More medical shenanigans

I have been going to the same ophthalmologist for years at an eye clinic. Over time she has said that I have cataracts developing which would need operating on one day. Towards the end of last year she said the time had come and I decided I would have the operation after my trip to England.

I have been hesitating about the op because I am completely blind in one eye (totally different problem) and naturally concerned, when you only have sight in one eye it is extra precious. I know that the surgery is very simple and safe nowadays but even so there is always a certain risk no matter how slight.

Anyway, I went to see the colleague she recommended at the same clinic. He was a short plump man, middle-aged and overbearing. I disliked him immediately. He said that my need for the op was urgent, tried to convince me I needed the more expensive option (which my medical insurance didn´t cover) and even called in another colleague to confirm what he said. I dislike being hassled and rushed and the more he tried to bully me the more I hesitated. 

The final straw was when he said he would operate first on my blind eye! To remove a cataract from a sightless eye makes no sense whatsoever, and I told him so. He immediately backtracked and said he would only do the other eye...I said I´d have to speak to my daughter and left!

I have since consulted another ophthalmologist who said that although I do have a cataract there is no urgency about dealing with it, it just needs monitoring for the time being...

Needless to say I shall never put a foot in that clinic again!