I am FUCKING SICK goddamit
I had what felt like a cold.
"We should let your body fight it naturally." Says the very greek doctor (he is even exposing his hairy chest and gold necklace, I swear.) "If you're not better in one week's time come back. No antibiotics for now, though. Best to fight it naturally."
*8 days later*
"Well, doc," I say, "I feel better but I still have this cough. Dr. Accopopcococopolisokysics said to come back if I wasn't healthy after a week."
"Well, since you're feeling better," Said the young and attractive female doctor, "I don't think we need to prescribe any antibiotics."
*4 days later*
"COUGH COUGH OH GOD I'M COUGH COUGH COUGH DY- COUGH COUGH -ING." I say.
"Hey," says a friend. "As you know, I work at a school. Whooping cough is going around. Read these symptoms."
"Hm." I say. "Cold like symptoms for COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH two weeks. Then the cold-like symptoms leave and the cough worsens. The cough comes in episodes and the patient may feel fairly ok between episodes. Whooping cough can last for COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH several months?! SEVEN FUCKING WEEKS ON AVERAGE? Fuck."
*The Very Next Day*
"I think I have whooping cough."
"Yeah, it sounds like you do."
"..."
"Unfortunately antibiotics won't do anything at this stage. You'll have to ride it out."
"For upwards of a month."
"Yes."
"..."
"Here's some prescription-strength cough syrup, with codeine."
"Fair enough."
This is my first COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH *gasp* COUGH COUGH COUGH serious LJ so it's quite a watershed moment! Not only has it destroyed my exercise routine (seeing as how even a walk to the bathroom can trigger an episode) but I will most likely be sick for the remainer of current project at work, which is already behind schedule. Fuck.
"We should let your body fight it naturally." Says the very greek doctor (he is even exposing his hairy chest and gold necklace, I swear.) "If you're not better in one week's time come back. No antibiotics for now, though. Best to fight it naturally."
*8 days later*
"Well, doc," I say, "I feel better but I still have this cough. Dr. Accopopcococopolisokysics said to come back if I wasn't healthy after a week."
"Well, since you're feeling better," Said the young and attractive female doctor, "I don't think we need to prescribe any antibiotics."
*4 days later*
"COUGH COUGH OH GOD I'M COUGH COUGH COUGH DY- COUGH COUGH -ING." I say.
"Hey," says a friend. "As you know, I work at a school. Whooping cough is going around. Read these symptoms."
"Hm." I say. "Cold like symptoms for COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH two weeks. Then the cold-like symptoms leave and the cough worsens. The cough comes in episodes and the patient may feel fairly ok between episodes. Whooping cough can last for COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH several months?! SEVEN FUCKING WEEKS ON AVERAGE? Fuck."
*The Very Next Day*
"I think I have whooping cough."
"Yeah, it sounds like you do."
"..."
"Unfortunately antibiotics won't do anything at this stage. You'll have to ride it out."
"For upwards of a month."
"Yes."
"..."
"Here's some prescription-strength cough syrup, with codeine."
"Fair enough."
This is my first COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH *gasp* COUGH COUGH COUGH serious LJ so it's quite a watershed moment! Not only has it destroyed my exercise routine (seeing as how even a walk to the bathroom can trigger an episode) but I will most likely be sick for the remainer of current project at work, which is already behind schedule. Fuck.