literally in your own hands.

Those most at risk of severe eye problems are T2s who got it via obesity and can't be bothered disciplining themselves.

I'm T2 but not from obesity and have had it around 7-8 years now and have it quite severely. There is some very minor damage to one of my eyes but even so, at 56 years of age, I don't require glasses.

Hi Sharon. Of course we remember you. I have had similar with xrays. Was sure from their response there was an issue. There never was.
How do your eyes feel to you?

andy williams said:

Those most at risk of severe eye problems are T2s who got it via obesity and can't be bothered disciplining themselves.

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Is that so, Andy? How did you come to this conclusion? Is it just your opinion or is is a medical fact?

andy williams said:

If you are diabetic some deterioration will show and over time it will be progressive - HOWEVER - and this is the important bit, the damage done is entirely linked to how well you manage your diabetes, If you are managing it very very poorly and have consistantly high BS readings and can't be bothered watching what you eat, then the deterioration will accelerate and you run a real risk of severe eye damage and possibly blindness - but it is literally in your own hands.

Those most at risk of severe eye problems are T2s who got it via obesity and can't be bothered disciplining themselves.

I'm T2 but not from obesity and have had it around 7-8 years now and have it quite severely. There is some very minor damage to one of my eyes but even so, at 56 years of age, I don't require glasses.

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Do you work for the sun?

this is too difficult said:

Do you work for the sun?

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Nope, but I have a wife who is a nurse and a daughter who is a surgeon.

Which part of that do you have a problem with - because it's true. Don't discipline yourself and what you eat and bits of you will drop off and your eyes will pack in. Look after yourself and you will still get problems as you get old but they will be nowhere near as severe and far easier to manage.

sarah said:

Is that so, Andy? How did you come to this conclusion? Is it just your opinion or is is a medical fact?

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Mathmatical fact. The numbers of T2s diagnosed and undiagnosed runs into the several millions. Go to the diabetes ward in your local hospital - nearly all the people with one eye, bits of limbs missing etc etc are T2s with obesity - ie they are not managing their condition. If you are T2 and not obese - like me and many other T2s, you are at far less risk of complications. T1s - because they have had it most of their lives - are invariably far more disciplined anyway.

andy williams said:

Nope, but I have a wife who is a nurse and a daughter who is a surgeon.

Which part of that do you have a problem with - because it's true. Don't discipline yourself and what you eat and bits of you will drop off and your eyes will pack in. Look after yourself and you will still get problems as you get old but they will be nowhere near as severe and far easier to manage.


Mathmatical fact. The numbers of T2s diagnosed and undiagnosed runs into the several millions. Go to the diabetes ward in your local hospital - nearly all the people with one eye, bits of limbs missing etc etc are T2s with obesity - ie they are not managing their condition. If you are T2 and not obese - like me and many other T2s, you are at far less risk of complications. T1s - because they have had it most of their lives - are invariably far more disciplined anyway.

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So why do you have it?

I agree with you if you don't control your diabetes, you 'll have a much bigger chance of developing diabetic complications. However, saying it's only obese people with bad control who will get retinopathy is wrong, it's anyone who doesn't control it, regardless of their weight. You say you yourself are not obese yet you have retinopathy? How does that fit in with your apparent 'fact'?

By the way, retinopathy (or lack of it) has no bearing on whether you need glasses or not as you inferred in a previous post.

this is too difficult said:

Do you work for the sun?

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sarah said:

I agree with you if you don't control your diabetes, you 'll have a much bigger chance of developing diabetic complications. However, saying it's only obese people with bad control who will get retinopathy is wrong, it's anyone who doesn't control it, regardless of their weight. You say you yourself are not obese yet you have retinopathy? How does that fit in with your apparent 'fact'?

By the way, retinopathy (or lack of it) has no bearing on whether you need glasses or not as you inferred in a previous post.

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A little clue - the answer to your conundrum is in the lines

If you are diabetic some deterioration will show and over time it will be progressive - HOWEVER - and this is the important bit, the damage done is entirely linked to how well you manage your diabetes,

Look after yourself and you will still get problems as you get old but they will be nowhere near as severe and far easier to manage.


"By the way, retinopathy (or lack of it) has no bearing on whether you need glasses or not as you inferred in a previous post" I never said it did. I said at 56 I don't need glasses.

this is too difficult - "So why do you have it?" No idea. Possibly genetic. I was an Infantry soldier for 22 years and an Infantry orienteer. I used to run around 100 miles a week and still go to the gym nearly every day doing weight circuits and go running most days of the week 5 miles with a small back pack with 20lbs of sand in. I also go hill walking a lot around snowdonia. I also have an outdoors physical job.

Sharon Anne - Has your Diabetic nurse at your GPs not sorted you with a dietician to construct a specific diet for you and physio to design exercises for you?

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