sick as a dog...

[mighty_aphrodite]

So I've been sick since the morning of Christams eve... it began with a sore throat and fatigue, then added chest congestion and sinus drainage... until now I'm just a big sinus-y mess, which I take to be the result of a sinus infection. I don't know what else it could be because it feels like a sinus infection (and I've had plently of those) and I'm apparently not contagious, because my hubby is as healthy as ever. THe only problem is, student health wasn't open yesterday or today, so I can't start to get better until I can get some antibiotics tomorrow. I think its pretty dams irresponsible for them to close the two days after Christmas, considering that the holiday fell on the weekend anyway. So i
ve been sick for four days now with no alternative source of health care- because I have no insurance and thus no means to seek medical attention at someplace that charges real money. I hate sinus infections. Though i can't reaqlly afford it, I think I'll request zithromycin for my antibiotic... it seems to work much faster... but costs three times as much as amoxicilin. Oh well, I have credit, right?

Comments

[amethystarlight.livejournal.com]

You are lucky that Zmax works for you. My bacteria became resistant to that antibiotic a few years ago. Meh. I am glad that I didn't call yesterday for the purpose of getting the cookies! Let's delay the cookieage for another week, shall we?

[rightsaidred.livejournal.com]

Well, I;m farily sure I'm not cantagious, because I've been sick five days and David is in no way ill whatsoever... I just hope the cookies will keep.
But I didn't get Zmax... I got doxycycline, which is dirt-ass cheap, but has unpleasant side effects. I failed to read the litle pamphlet they gave me on it when I took the first dose... from which very much badness resulted. Apparently you aren't supposed to lay down for half an hour after taking it. Oops. I puked up a half quart mixture of soup and OJ within twenty minutes (I know because I threw up in a juice pitcher.) So I had to take more of it an hour later and sit bolt upright for half an hour. What a mess. But I feel almost totally better now, just a bit nasaly.