Friday Five
1. How are you feeling today?
Pretty good. I had the tickly cough several times at work, but sips of water helped that.
2. Have you gone to one of those emergency/urgent care walk-in clinics?
yes
3. What symptoms made you go there?
Once several years ago when my right rotator cuff (at least I think it was that) was inflamed and hurt so badly I couldn't raise my arm. I went to an urgent care that prescribed a course of steroids. It started feeling better the next day.
About 3 years ago, I went after I'd been sick on and off for about 2 months with various ailments. I'd had some sort of flu with a bad cough during parent teacher conference week (that was fun) but felt better by the weekend. That Saturday, I went to the Renaissance Fair with Natalie. I woke up Sunday feeling like absolute crap with a sore throat and fever. Natalie convinced me to go to the clinic in the grocery store. So I did, where I had no fever because of the Advil I'd taken, and tested negative for strep. I thought the clinic thought I was a hypochondriac. I spent Monday feeling even worse - bad fever, the worst body aches I'd ever had, and coughing. Tuesday, I went to a different urgent care. They took pity on me and even did chest x-rays because she heard a faint rattle. Those were clear, as was the flu swab (ACK I hope I never need that again), but surprise! I tested postive for strep throat. So away I went with antibiotics and cough medicine.
4. Does it make you feel better to have the doctor translate your symptoms into a medical-sounding diagnosis (e.g., really bad cough = bronchitis)?
Well, considering the only diagnosis I've had was strep throat, I guess I was happy to know what I had (that time) and get something for it.
5. What is the worst tasting medicine you have ever had?
Most cough medicines are bad. I got some generic Safeway brand stuff that was so sickly sweet as well as medicinal, I couldn't drink a whole dose. Diluting it with water didn't help. The only other time I had strep throat at age 9, I had liquid amoxicillin because I had not yet learned to swallow pills. Everyone ooohed and ahhed and said it smelled like bubble gum, but it tasted horrible. I had to take something like 4tbsp each dose too.
Pretty good. I had the tickly cough several times at work, but sips of water helped that.
2. Have you gone to one of those emergency/urgent care walk-in clinics?
yes
3. What symptoms made you go there?
Once several years ago when my right rotator cuff (at least I think it was that) was inflamed and hurt so badly I couldn't raise my arm. I went to an urgent care that prescribed a course of steroids. It started feeling better the next day.
About 3 years ago, I went after I'd been sick on and off for about 2 months with various ailments. I'd had some sort of flu with a bad cough during parent teacher conference week (that was fun) but felt better by the weekend. That Saturday, I went to the Renaissance Fair with Natalie. I woke up Sunday feeling like absolute crap with a sore throat and fever. Natalie convinced me to go to the clinic in the grocery store. So I did, where I had no fever because of the Advil I'd taken, and tested negative for strep. I thought the clinic thought I was a hypochondriac. I spent Monday feeling even worse - bad fever, the worst body aches I'd ever had, and coughing. Tuesday, I went to a different urgent care. They took pity on me and even did chest x-rays because she heard a faint rattle. Those were clear, as was the flu swab (ACK I hope I never need that again), but surprise! I tested postive for strep throat. So away I went with antibiotics and cough medicine.
4. Does it make you feel better to have the doctor translate your symptoms into a medical-sounding diagnosis (e.g., really bad cough = bronchitis)?
Well, considering the only diagnosis I've had was strep throat, I guess I was happy to know what I had (that time) and get something for it.
5. What is the worst tasting medicine you have ever had?
Most cough medicines are bad. I got some generic Safeway brand stuff that was so sickly sweet as well as medicinal, I couldn't drink a whole dose. Diluting it with water didn't help. The only other time I had strep throat at age 9, I had liquid amoxicillin because I had not yet learned to swallow pills. Everyone ooohed and ahhed and said it smelled like bubble gum, but it tasted horrible. I had to take something like 4tbsp each dose too.