Saturday, January 24, 2015

Dacroycystitis


Dacryocystitis: An infection of the lacrimal sac, secondary to obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct at the junction of lacrimal sac.

Woke up on Friday with a swollen lower eye lid. I figured I had rubbed my eyes with dirty hands and got something in there, but it could also be the results of the lingering sinus issues from the flu I came down with over Christmas.
By Saturday morning it was twice as swollen and the upper lid was affected as well. Annie urged we go to the new Clear Choice urgent care clinic in town.
We were there first thing as they opened the doors at 8 am. An hour later after a very thorough examination by the superb Dr Carter and his EMT assistant we walked out with a diagnosis, a 150.00$ charge on the insurance plan and a prescription for ocular antibiotics. Can't say enough good about Dr William Carter. He really took the time to be thorough and is the first doctor I have dealt with to really listen and take the time to explain things.
110.00$ for 5 milliliters, our cost 10.00 thanks to insurance.  Hope it does the job as I'd rather not take oral antibiotics.
Meanwhile the Finches and Snowbirds were having a party in the snow
Snowbird would rather eat the seed on the ground than eat from the feeder.
They don't seem to mind the box on the tool shed.

11 comments:

  1. Hope the meds knock your infection quickly!

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    1. Yes, for that price it better do the job.

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    2. Yeah, they aren't afraid to charge the big bucks these days!

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    3. Just think of that, if 5 ml cost 110 bucks I could pay off my house mortgage if I had a gallon of the stuff.

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  2. Hope yourself recover soon. Imagine what would cost without good insurance. I'm glad the VA covers all my medical and medications. Good luck

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    1. John, as a veteran all your medical needs should be covered. The recently uncovered mess at the VA hospitals is plain criminal.

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  3. Mad how much stuff cost. We have set fees for all prescriptions so we always know what we're going to pay.

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    1. Kev, I am not sure regulating prices is the right way to go either. It would stifle innovation and some companies would simply not develop new products if they were told what they could sell them for. It would be as if the government told you how much you could charge to put in a window. You know that on some circumstances you are going to have to spend more to get the job done. So ultimately that limits consumer choices. I am not sure how it works in the UK but I understand medical care is "free". Yes in the end you pay for it via taxes and other fees. Do you also gets your meds for free? or are the prices fixed and subsidized by the gvt.

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    2. Yes we pay a set price for the meds (prescriptions) but the government stumps up the rest. I think it's about £7 and anything for children is free.

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  4. Hope it clears up quickly for you, nothing worse than eye troubles.

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    1. It Sunday morning and it is no better, so after we shovel the driveway out from yesterday's snow storm I will go get the oral antibiotic prescription filled.

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