Bad Friday

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I have not one but TWO sties on my right lower eyelid, also zits coming out of nowhere, including one in my ear (the best kind, right? :-#). I realized it's probably because I cried so much a few days ago, because I ran over a snake. A big, pretty one. :-( s_c and I were once able to save a snake crossing the road by stopping in front of it so no one could run over it, but this time, I was on a fast road and didn't realize what it was until the split second before the tires were over it. Maybe I'm weird for crying over a snake, but snakes have been really good to me, and he was so pretty there shining in the sun, and it made me sad. Then, when we pulled over at s_c's work so I didn't have to drive and cry, the security guard came up and accosted us harshly through the car window; I had no idea anyone was nearby and I screamed. It was trauma on top of trauma, leading to realizing it's time to just stay indoors for a while, so that's what I did for the rest of the weekend, and I'm glad of it. That night, naturally, a bill came from my dentist's office for amounts they aren't allowed to charge me, which they've done now twice in a row, AND charged me a (tiny) late fee for the previous amount that their own billing company refunded to me for this reason when I tried to pay it. They said they'd called my dentist's office and worked it out with them, but here I'm being billed for it again, plus late charge. NOTHING THAT CAME FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD WAS GOOD THAT DAY. A very bad day. And my dentist's office is closed for eleven days right now. (!) I think maybe it's time to find a new dentist, seeing as how she also left me waiting while she chatted up another dentist talking about donuts (true story) for twenty minutes before finally getting to me and being ... not all that nice when she finally deigned to see me. Ugh. So anyway, that was my Friday.

Comments

[caranfindel.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, definitely time for a new dentist. I sat in an exam room once for an hour while I listen to the doctor and his staff laughing it up outside and I finally just left and never went back.

[brightly-lit.livejournal.com]

OMG! Is there any way he'd never been told you were in there, or was he just that rude? Was there any reaction when you left?

It does make me feel better to know at least I'm not the only one! :-]

[caranfindel.livejournal.com]

No, I think he knew. The first time I saw him, I waited in the waiting room for an hour and then sat in the exam room for almost another hour. Then, when I went back for a follow-up appointment, they sent me back quickly so I thought the first time was a fluke. But after sitting there an hour, and listening to a lot of conversation outside, I finally opened the door. He was there with a couple of nurses or other staff. And I doubt he'd been there an hour, I'm sure he was gabbing in between seeing patients, but you don't chit chat while people sit in your waiting room for a fucking hour. So I opened the door, the three of them stared at me like deer in the headlights, and I said "I'm sorry. I've been in here an hour and I don't have time for this. I've got to go." And I walked out and never saw him again and they didn't bill my insurance, which is almost unfortunate because I would have enjoyed losing my shit over that. ;-)

[brightly-lit.livejournal.com]

I'm glad he knew! Hopefully that made him rethink his approach. My dentist before this one (from whom I inherited this dentist--she bought her practice) was SO careful about making sure you never had to wait, and it was GREAT. And NO, you don't chit-chat when someone's been waiting that long. Maybe he could, I dunno, consider only making appts when he's sure he'll be able to see the person in a reasonable amount of time?!

I'm so glad they saw and you said something and that they didn't bill you, because that would've been BULLSHIT.