Very expensive day... I cry -_-...

I've had pink eye for the past couple days, and yesterday it was really bad and irritated and decided to go see a doctor in case it was bacterial and needed antibiotics. So I had to take half a day off work (I don't get vacation time, so I'm going to get paid $70 less this pay period) and go see a doctor. Now, I don't have health insurance, so it was really expensive, and if it wasn't enough that I had to pay $200 cash to go see the doctor, I had to go to an ATM not affiliated with my bank and ended up paying $3.50 in ATM fees. Oh, and I had to wait 1 1/2 hours to see a doctor, even though I had an appointment.

So of course it wasn't bacterial, and I paid $200 to find out the pink eye was going away on its own.

I never do this. I hadn't seen a doctor (other than an eye doctor for my annual exam) in 5 years. I hate paying a doctor to tell me nothing's wrong with me. I should be really thankful, though, that it isn't bacterial, that I don't have to buy antibiotics, and that it'll go away on its own. So I'm trying to focus on that rather than being really annoyed that I payed $200 to find out nothing's wrong.

So while we're looking at the positives: Blood pressure was 116/80, which I believe is good, and weight was 1.4 lbs over the 'healthy' range for my height. Yes, it's over the healthy weight, and that's not great, but the good news is I've lost about 12 lbs over the past year. So, go me. And, I need to be really grateful that I had the $200 sitting there when I needed it, and I'm not in debt, and I'm not going into debt over seeing a doctor.

Spending for 8-18-2005:

Breakfast: $2.89
Candy: $0.80 (didn't have time to stop to eat lunch)
ATM fees: $3.50
Doctor: $200.