[Straywolf]

Not feeling so hot tonight.
I have an optometrist appt. tomorrow and it's the first one I had since my health declined (The last doctor told me i had a brain tumor..I didn't...It's a bit of a long story)
And I'm just feeling really anxious. What if something is wrong? or goes wrong? What if my vision has declined more than usual?

I also have to call out of work tomorrow..actually today by now. My mum scheduled the appointment too late and I didnt have time to request it off.
What if they fire me? or get upset? why couldn't I have been given more time?

Then there's the holiday coming up..I found out we are going to my cousins the friday before christmas for a private celebration with them. Back christmas eve for the big event (50+ people in a city house..yeah >_>) and then christmas day we will be home..
That's a lot of people, and noise, and chaos. I really dont want to go but i dont want to hold my family back either. I just don't want to end up making things worse by going either..

:/ Can I hide? preferably for the rest of my life?
CQ

[Straywolf]

The appt. went surprisingly well. No change in my RX. no problems at all except the colorblindness and peripheral vision issues in my right eye. both of which i already knew about. Optic nerve damage..odd things

[Silent_tsol]

I'm glad your appointment went well I can't say I blame you for being nervous for a dr appt after being wrongly told you had a brain tumor! My gosh, I would have a hard time ever trusting a doctor again.

As far as the job goes, I'm in a retail environment where I supervise about 20-30 people. I would never fire anyone for calling in. That's the responsible way of handling it and most people understand that things come up. As long as you don't abuse that understanding and call in every Friday for example I doubt you will encounter any trouble over it.

I'm not great with big family gatherings either but just try to take it a little bit at a time. You'll get through it just like you got through the appointment