Oh damn, there’s always communication prolems with docs and everybody has a subjective interpretation of the situation.
That’s one of the reasons why I’ve kept the same retinal specialist for a few years - I know him well enough to interpret what he’s telling me (sometimes I can also just tell by the look on his face).
I would love to tell you not to worry but talk is freakin’ cheap. Yep, I hate talking about it too. I even hate going within a block of the eye clinic.
It’s this unknown stuff that makes me wanna run through the street screaming…
My opthal is a very large man who likes to snack on Cheetos. In fact, I think he chomps a few between every patient. Once he did not wipe his fingers and placed a hand on my temple to steady my head. When I came out, the receptionist said, “um, Kathy, you might want to go across the hall - you have a big orange streak on the side of your face.”