Planet Earth Can’t Wait for Us to Go Away
Unless we learn to reconnect with nature.
They turned down my request for a repeat prescription. The day before Easter weekend. I need a new vial of fluticasone nasal spray every three to four months or so. It reduces hay fever irritation inside my nose. It also helps shrink nasal polyps. I had a nasal polyp experience in my teens. Nothing serious. Just an unpleasant feeling of a blocked nose and a reduced sense of smell. An ENT doctor removed it. She also prescribed the nasal spray to minimize the chance of polyps recurring.
Perhaps it’s just my imagination. But I am doing very well with my nasal spray. No polyp ever obstructed my nose again. And I have never experienced an allergic reaction to pollen anymore. So, I wasn’t very pleased with the rejection.
After a few phone calls, I discovered the reason for the rejection. It made me feel even worse. The general practitioner changed the way of working. They no longer accept digital requests — through an app or email. A new assistant and cybersecurity concerns. You have to go there in person or call. “What happened to digital transformation?” I screamed at the rejection message.
I was so irritated. I love retro stuff — to remember the good old times. But the general practitioner’s new — analog — working method felt like…
