Oh my ear!

My poor little ear.  I finally gave in and called the doctor first thing this morning.  Last night my ear was killing me and I knew I couldn't take another day of it.  So, I called this morning and here is the conversation between myself and the receptionist.

Receptionist:  "Doctor H's office.  How may I help you?"

Me:  "I have an ear ache and the whole right side of my face is throbbing."

Receptionist:  "What's your name?"

Me:  "Emily O."

Receptionist:  "One moment, please."

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Receptionist:  "Can you be here *tomorrow* at 2:15pm?"

Me:  :::speechless:::  "Ummm is there anyway to get in sooner??"

Receptionist:  "Hold please."

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Receptionist:  "What's your name again??"

Me:  :::thinks why does it matter:::  "Emily O."

Receptionist:  "Hold please."  ::before she could totally put me on hold I hear, "Emily"...:::

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Receptionist:  "Can you come in now?  And you will just be worked in."

Me:  "That's fine, thank you."

I'm telling you...if that nurse that the receptionist talked to didn't know me I honestly believe I wouldn't have been worked in to begin with! 

Well, after getting Jon Kent some where to stay while I go to the doctor's office I head up there.  I brought something to read thinking I would in there for awhile.  But thankfully, I only was in there for about 10 minutes and they called me back.  The nurse told me that I had gotten there just in time.  *Woohoo*  Anyway, the doctor comes in and checks my ear and sure enough in his words, "your ear canal is as red as it can be".  "You probably have a slight infection in your canal and behind your ear drum."  *Sigh*  So that is just wonderful.  He gives me 3 medicines to take.  Two antibiotics and some pain medicine to help me get some rest because I haven't been able to sleep all that great because of the pain.  Anyway, I have to take one antibiotic 3 times a day in pill form and then the other antibiotic is some ear drops which I take 10 drops in my ear once a day.  *Whew*  So now I am hopefully on the road to recovery.  I'll let yall know how it goes!!