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Mending

After a trip to the doc yesterday and some quality drugs, I'm feeling a little better today.

A chest X-ray returned negative (apparently I have no chest to speak of) so I have a perfectly good prescription for one of those new-fangled antibiotics sitting here unused.

Instead of the antis, I have an inhaler with a big plastic aerosol chamber - a first for me.

If you've never used an inhaler before, read the instructions or ask the pharmacist what it is and how it's used. I wasted a few frustrating minutes and several shots of twenty-dollar medicine before I realized that in spite of the way they appear, the shooter and chamber are not meant to deliver the medicine rectally.

My cough is a lot calmer today and I'm not wheezing at all this morning. Rather than bronchitis, I must have irritated myself by dry coughing after last week's sore throat.

So I'm feeling better.

Now if I can find the source of this dripping pus on my face, I'll be happy.

Posted by Panzo on February 27, 2008 6:07 AM | Permalink

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Pinks:

I'm on my second round of nasty cold/flu upper-respiratory crapola for this winter. The first round lasted 5 freaking weeks! The initial bout knocks you on your ass--then you start feeling better and it knocks you down again but not quite as far and it continues these little "Nyah-Nyah's!" until you finally are better for real. This round, although as tiring, isn't quite as defeating and the cough isn't as awful. Feel better soon, JD. I found chicken soup, orange juice, and lots and lots of sleep and rest really do work wonders--that is if you can take time off work to actually rest!

Posted by Pinks | February 27, 2008 9:38 PM

Posted on February 27, 2008 21:38

Aunt Edna:

The most difficult part about eating chicken soup is that first, you have to take a long, hard look at yourself and admit that you're a chicken.

Posted by Aunt Edna | February 28, 2008 6:18 AM

Posted on February 28, 2008 06:18

Pinks:

That would make you a canibal, ya big silly! PS: Had a quicky strep culture done at urgent care tonight and it was negative! Woohoo! Basically what that means is rest, drink fluids, take comfort meds, and take 5 more weeks to heal, dammit!

Posted by Pinks | February 28, 2008 8:42 PM

Posted on February 28, 2008 20:42

Pinks:

Posted by Pinks | February 28, 2008 8:43 PM

Posted on February 28, 2008 20:43

Pinks:

Crap! Didn't mean to post that twice, my firefox froze during the postation! So, disregard one of the two posteds above, please and thanks! PS: Typing this one in IE, let's hope it's not doing the crash mombo too.

Posted by Pinks | February 28, 2008 8:45 PM

Posted on February 28, 2008 20:45

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