We don't think it's Spanish Influenza
May. 11th, 2009 04:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ciirceeSo, I am--and have been--really ill lately. As in 'antipyretics take the edge off the fever, every muscle aches because I'm shivering all the time, I can't breath on TWO levels--head AND chest--and just the thought of swallowing makes my throat hurt and that was before all the coughing started' really ill.
Today, I gave in and went to the doctor's office.
Dr. P: Wow, you are just miserable aren't you!
Me: *nodnod* Is it swine-flu? (since there is a confirmed case about seven miles away from where I live the county board of health sent a flyer around asking us to inquire about this if we start showing flu-like symptoms)
Dr. P: We can do a blood test, but I'd say probably not. You're not showing the benchmarks we're concerned with.
Me: Way to ruin my fun.
Dr. P: Way to ruin MY fun.
Dr.P: *examines*
Dr.P: *listens to chest* *keeps listening* *keeps listening as I cough for five minutes straight*
Dr.P: ...by your SYMPTOMS you started out with flu but I'm going to send you over to X-Ray and we're going to see how bad this pneumonia is right now. I'm pretty sure it's in both lungs.
Me: *rather chirpily* So it's Spanish Influenza.
Dr.P: Wouldn't that be cool?
Me: Actually, yes. Yes it would.
X-ray Technician: You know, Dr.P put a 'Patient X' post-it over your name.
Me: We're hoping it's Spanish Influenza.
It is not, sadly, Spanish flu. This is not the first time I've developed something simple into double pneumonia. I've had two shots to the hip today. Antibiotics, antipyretic, and a quick ringer of fluid pumped in.
I am feeling slightly more coherent but possibly more miserable. I am now going to poke around the internet.
PS. Huh.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
je_fqfest informs me that there are only six-point-five weeks left. a;sdkjf;lsdj DDDD: PORN. MUST. MAKE. PORN.
Today, I gave in and went to the doctor's office.
Dr. P: Wow, you are just miserable aren't you!
Me: *nodnod* Is it swine-flu? (since there is a confirmed case about seven miles away from where I live the county board of health sent a flyer around asking us to inquire about this if we start showing flu-like symptoms)
Dr. P: We can do a blood test, but I'd say probably not. You're not showing the benchmarks we're concerned with.
Me: Way to ruin my fun.
Dr. P: Way to ruin MY fun.
Dr.P: *examines*
Dr.P: *listens to chest* *keeps listening* *keeps listening as I cough for five minutes straight*
Dr.P: ...by your SYMPTOMS you started out with flu but I'm going to send you over to X-Ray and we're going to see how bad this pneumonia is right now. I'm pretty sure it's in both lungs.
Me: *rather chirpily* So it's Spanish Influenza.
Dr.P: Wouldn't that be cool?
Me: Actually, yes. Yes it would.
X-ray Technician: You know, Dr.P put a 'Patient X' post-it over your name.
Me: We're hoping it's Spanish Influenza.
It is not, sadly, Spanish flu. This is not the first time I've developed something simple into double pneumonia. I've had two shots to the hip today. Antibiotics, antipyretic, and a quick ringer of fluid pumped in.
I am feeling slightly more coherent but possibly more miserable. I am now going to poke around the internet.
PS. Huh.
je_fqfest informs me that there are only six-point-five weeks left. a;sdkjf;lsdj DDDD: PORN. MUST. MAKE. PORN.