re: down but not out.
emailed my german professor earlier tonight about how much i've been missing class and stuff. turns out she was getting concerned about me and agreed to discuss the stuff i've missed so far, as well as the potential for make-up assignments. that's pretty much amazing for me... most teachers here have a very strict 'no make-up/extra credit work' policy, which is completely understandable.
went to the student clinic today and got antibiotics finally. i've had a UTI for over a week now and after trying to get rid of it sans medication, i had to give in. the decision to go to the doctor was mostly influenced by the fact that my lower back was achey constantly, and three days ago my throat started hurting. the throat thing is unrelated to having a UTI, but i know my warning signs for when i get sick and a persistent sore throat always means a sinus infection or strep. the doc took a strep culture to be sure, but gave me more days' worth of antibiotics to help knock out whatever it might be. this is also good because i managed to get some kind of bizarre infection in a cut next to one of my fingernails. it's gross, and painful. i can't use the tip of my pointer finger to type or write. ugh. hopefully the antibiotics will take care of everything in the next 5 days. that'd be awesome.
i never really thought my immune system to be a mental part of me, but the more i think about it, it's true. i never ever get sick unless i am under prolonged periods of stress. usually my body is good about waiting til i have time off to be sick. i got the UTI over fall break, and everything else happened since this past friday. my medical history from high school shows me getting seriously ill over every major break, but i only missed 3 days total from high school- and that was when i had a really bad case of strep that took over two months to get rid of. my family doctor says i have a psychological aversion to being sick and i push it too far.
in other news, i've only got a few more weeks in the apartment. i still need to get oliver declawed/spayed, so i went by the animal shelter here for recommendations of vet offices. i got info for a completely free spay clinic in the area, plus numbers to vets for declawing. while i was there i asked if they accepted volunteer workers- i used to volunteer at the shelter back home periodically, and i really miss doing something i like. hopefully once i get moved into the new apartment i can sign up for their training courses. the receptionist said they'd love any help they could get, so i'm excited.
now i'm going to nap for a few hours, then get up and finish my german work.
went to the student clinic today and got antibiotics finally. i've had a UTI for over a week now and after trying to get rid of it sans medication, i had to give in. the decision to go to the doctor was mostly influenced by the fact that my lower back was achey constantly, and three days ago my throat started hurting. the throat thing is unrelated to having a UTI, but i know my warning signs for when i get sick and a persistent sore throat always means a sinus infection or strep. the doc took a strep culture to be sure, but gave me more days' worth of antibiotics to help knock out whatever it might be. this is also good because i managed to get some kind of bizarre infection in a cut next to one of my fingernails. it's gross, and painful. i can't use the tip of my pointer finger to type or write. ugh. hopefully the antibiotics will take care of everything in the next 5 days. that'd be awesome.
i never really thought my immune system to be a mental part of me, but the more i think about it, it's true. i never ever get sick unless i am under prolonged periods of stress. usually my body is good about waiting til i have time off to be sick. i got the UTI over fall break, and everything else happened since this past friday. my medical history from high school shows me getting seriously ill over every major break, but i only missed 3 days total from high school- and that was when i had a really bad case of strep that took over two months to get rid of. my family doctor says i have a psychological aversion to being sick and i push it too far.
in other news, i've only got a few more weeks in the apartment. i still need to get oliver declawed/spayed, so i went by the animal shelter here for recommendations of vet offices. i got info for a completely free spay clinic in the area, plus numbers to vets for declawing. while i was there i asked if they accepted volunteer workers- i used to volunteer at the shelter back home periodically, and i really miss doing something i like. hopefully once i get moved into the new apartment i can sign up for their training courses. the receptionist said they'd love any help they could get, so i'm excited.
now i'm going to nap for a few hours, then get up and finish my german work.