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I had a 10:15 appointment at LensCrafters to get checked for new glasses, since I’ve been having trouble seeing things at a distance. My dad took me, since he knows where everything is and what to do. After filling out a form and waiting for a while, it was finally my turn. They checked various things, and then put dilating drops in my eyes and sent me back out to wait. My eyes hurt somewhat from the drops, but a few minutes later I started feeling sweaty and sick. The last time I felt like this was a few minutes after getting a Hepatitis shot at the doctor’s a number of years ago. That time, I felt hot and sweaty and soon proceeded to throw up on the waiting room floor. This time, however, I knew what was coming and asked to go to their bathroom. I felt progressively worse, and knelt in front of the toilet frantically praying for it to stop. And it eventually did. I didn’t throw up this time, though I came close. (Thank you, Lord!) After composing myself again, I returned and soon was called to finish the examination. (My retinas looked fine, by the way.) Now, I’m wondering: Are there any doctors in the audience who can tell me what’s going on here? I figure either my body doesn’t like having foreign substances introduced into it (though these were through completely different means), or maybe it was the discomfort involved in said introduction (which seems slightly more logical), or perhaps just the knowledge that this occurred somehow caused a physical reaction.
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Glad you didn’t throw up..
I’m glad you didn’t throw up either. I also wonder if it’s a psychological/physical thing. It’s kind of like when you eat something that makes you sick, you tend not to want to eat it again. That’s for good reason. It’s your body’s response to say “Hey! That thing is bad. It might be poisonous. Don’t eat it.” The eye doctor’s office probably smelled similar to the place you had your hepatitis shot. The smell alone could have brought back some sort of body memory thing that said “HEY! You’ve got bad stuff in your system…YOU SHOULD PUKE IT OUT!” I dunno. I can’t say I’m an expert here…but this is my theory.