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<blockquote data-quote="the_anticarb" data-source="post: 309825" data-attributes="member: 16982"><p>Sorry to hear that Leb. Still no news is good news I suppose.</p><p></p><p>I've had some semi-bad news, I saw another consultant to get a second opinion on the is it safe to get pregnant issue. The good news is that the doctor thinks I can get pregnant without too much risk, but thinks my right eye, which I thought had stabilised, will need more laser. He said this may affect my driving license. So it's back to worrying about the driving license which I was kind of ok with up to now as the field test revealed my right eye had no errors. So I was banking on that getting me through. Now I am back to sqare one it seems. I know I should be happy that the doctor has said I can have another baby but I'm confused, why is he saying this if my right eye is not stable? I thought I was not supposed to get pregnant until both eyes were stable. Its like he's giving me good news and bad news in the same breath and I can't handle it, couldn't sleep last night.</p><p></p><p>I really really don't want them to mess around with my eyes anymore, and have just had enough of all of this basically. </p><p>Although I don't want more laser if the right eye is going to go like the left did, then of course it will be worth it.rather than go though all that again.</p><p>The doctor did want me to have a dye test but it costs too much and I've already given them all my money, so I think I'll have to go back on the Nhs for tests. To make it worse it would be done at the NHS hospital anyway so I wouldn't even get the nice 5 star treatment for my money!</p><p>I'm going to go back to Mr. C for a second opinion on the right eye needing laser issue. If he thinks I need it I'll ask to get referred to his NHS clinic. I keep thinking that the other doctor wasn't 100% sure, as he wanted me to have the test to check my circulation, so I don't think it is really bad, but he said there are definitely new vessels there which is not good.</p><p></p><p>Feel so depressed today, every time I think I am coming to terms with the retinopathy and on an even keel I get knocked down again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the_anticarb, post: 309825, member: 16982"] Sorry to hear that Leb. Still no news is good news I suppose. I've had some semi-bad news, I saw another consultant to get a second opinion on the is it safe to get pregnant issue. The good news is that the doctor thinks I can get pregnant without too much risk, but thinks my right eye, which I thought had stabilised, will need more laser. He said this may affect my driving license. So it's back to worrying about the driving license which I was kind of ok with up to now as the field test revealed my right eye had no errors. So I was banking on that getting me through. Now I am back to sqare one it seems. I know I should be happy that the doctor has said I can have another baby but I'm confused, why is he saying this if my right eye is not stable? I thought I was not supposed to get pregnant until both eyes were stable. Its like he's giving me good news and bad news in the same breath and I can't handle it, couldn't sleep last night. I really really don't want them to mess around with my eyes anymore, and have just had enough of all of this basically. Although I don't want more laser if the right eye is going to go like the left did, then of course it will be worth it.rather than go though all that again. The doctor did want me to have a dye test but it costs too much and I've already given them all my money, so I think I'll have to go back on the Nhs for tests. To make it worse it would be done at the NHS hospital anyway so I wouldn't even get the nice 5 star treatment for my money! I'm going to go back to Mr. C for a second opinion on the right eye needing laser issue. If he thinks I need it I'll ask to get referred to his NHS clinic. I keep thinking that the other doctor wasn't 100% sure, as he wanted me to have the test to check my circulation, so I don't think it is really bad, but he said there are definitely new vessels there which is not good. Feel so depressed today, every time I think I am coming to terms with the retinopathy and on an even keel I get knocked down again. [/QUOTE]
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