Trouble getting eye glasses.
 

I couldn't get on the forum yesterday after my eye glasses exam because I felt so depressed.

I had a eye exam to get better eye glasses because I had not had them checked in about five years.

I went to the eye doctor that I was recommended to go to buy my case manager. I went there, and filled the forms out.

They started checking my eyes in one room, then another. Then I went to get the right frames. They decided on trifocals. She would not take my medicare, Medicaid card saying it was a prescription medication card. The girl was young.

Then I went into the doctors office again, and got some information to read about my eyes.

Then I went out, and they said to pay 20 dollars. I said that I was told that I wouldn't have to pay anything.

The girl who helped me pick my frames said that the Lions club won't buy trifocals. I said why not. Then she took me back to the back, and showed me glasses that looked like children's eye glasses. She said I can take my pick from those. I picked one out, and she took them away, and said that they where going back. I didn't know what to think.

After this experience, I felt about 1 inch tall, very ashamed, and angry.

I went to my case manager, and she said that they made a mistake. She said that she will be going over there to explain.

I feel very depressed right now. Don't I have a right to have glasses? BF:grouphug::(:grouphug:

how frustrating friend.
I am sorry you had to go thru that.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

I'm very depressed about it. My case manager recommended them, and made the appointment for me.

There were so many people working there. How could they get so confused. That young girl took the glasses away was mean. I left upset. BF:grouphug::hug::(

(((((HUGS))))
bizi:hug::hug::hug:

Sorry to hear this, Friend.:hug::hug::hug::hug:

They should have done a better job.


Your case manager will hope to straighten things out I believe.


M

They wanted $650 for the glasses. Why so much? The last time I saw a eye doctor was in 2011. The glasses were $300 from the same people back then.

I gave them my card, and information in the beginning of the visit. My case manager made the appointment the week before.

There were around six, or seven people working there. Someone didn't do their job.

This type of thing makes me feel like I'm slowly going down hill as far as resources go.

I also am getting more tired of the little problems in life. I seem to have one problem, after another. The future of my life is in question. I'm tired of this. BF:hug::grouphug::hug:

do you need trifocals. I get my glasses from the net which are cheap maybe 20 dollars and get cheap reading glasses from ebay. they are not as convenient but they are really cheap.
I know the feeling o frunnng out of resources. I just spent 300 dollars on pudge and I am not through yet. I am also on a spending spree
life is really rough. things work out

I'm starting to feel more shame, and embarrassment, as time goes by. I don't want to talk to people because of my life the way it is. They simply don't understand.

This eye doctor situation brought me more shame, and humiliation. I didn't expect it. My case manager made the appointment, so I thought that I was going to get helped. I left the eye doctor upset, and angry. The young girl was so disrespectful who was the lens person. She said my medicare, and Medicaid card was a prescription card. Not true.

This type of thing makes me want to stay away from people. I feel devalued, over, and over again. I feel depressed today. Why are people so mean out there? BF:hug::(:hug:

they should be ashamed of themsekves not the other war around!

Now that I have thought over the situation completely, the girl who does the frames in the eye doctors shop needs to apologize to me. I probably won't get it. So young, and so disrespectful. She was very unprofessional, and will probably have some hard lessons to learn in life.

My case manager said that she is going to pay them a visit, and she might want me to come along. I don't know when. BF:hug::hug::hug: