October has been a horrible month. Things in general haven't been going so well, and some horrific shit happened to me on my birthday (I'm too upset to talk about it, but I'm hurting pretty badly). And now, I've broken my wrist ( Read more... )

So tomorrow is my graduation ceremony, the biggest day in my entire life. And this morning I woke up with conjunctivitis. Goddamn. Thankfully it wasn't too bad, but I still went to the doctor because I didn't want it to get worse. He prescribed me antibiotic eye drops (and of course my school health plan doesn't cover this particular antibiotic ( Read more... )

Last week I developed a small skin infection at the base of my right eyebrow, just above my nose. At first it was rather mild and looked like a pimple, but it got larger and redder, and the area around my eye was very tender to the touch, making it difficult to wash my face or even shampoo my hair, as it was quite sore if I accidentally brushed ( Read more... )

Last week, on Thursday I think, I noticed a couple of itchy red bumps on my arm and back (and one on my ass as well), and thought that I had gotten bitten by fleas. On Friday, I noticed several bumps on my back, on my left shoulder blade, almost forming a ring, and more bumps on the inside of my left arm, near my wrist. Also, the skin on my upper ( Read more... )

I am sick, and have tons of studying to do this weekend--immunology and virology ( Read more... )

Yesterday I noticed a small, discolored lump about the size of a penny on the top of my right foot, where my leg meets my foot. The lump didn't hurt, although it was a bit tender to the touch, and it appeared to be where one of my veins was located (it actually appeared as if the blood vessel was swollen). Today, I noticed that the lump was gone ( Read more... )

I find exercising incredibly boring, but I really need to take care of my health and get back in shape (the last time I checked, a couple of months ago, I was at the heaviest that I have ever been). In the past I've tried going to the gym, but it never worked out, mostly because spending half-an-hour or more getting to the gym was a major ( Read more... )

For over a week, I've been suffering from a cold. If I hear one more "Are you sure it's not swine flu?" joke, I'm going to cough all over them. It's a lame joke, especially when the person is studying microbiology! I understand that not everyone has extensive microbiology knowledge, nor do I expect them to (although if you think that antibiotics ( Read more... )

My throat is absolutely killing me, and every two minutes I have a major cough attack, which is extremely painful and taxing on my body. I think I have permanently damaged my larynx. That is, damaged it more than it already is. Maybe I should PUT ON A TOQUE!

I feel like crap. I have two huge finals coming up, MICB 324 on Thursday and stats on Friday, so of course I have to get sick. I have some sort of respiratory infection, and it's awful. On Sunday I developed a scratchy throat, and on Monday, I had a horrible chest cough (the "honk honk" kind). All day I was coughing, and it was so painful, not ( Read more... )