Winter blues

[bacony]

According to my doctor I do not have pleurisy this time, but have broken one or more ribs in a particularly hardcore bout of coughing. I don't particularly believe her, the last time I broke some ribs an undisclosed weight of welshman in plate armour had fallen on me while I was lying on the ground and I just don't think that some mere coughing

Comments

[marcushill]

Sue's latest bout of what was initially suspected to be pleurisy turned out to be costochondritis, the treatment for which is taking things easy and over the counter painkillers and anti-inflammatories, much like the treatment for broken ribs.

[lucian_albrecht]

Yeah, my nurse said of my broken ribs "well, there's not much they could have done anyway"..

[doctor_kaos]

We obviously have the same nurse.

[lucian_albrecht]

well, mine's in Yorkshire so I expect a certain amount of "stop mithering!" from her ;)

[doctor_kaos]

Growing up in Yorkshire I know exactly what you mean. But mine's in Lancashire (or Greater Manchester if really insist) so it's a similar thing.