Yes, college is the life... except when you get hurt or sick. That sucks monkies. No one is there to take care of you, and you feel so alone, you cannot even get out of bed to take a shower or check your myspace page. Ok, maybe it's not THAT bad... but it can definitely be a burden. I remember WISHING for pink eye in high school! Just to stay home and catch up on my work, or take a breather from the stress. College is SO different. A friend can't just pick up your work for you and say "see ya tomorrow, pinkie!" In college, you have to attend class. You have to be seen with your pustule eye and runny nose.
As you may have taken from this oddly specific example, I did in fact get some sort of eye infection recently while living in the disease-infested dorms. I had a sinus infection and pink eye. Not a good combination when you're trying to look adorable for the hot rugby player in your bio class... Not at all. It's one of those rare cases when you actually have to say "EXCUSE ME, MY BOOBS ARE DOWN HERE!" to someone that cannot stop ogling at your bloodshot, yellow-crusted eye ball.
The previous day I had been sitting on the beach, minding my own business, getting my tan on, when all of the sudden, seven 30-year-old guidos started playing frisbee right next to us. I thought nothing of it, and continued to 'tan my hide,' when all of the sudden a frisbee came shooting down from the sky on a trajectory path directly to my neck! "Heads up, pretty ladies," I heard from 10 yards away, as my heart began to pound rapidly, my life flashing before my eyes. I threw my forearm up to protect myself any way I could, and the frisbee got me. It got me real good; providing me with yet another excuse to go see a doctor, aside from my sinus infection, and my about-to-be pink eye.
The campus health center is a tiny building with like three nurses, one radiologist, and three physician's assistants. The first time I entered the health center was after thanksgiving break, for my first sinus infection. I will not sit here and complain about how they prescribed me over-the-counter nasal spray and sent me on my way, after waiting 2.5 hours in four different waiting rooms. If I were to voice my complaints, I would state that the absolute worst part about the health center is that they aren't like normal hospitals where they scoot you around from waiting room to waiting room, interacting with different nurses, making you believe you are actually making progress to see an actual doctor. NO. The health center has a clock on every wall, they have two waiting areas, both visible from the main lobby, so you can not only see how much time you are wasting, but also all of the people who are waiting before you. Once again, I will not even begin to complain about how horrible the health center is.
If you are prone to illness, maybe college isn't right for you. Also, if I ever find out who gave me pink eye, I will lock him/her in the health center for all eternity.
-Dame Shirley
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