Thu 27th June 2019 2PM-7PM St George Hospital - Eye problems: Uveitis(eye inflammation leading to 'red eye'...)

I was meant to go to Art class between 2PM-5PM.

However, my left eye kept playing up...; that is for the last 3/4/5 days...it's been getting redder and redder still.

So, eventually, I decided to phone the doctors; they told me to go down to West Norwood High Street...and, below B&Q DIY shop...there is an optician, I think, Woodfield is their name; they have emergency drop in's there.

At around 1:30 PM I went down to the opticians...and, registered my details with them for the first time. The lady there looked at my eye...and, asked me a few questions. How long has the problem been occurring for? 3 to 5 days. Is it getting better or worse? Worse. Can you think of anything that might have caused it? I told her...when I ride my bike, and, the wind is blowing hard...then, sometimes, a leaf might blow into my face; however, normally, all I do is just simply go home use water and the problem clears up. In this particular case, however, the problem hasn't gone away; even though I've been bathing the eye with water every single day.

Eventually, the lady recommended I go to St Thomas hospital...where they have emergency eye drop in clinic...between 1 PM - 4 PM.

I told her the last time I suffered 'red eye'...I went to St George's hospital, instead; so, my latest details regarding this recurring eye condition would be registered there.

She said, St George, has a really long waiting time...; so, if I wanted to be seen a lot faster...; then, it's recommended I go to St. Thomas, instead.

I went back home to have a think about it. Eventually, I decided to return back to St George hospital in Tooting; because my 'latest' records in regards to this recurring eye condition have been kept there.

Around 2PM I left on my bike for the journey toward St George's hospital. When I arrived I had to go to the Accident and Emergency department, first...in order to get a referral to the Moorfields Eye Hospital on Lanesborough Wing. First, I had to wait to speak to a nurse; who asked me for my name...which she typed into the computer; and, then, asked me to explain the problem; which I did. She then told me to 'wait'...in the big room...when a doctor will call me. After waiting for a while...the doctor called my name...; and, after asking some questions...said he would give me a referral to upstairs. After getting my referral printed out...so, I can show them at the desk at Moorfields Eye Hospital...; I went upstairs and showed it to them. They told me to 'wait'...and, somebody would call my name. Eventually, a doctor looked at my eye...putting 2 different sets of eye drops into them/and, also, asking me to take an eye test. Then, they said, I must go and wait, again; until a next doctor called my name. Eventually, a doctor called my name...and, I was see to, properly. Then, I had to wait to go and pick up my prescription medicine. Finally, I left...the time must have been somewhere around 5 to 6 PM. (All the time, I was thinking to myself I should have gone to St Thomas hospital, instead; where, I most probably would have been seen to, immediately, right away.) Anyway, I rode my bike home...; which was very difficult...as both my eyes were really blurry with eye drops have been placed in there; nevertheless, I made it back home safely...I think, the time said somewhere around 7 PM.

(The next day, I went and phoned my art teacher: Lil Sullivan; and, explained the situation to them...why I went and missed my art class...to which they were very understanding, as is usual.)