medical update

[redbird]

I've definitely had better weeks: the chest X-ray shows pneumonia.

The doctor calmly told me that he doesn't think I need to be hospitalized--good! I'm to continue on the antibiotics, and see him again Monday morning. He'll examine me again, and give me paperwork to get another chest X-ray when I finish the antibiotics, meaning the end of next week or beginning of the following week.

This also messes up my social plans for the next few days, in part because he doesn't want me to risk giving this to my aunt.

Apparently the reason I didn't get the earlier message is that they left it on the voicemail of my old work number, somehow managing to believe that it was my home number. That number should now be out of my records, sparing us having this happen again.

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[volund.livejournal.com]

Hugs ...

For a couple of years running, around this time of year or a month or so earlier, I'd have an episode of a cold or other bug that persisted. At least one time it was bad enough that folks thought I had "walking pneumonia", although it turned out to be something else.

They still brought out the heavy-hitting antibiotics and an inhaler, though.

(Biaxin and albuterol ... lovely stuff.)

Isn't this season lovely?

Soup, tea ... and antibiotics ... take care of yourself.