Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | So sick of doctors and wait times!

Hey Guys,
I just need to vent...I'm so sick and tired of the wait times in Canada to get medical attention! I know we should be grateful for our free healthcare, but it's getting ridiculous. I have a really bad sinus infection that has spread into my eyes and is not responding to antibiotics. I went back to the doctor today, and he was so unhelpful. First of all he pulled out the lab report from when they cultured my eyes (kinda gross) and told me that it was good news, that there was no infection in my eyes. Meanwhile, I can see the lab report from where I'm sitting and it clearly says that there is a form of staph growing! I pointed it out and his response was "oops...didn't read that far!" Talk about inspiring confidence! And these are my eyes, I really don't want to mess around with them!

And then I told him that I'm concerned because my head isn't clearing up with medication, and he said I'll likely need a CT scan to see what's going on and see if surgery is warranted, but that it'll take 3 months to get a scan! What good is that when I can't even see properly becuase my eyes are infected! I'm so annoyed right now...they doubled the dose of antibiotics so I guess all I can do now is wait and hope things improve.

Sorry for venting, I'm just pretty annoyed

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