health update

[redbird]

The doctor gave me a cough suppressant + expectorant yesterday, It has helped enough that I got a few hours of real sleep last night, and today I didn't have trouble breathing after coughing, but I am in no sense feeling well.

Like yesterday and the day before, Iwas feeling better earlier in the evening.

The doctor said I should call back tomorrow or Thursda if I'm not feeling better. I will likely call then mid-=afternoon, describe the situation, and ask what if anything I should do, and how soon.

The list of foods that don't hurt to swallow is still:

1. vanilla Italian ices

The acidity of yogurt continues to hurt my throat a little. I mat try whole milk tomorrow. "A glass of milk" is less likely to be called food thant a bowl of yogurt, but they should both be useful for staying hydrated.

The current plan is to stay up for another 45 minutes, take the cough syrup and my last pill of the day, and go to bed.

Comments

[readerjane]

Glad it’s a little better. Hope tomorrow is better still.

Not sure if DW shows me my own time zone on your posts? If you haven't gone to bed yet, maybe wait 20 minutes and give the cough syrup time to take hold before lying down? When I have bad congestion, I find that makes a difference.

[ranunculus]

Feel better soon!!!

[voidampersand]

I'm glad the ice cream is okay for you. Proust lived on coffee for many years, but it was really the cream that kept him going.

[green_knight]

Hope it passes soon. Branch out into other flavours!

[joseph_teller]

That sounds like a very nasty sore throat.... did they check for the possibility its strep?

[adrian_turtle]

Testing for strep is one of those things they can't do by telemedicine (yet.) My understanding is that strep usually causes fever, so they default to treating a non-fever sore throat as viral.

[redbird]

Not yet, because I was/am hoping to avoid having to go the doctor's office for tests.

The cough is still not good, but is I think enough better that I could get into a Lyft without worrying the driver enough that they ordered me out of the car in a couple of blocks. I have reason to think this isn't Covid --team Moderna here--but this sort of cough and sore throat can be Covid symptoms.

[otter]

I hope the rest and vanilla ices help you heal.

[tarasacon]

Sending many wishes that you feel better soon.