Woke up this morning with my right eye swollen, red, and definitely Not Happy. Went straight to the urgent care clinic attached to my doctor’s office. (The upside: they have access to my complete medical records). The doc of the day took a quick look and suggested that perhaps it was just an allergic reaction … at which point I suggested that he take a few minutes to browse the inch-thick medical file he was holding. He came back about 10 minutes later with prescriptions for an antibiotic pill, antibiotic ointment, and antibiotic eye drops — and a nurse to swab a sample for culturing. Here we go again…