Went to the ophthalmologist at USC, got a clean bill from her. I was pretty upset because not only was I stuck sitting in the waiting room for over an hour in a very uncomfortable wheelchair (the worker's comp people called and gave the office the information, but according to them, they didn't feel the need to write it down, so they delayed me until they got/processed the information a second time), but I was also kept waiting in the ophthalmologist's chair for 45 minutes. I don't know how many of my readers have ever had a broken hip & pelvis, but for those who haven't, if you sit on a hard surface for more than about 5 minutes, it's excruciating. Especially to sit straight up. I have to lean to the right even when I'm sitting in the padded recliner at home. So the chair in the office was miserable. It felt like I had a white hot iron rod shoving in to my hip. Thank God Mimi went outside the office and asked them to hurry since I was uncomfortable and my pain meds had worn off by the time they finally took me back there. I hated how the receptionists just treated us like we were subpar humans. I don't know what makes people think they're better than others, but that's another issue I ran in to later in the day. The first eye doctor that came in put "numbing" drops in my eyes, and tested the pressure. When he tested the first eye, I flinched and blinked. He made a comment along the lines of, "Oh, you can't feel that! I put a numbing drop in there!" I responded with, "Bullshit! I felt it!" He put 3 drops in the right eye before testing that one. I was not amused. When the second one came in, she was much more accommodating. She basically told me that everything was okay when I was in the hospital, and she didn't really know why I was there.
Once we left the office, I took another dose of pain meds, and we went to Hobby Lobby. I had to have Isabella push me around in the wheelchair, because there's absolutely no way I could have used the walker to go that far. I can still only make it about 50 ft before I feel weak & lightheaded. I needed something to occupy my hands and mind, though. Anyone who knows me knows I have trouble just sitting still. I bought a glass etcher and some mirrors to work with, as well as some boxes and assorted things to do woodburning. I'm considering maybe starting a small business making custom gifts since it's almost Christmas time. I have to find some way to pay my bills, since there's no telling when Worker's Comp is going to kick in. And when it does, it's barely going to be enough to make my car payment and cell phone bill, much less buy Christmas gifts and whatnot. I hate this. I've always worked hard and worked a ton of overtime so that I wouldn't have to worry about money, and now I'm stuck. It's not like I can get a part time job to make up the difference. I can't do anything that I can't reach and work from the couch. It's depressing. I don't know what I'm going to do.
Once I finally made it home, I was absolutely exhausted. I had a package from one of my best friends, Alicia. It had a sock monkey and a card that brought me to tears. It definitely made my day. I definitely needed that perk. I snuggled up with my monkey and took a 5 hour nap. I just woke up a little bit ago, and am heading back that way now. Hope everyone has a good night.
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