She has had a sore eye, her left, for a day and a half, so her trip to the city was to A&E at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Slipping underground, she caught a fast tube going to Kings Cross St. Pancras, then hopped two stops on a southbound Northern line train to Old Street.
And followed the Green Line.. which takes you up the stairs to street level and all the way to A&E. She spoke to the desk who looked a bit startled that she was coming again to A&E as she already been through their system back in May and has a hospital number.
She was seen very quickly by a competent and pleasant Triage Nurse, who pointed her in another direction and was then seen by an eye doctor. Who said "But why are you HERE in A&E when you're in our system already?"
She replied "Yes, I know I am in your system and when Doctor Harry saw me back in May, he got me an appointment at a clinic, which was then put back a month and then I got a letter saying that the clinic was closing, I called and spoke to someone in appointments.. rustle rustle whilst she found her notes.. a Mrs. So&So, who said that there was nothing in place for me to have another appointment".
He sat there with his mouth open.. because, of course, by now he had her medical notes up on the screen and, Dear Readers, he growled, yes, growled and said "There is a large note on your records that you should be seen every three months in the Glaucoma clinic, it is not your fault, because you didn't have any pain so you thought all was well but you don't necessarily have pain with Glaucoma. I will get you into a clinic as soon as possible and will speak to Mrs. So&So, actually NO, I'll let the Professor do that himself, as he won't be 'happy' about this in the slightest".
He gave her drops for the sore eye and told her to bathe both eyelids in hot water twice a day.
She came out at 17.03.. in and out in less than two hours.. such a great place.. except, of course, for that silly numpty Mrs. So&So in Appointments, he was extremely cross about this woman's stupidity and I reckon she won't be doing anything 'careless' like this again in a hurry.
Home via the tube which was a bit of a squash, ugh and it wasn't even rush-hour! Home to me and a big bowl of homemade chicken soup with noodles, very slurpy food. I had my usual suspects and a chunk of Gruff cheese, we love Gruff and what was a bit too dry for her, was just perfect for me.
Her eye is less sore, he said "the pressure is back up again in both eyes, you must wear glasses for reading, tapping iPads etc, etc, do the bathing and keep taking the drops.. "
So here we are but apart from all that excitement, what an amazingly glorious afternoon it was, the sky was a blue as a linen dress and the smaller of our Star Magnolia trees is covered in blossom, the taller one is 'thinking' about opening her petals, it's sweet how the little tree is much braver!
Sunshine and flowers were God's gifts to her today, on a January day you can't beat that, can you?
GeeGee Parrot.
January 28th, 2016.
And followed the Green Line.. which takes you up the stairs to street level and all the way to A&E. She spoke to the desk who looked a bit startled that she was coming again to A&E as she already been through their system back in May and has a hospital number.
She was seen very quickly by a competent and pleasant Triage Nurse, who pointed her in another direction and was then seen by an eye doctor. Who said "But why are you HERE in A&E when you're in our system already?"
She replied "Yes, I know I am in your system and when Doctor Harry saw me back in May, he got me an appointment at a clinic, which was then put back a month and then I got a letter saying that the clinic was closing, I called and spoke to someone in appointments.. rustle rustle whilst she found her notes.. a Mrs. So&So, who said that there was nothing in place for me to have another appointment".
He sat there with his mouth open.. because, of course, by now he had her medical notes up on the screen and, Dear Readers, he growled, yes, growled and said "There is a large note on your records that you should be seen every three months in the Glaucoma clinic, it is not your fault, because you didn't have any pain so you thought all was well but you don't necessarily have pain with Glaucoma. I will get you into a clinic as soon as possible and will speak to Mrs. So&So, actually NO, I'll let the Professor do that himself, as he won't be 'happy' about this in the slightest".
He gave her drops for the sore eye and told her to bathe both eyelids in hot water twice a day.
She came out at 17.03.. in and out in less than two hours.. such a great place.. except, of course, for that silly numpty Mrs. So&So in Appointments, he was extremely cross about this woman's stupidity and I reckon she won't be doing anything 'careless' like this again in a hurry.
Home via the tube which was a bit of a squash, ugh and it wasn't even rush-hour! Home to me and a big bowl of homemade chicken soup with noodles, very slurpy food. I had my usual suspects and a chunk of Gruff cheese, we love Gruff and what was a bit too dry for her, was just perfect for me.
Her eye is less sore, he said "the pressure is back up again in both eyes, you must wear glasses for reading, tapping iPads etc, etc, do the bathing and keep taking the drops.. "
So here we are but apart from all that excitement, what an amazingly glorious afternoon it was, the sky was a blue as a linen dress and the smaller of our Star Magnolia trees is covered in blossom, the taller one is 'thinking' about opening her petals, it's sweet how the little tree is much braver!
Sunshine and flowers were God's gifts to her today, on a January day you can't beat that, can you?
GeeGee Parrot.
January 28th, 2016.
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