A very short weekend walk.

My weekend walk was a very short one, but it started last weekend when I came down with a very nasty cold.  By Wednesday, the pain from my eye to my jaw was telling me I had a bit of a sinus problem, so I started taking Tylenol for Cold and Sinus.  By Friday afternoon, a couple of tablets were relieving the pain for only an hour.  I picked my husband up after work (we carpool) and asked him to take me to a doctor.  This is very unusual for me, as I’ve been pretty lucky and rarely get sick, so I don’t see doctors often.  The time was now about 5:30 pm and he told me it was highly unlikely I’d be able to see his doctor at the Mediclinic, as the wait times can be 4 – 5 hours.  We knew of one other walk in clinic and decided to try it out.

Walking in the clinic was like walking into a different country.  Alberta has pretty high standards for health care and we have top notch facilities.  I’m not really a snob about furnishings but the interior of this clinic had seen many years of better days.  A few people were sitting in the many rows of chairs that I can’t even date, they were so worn.  I looked at my husband and he looked at me asking me what I wanted to do.  At this point, I was in so much pain I would have seen a vet.

The wait was not long.  Within a half an hour, I was told to go to room #3.  I’m used to being shown to the little room, not being yelled at by the receptionist across the room.  Still in pain, off I went to room #3.  Upon entering the room, I was seriously questioning my decision on staying.  Looking around the room, I thought the doctor must be a real doctor and I didn’t need an examination, only a prescription, so I sat waiting.  The more I sat and waited, the more I thought I should get out my camera, but a little afraid someone would walk in and catch me, so the iPhone worked perfectly. 

The doctor did give me a prescription for antibiotics and by Saturday night I was starting to feel better already.  It’s now Sunday night and I’ve taken nothing else today for pain, as there is no pain.  Will I go back to this clinic?  Not really sure.  The doctor seemed to know what he was doing, but the place is a little frightening.