The silence was deafening in Consult Room 3 today, as a patient and doctor officially ran out of small talk after the patient’s 60th intravitreal injection.
Usually each appointment would begin with the doctor asking the patient about their day, followed by a short discussion about the weather, followed by a quick stab in the eye of sight saving medication.
The usual small talk had lessened in recent appointments, however today was the first day when the entire appointment was performed in complete stone-cold silence.
Patient, Greg Hudley said “I had a feeling we were heading this way after the last appointment, where Dr Lowan just nodded to me between me sitting down and him jabbing me. But at least then he said bye at the end. Today, no hi, no bye. Just jab.”
Update: Our reporters have confirmed that Dr Lowan was seen shopping at Kmart today for a radio for his injection room. It is not clear whether the 18 pair packet of men’s Y-Front briefs spotted in his trolley is also related to this developing story.
