Visiting the Doctor

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... :(