The Shot was worse in Life After 60
- July 24, 2019, 6:39 a.m.
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Medical Practice is a true oxymoron. You walk in, give them your money, and the list of symptoms. My appointment is for 2:00. I arrive 10 minutes early, just case the doctor is running early. Yes, I was dropped on my head as a kid.
At 2:15 I am called back for the vitals, asked again what I am seeing the doctor for. I am then placed in an exam room and told the Doctor will be with me shortly. Shortly to medical staff is never short to the patient. Finally at 2:55 the Doctor walks in the door and ask what I am seeing him for. This causes me to doubt his competence. I know the nurse wrote all that information on my chart he holds in his hand. Maybe he can’t read? Actually, the reason they do that is because a patient will seldom tell the nurse everything especially if they are of the opposite sex.
Sidebar you judgeship: I used to work as a medical assistant in a clinic. The patient would tell me they were seeing the doctor for 6 month check up. They would tell the doctor it was for Erectile Dysfunction. The doctor would look at me like I was nuts. Oh, well back to the story.
After a brief exam and discussion, I am told the insect bite on my hand is causing an allergic reaction and I have two choices. He can write a script or give me a shot. I opt for the shot. It will enter the bloodstream quicker and I don’t have to stand in line at the Big Box Pharmacy.
5 minutes later I am out the door with a slight hard spot on my upper lip. I am sure I just bite myself or hit somehow. (That should have been my first clue this was a bad idea.) By the next morning, I seem to be rash free. But about 5:00 P.M. some terrible starts to manifest its self. My face is flush, looks like I have a sunburn. My voice beings to crack like I was going through puberty again. And this morning the rash is back in some very undesirable places along with swelling on the left side of my face. I am thinking the shot is causing this reaction or else the shot didn’t work. Waiting for the doctor to call.
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