One of those Days

Oh my, today is one of those days that was designed to test not only my patience, but my resilience.

About 6 days ago, I noticed dime sized red circles on the backs of both of my feet but didn't really pay them any attention because I didn't feel any pain or anything. By the second day, I noticed the right foot one was starting to hurt a little bit but once again, wrote it off because I didn't have time to do much about it. By the end of my shift on the third day, I had already googled all the ways I was going to die because of this damned thing and struggled to make it back to the hostel because the pain and pressure were so intense. When I got back, I took a gander at it and realized it had swollen to the size of a golf ball. NOOOOOOWWWWWW I was super concerned so I made an appointment with a doctor for Thursday (today) and started taking anti-inflammatorys to try and help reduce the swelling. 

By yesterday, the swelling was almost entirely gone and the bump had reduced in size so much so that I considered cancelling my appointment because it costs money just to walk into a doctors office here in Dublin. I decided just to go because I felt like I should at least get confirmation of what exactly was going on. 

So today I head to the doctors feeling almost no pain whatsoever except for a little tightness that is totally manageable. I get into his office and I explain to him what I believe it is (Haglunds Deformality) and he has to google what that is because he's unaware. He asks to see my foot and starts squeezing and pushing on the lump which I'm thinking to myself, is this helping or making things worse lol. Anyhow, after poking and prodding for like, 2 minutes he says he doesn't believe it's Haglunds because the bone seems normal and the lump is skin related. He refers me to the hospital for X-Rays if I want them but suspects that nothing is wrong and that it was likely an infection. So basically I got nowhere and I had to pay 40 euros lol

I leave to find an ATM to withdraw money for my appointment and after walking for what felt like days, I found a SPAR and headed in to use the ATM. After my first attempt, the ATM rejects my card stating it was not supported and to try again later. I'm already irritated so I'm like, fuck you machine I'm trying again. This time I was successful in withdrawing my money and went back to pay the doctor. After finishing up, I decided to head to Penney's to look for some comfy slips to wear around the hostel and some new shoes. I do all my shopping and leave and as my bank card notifies me of my purchases I notice that I was charged twice for my ATM withdrawal. Now I'm right pissed.

So I head all the way back in the opposite direction and get to the SPAR to let them know what happened. I was basically told they couldn't help me and I had to contact my bank. The kicker? He asked me if it told me I would be charged as in, did it mention I would be charged twice. I somehow refrained from screaming at this point but c'mon, the machine would tell me it was charging me 80 euros for a 40 euro withdrawal and I would stupidly accept? Give me a break.

So, I spent 80 euros to get no information today and hobbled back to my hostel feeling defeated. I did however get some cute, fuzzy slippers so I guess the day wasn't a complete bust lol Just one of those days.

HAPPY VEG