Visiting the Doctor

[kybearfuzz]

Last night, I was having a sore throat, so bad I was wincing in pain every time I swallowed or ate. I ditched the low carb diet for a milkshake, which seemed to help. Waking up this morning was not a pleasant experience, congested again, coughing and hacking, and a trail of blood from my irritated nose on my pillow (sorry for the visual).

I called and managed to snag an appointment with my doctor at 10 AM. The nurse told me I was running a low grade fever in comparison to my historic body temperature. Thank goodness, I thought I was having hot flashes. She also did a quick test and determined I didn't have strep. A medical student, cubbish and from my neck of the woods, came in to take down my symptoms and poke around on me. Ordinarily, I would have somewhat enjoyed this, but not today.

The doctor showed up, looked in the ears and up my nose, and took a peek at the throat. His conclusion was acute sinusitis, caused by a possible bacterial infection, as evident from the yellow pus running down my throat he observed. Now I'm on zithromax and a few other OTC drugs. Ugh!

I had to cancel my date this weekend because of this. Sigh... :(

Comments

[spatts5.livejournal.com]

The "yellow puss" comment conjured up a worse image than the blood on your pillow. Either way, it doesn't sound like fun. Hopefully the drugs will help you to get over this, feel better and reschedule that date! Get well soon.