Doctors

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In the past week, I've been to the doctor twice. It's a new medical practice for me, as my usual one couldn't fit me in on Saturday. This new one, it's like a goddamn ghost town. I was the only person in the waiting room today. Think about it - when't the last time that happened to you?

Anyways, I'm quite sure the lovely doctor thinks I'm crazy. On Saturday he checked my temp, looked in my throat and said all's well. Today I went in to get a medical certificate and he did the EXACT SAME THING and said it's just a virus, you'll be fine, take some panadeine for the headache and rest. One final piece of wisdom - he told me to "do right things". I asked him what he meant, he said no alcohol, go to bed early, eat right. Good advice any old time, I reckon.

Sickly Lurgy

I have The Lurgy. That's what my Scottish friend Annie always used to call it. That winter sickness of varying symptoms, that makes you look like a bad, older, more crumpled version of your usual self. The stuffed sinuses, the runny nose, the fever, the coughing...

My own personal symptoms so far are a sore throat. That's it. I'm beginning to think I was a little over-zealous going to the doctor this morning. But I just KNOW it's going to develop into full-blown tonsillitis over the next few days - it always does! I think the doctor was laughing at me quietly. He took my ear temperature, said it was normal. Looked in my throat, announced there was no pus, no swelling. He told me kindly to gargle some paracetamol (a remedy heretofore I had never heard of! good one doc!) and to come back if it got worse.

So I went and bought a few more little sickness-fighting remedies of my own. Lemons, orange juice (pure! pulp and all!), Strepsils, Vapo-drops and Lucozade. My dear fiancee put me onto the healing benefits of Lucozade. I'm fairly sure they are mostly psycological, but hey, always makes me feel better!

Wish me luck in fighting this infection folks.