To the Ophthalmologist & Back Again*

Yesterday I went for my first visit to the ophthalmologists’. I did, of course, get lost on the way there  but my GPS recalculated and, eventually got me to the right place. There was a lot of paperwork which I had expected, and indeed, I had a list of my medications on one side of a card and on the back was my new phone number! And nowhere on any form did it ask me when I started menopause!

Dr R. seems like a pretty nice guy and he did exactly what Dr. Y {my previous ophthalmologist} did. Except he only kept me waiting 15 minutes rather than the couple of hours Dr. Y would routinely subject me to. I had several kinds of drops plus the exam that involves a lot of flipping lenses and being asked, "Which is better, A or B?" If you have ever been checked for glasses you know what I mean. The bottom line was that I did not need a new prescription.

Now knowing me, you must remember that these days I can’t go anywhere without some drama, or as I prefer to think about it,  an adventure! While I was sitting waiting, I was trying to remember if I had locked my car doors. It is one of those things that one does without really thinking about it, right? Then I also wondered if I had put the GPS in its case and put it in the glove compartment! So, when I left, I was already concerned about the car when I got off the elevator and left through the big glass doors.

I walked up to where I had left my car and it wasn’t there! At first I thought, well, maybe I left it on the top end of the parking lot so I went to see. Nope! About now I was getting pretty panicky. I have no cell phone {Thank you Virgin Mobile <acute sarcasm>} so wondered how I could get help. Then a bit of common sense surfaced and I walked back up to the top of the parking area pressing that button that makes your card go "Barp! Barp! Barp!" Nothing happened. So then I walked down the parking lot doing the same thing…and there it was, yelling at me. BUT! It was on the other side of the building. Immediately I knew what I had done. I hadn’t noticed that there were TWO big glass doors, one on each side of the foyer downstairs and I had come out of the wrong door! However,  I HAD put the GPS away but not locked the doors!

Now, you remember I said I had lots of drops in my eyes? One of them was the one that dilates the pupil so now, although it was wearing off, I had to drive home unable to see the GPS clearly! Fortunately, it talks to me! It was somewhat stressful because although my glasses do darken in the sun, I was in a car rather than out in the sun. The thought did occur to me that if I had an accident, would the police think I was on drugs? Of course, this all ended happily and I got home safely! I was actually physically exhausted and my eyes were grainy and a bit sore from all the drops I had had.

The evening finished on a good note since I had an entirely unexpected visit from Jake on his way home from work!