Hi Cuties, I am so.... ugh! I am having eye trouble and called the optometrist/optomologist office yesterday. My regular dr was off and I couldn't get a refill, so I had to see another doctor. They have about 10 in the clinic. This dr didn't give me the med my doctor gives for Ocular rosacea. Instead she thinks it's allergy related. I don't know what I'm suppose to be allergic to (?) so she gave me drops for in the eye with a steroid and also an ointment, for the rash around the eye.
I had taken a picture of me while waiting in the room, but didn't get a chance to look at it, until I got home. When I zoomed in on my eye, there are 2 bumps on the white part that she said nothing about!
I complained to the tech when she took me to the back about the wait, smothering in mask because others too were complaining lobby was hot. I asked her not to forget I was back there, because I had already waited an hour in the lobby. She said hopefully I would be seen within the hour, while waiting in room! Well, she must have told the dr because I was seen in less than 5 minutes.
I haven't been out in public and when I called the office here is the gist of what it said: Temperature check when entering, no one but patient allowed inside, mask required (people had them on, but not all had them on both nose & mouth)-appropriate spacing of seats for distancing.
Because of the long wait the room got more and more crowed so the seats that were supposed to be empty to space people, were filling up. I was and am aggravated to say the least.
Just had to vent. I could have waited and seen my dr this morning, but I was so miserable, I didn't want to wait. I guess I learned my lesson.....
Do you see the bumps when you zoom? (wait a minute I will have to load from my phone and edit. I am on my pc.)
I think I am a patience woman. The tech asked me if I usually have a problem waiting. (?) I told her not usually, but we are required to and I want to, wear mask. I think keeping them on this long and in a warm climate makes it hard to breath. (maybe also because people like me with lung problems/scaring) Told her the waiting room/lobby was also too warm, especially with the mask.
I shouldn't complain but I am feeling...ugh...
I hope you check in with your regular doctor right away when he gets back. Maybe make an appointment now so that you can see him as soon as possible. What concerns me is that you now have two diagnoses and two different meds. So, you need to know if both conditions can occur at the same time.
Which I have had in the past
You can have eye irritation due to allergies.
That’s what this doctor thinks this time.
It’s not that I had two diagnoses yesterday. I just am not sure if she’s right THIS time.
In fairness to dr, maybe she thought I already knew about those bumps since she is not my regular eye dr. I didn’t and it has been a year since my last visit.
You are right about the waiting room though. The girl at the door checking temps should have stopped anymore from coming in
I would give it a week at most and if no better go back and see your own doctor.
I know what you mean about the masks being hard to breathe in. I had to take husband to a hospital appointment last week and waited 1 1/2 hours with masks on and he struggled to breathe after a while ( couldn't get enough air) and the waiting room was very very cold.
Of course a long wait is not ideal, but these days there always seems to be long waits. I don't mind waiting too much as I would like to think that the Doctor is doing his best with the previous patient. I agree with you about the mask wearing, I can't breathe properly and want to constantly yawn, as I feel like I'm not getting enough oxygen coming in. You guys are in Summer and of course we will be going into ours in December, so I'm not looking forward to wearing it in Church. I do hope you can get in to see your regular Doctor, especially as those lumps are annoying you. Love the colour of your eyes you cutie! Love Chris
