Wednesday, April 1, 2009

penelope wants to know

  • Why a “simple” trip to the doctor for pinkeye drops resulted in a tetanus shot, blood work, and a random diagnosis of ringworm. Also: 2 hours of time lost and 2 very cranky children.
  • Why a “simple” call-in prescription from the pediatrician to the pharmacy for pinkeye drops resulted in a near $80 charge for a very tiny bottle to treat a fairly mild infection. My drops cost $10. And though we avoided the trip to the pediatrician, phone calls and a second trip to the pharmacy tomorrow will be added to the to-do list. Complicated!
  • Why wearing glasses instead of contacts is not simple. It results in everything feeling slightly off: vision, outfit, self. And also, a very giant headache.

4 comments:

conjunctivitis bleah! said...

augh!

mendacious said...

ew, what's going on over there.
is that why you haven't emailed me in days?

penelope said...

i've sent you several telepathic emails over the past few days. are you saying you haven't received them?

mendacious said...

i think i got like one of them? but it was only 2 lines and you were like more in a min - dash - dash--

fly-anica is my WV.