Belly dance stars Neena and Veena were the hosts of the commercial and this was a great production to be a part of.
Last night, I washed my face before going to bed and afterwards it felt like I had sand in the corner of my right eye.
I rubbed it a lot and the discomfort continued throughout the night.
When I woke this morning and saw that it was still red and watering, I decided it was best I go to the doctor to have it checked out and hoped there would be something they could do to help the redness since I was going to be filmed and photographed in just few hours!
I went to a rapid care office and was seen by a physician assistant.
I told him about also having a swollen lymph node on the right side of my neck, and a few sore places in my mouth.
I thought this could be related since last late summer, I became very ill and I had the same symptoms.
He mentioned something about Shingles and Herpes and told me I needed to go to an emergency room, ASAP!
I told him I had a job at 11 am that should be over at 2pm, so would it be okay to just wait until it was done.
I expected him to say "yeah, sure, just when you get the chance".
But no, he basically told me I needed to go ASAP!
I was pretty upset and thought my eyeball was going to rot out in a matter of hours if it was that much of an emergency.
I told my husband what was going on and we rushed to find the hospital.
We were upset on the way there and I was thinking of how if I had Herpes I must have gotten it from the man that sexually assaulted me in 2007.
The idea that I could loose my eyesight because of what he did to me made it all the more traumatic.
We went to the emergency room and I was seen pretty fast.
There, I was seen by an opthamologist who told me it was NOT Shingles or Herpes, but a case of pink eye.
I felt by the way she spoke to me she thought I was an idiot for coming to the E.R. for something to so minor, but I was just doing as I was told by a health care professional!
I don't know about you, but when someone like that tells me to go to the E.R. ASAP, I go!
I had no idea how serious it was.
All that, unfortunately, for something that I guess could have waited a few more hours.
I still think I do have something more serious wrong with me, unfortunately.
It just doesn't seem right that I would have these things all go wrong at once, and I need to get to the bottom of it, but I need a doctor that is going to care and that the time to listen.
Last year, were were worried it was something like Lupus, M.S., etc.
I had my blood tested for 14 different conditions and nothing came back!
I was told by the doctor that sometime things just get out of whack.
Now, I have noticed I have a lot of the symptoms of Celiac Disease, but I don't know if this is one of the things I was tested for, so it looks like I am going to have to start the fun process of going to the doctor all over again until I get an answer as to what's going on.
But, back to the present...I was given eye drops and sent on my way, but, it was about ten minutes to show-time and I was in Glendale when I needed to be in Beverly Hills!
I called the director and told him the unfortunate news, and he was totally understanding and nice about it!
I ended up being thirty minutes late to the shoot!
But, luckily, they had not started filming yet to it all worked out!
I was so thankful!
I made it in time, belly danced in a commercial starring Neena and Veena, and met some wonderful people!
Later this evening, I also had an interview for a belly dance instructor position.
This was also held in Beverly Hills.
There, I met with a nice, young lady and demonstrated my belly dance skills.
I'll be notified later if I got the position.
Now, I am home preparing for another shoot tomorrow!
Yes, this is just another crazy day in my life.
Oh, and I almost forgot, I was told for what I think must be the 12th time now that I look like Britney Spears!
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