tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post4120073523792649614..comments2024-03-22T16:16:32.006+00:00Comments on Travels with a Sketchbook in...: Postoperative checkup at Moorfields Eye ClinicUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post-67005482795097881172013-08-03T13:52:50.484+01:002013-08-03T13:52:50.484+01:00If you've never driven in London before you ma...If you've never driven in London before you may well find it a bit of a shocker - both in terms of the quantity of traffic, how long it takes to get places and the fact there's nowhere to park when you get there! Your main problem is very definitely going to be parking - there is no car park at the hospital and while there may be some near by they may also be full because the hospital is on the edge of the penalty charge zone and the City of London.<br /><br />What I would suggest you think about doing is coming down to a station which has a line coming into one of the main London stations and then catch a taxi to and from there. Moorfields is not that far from Liverpool Street, Kings Cross and Euston. You need to check a map to see.<br /><br />Public transport is fine - the eye will be covered with a dressing and an eye shield after the operation. You just need to have somebody with you because it's difficult to judge distances and use stairs when you just have one eye and you need to avoid knocks so somebody walking on the "eye" side would be helpful.<br /><br />I went home on a bus ( a journey of about 45 minutes) two hours after the time I went down to the operating theatre!Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post-84640402004500042472013-08-03T13:14:40.227+01:002013-08-03T13:14:40.227+01:00Hi I am going with my daughter to have a cateract ...Hi I am going with my daughter to have a cateract removed on Wednesday. Due to existing eye condition of subluxed lenses she will not have replacement lens. Thanks for your blog. I feel a wee bit less anxious now. She has been advised to have someone to drive her home. I guess public transport is out due to dust etc. I hope I am OK driving in London. Should be OK if I update my sat nav. We are travelling from Worcester.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30461696.post-53016793092190911532013-05-30T19:47:03.962+01:002013-05-30T19:47:03.962+01:00So glad to hear it's all going well.So glad to hear it's all going well.Jane Houshamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00838867793630660837noreply@blogger.com