Mr. M.D.
Now can you tell me, tell me, tell me,
What’s ailin’ me?”
My throat
oh my throat
Thursday morning I woke up and couldn’t swallow without great pain. Coughing was an act of personal torture. Talking was totally out. I had to go into work at noon so I picked up some throat numbing lozenges while I was out. I gargled with warm salt water. I drank pickle juice.
Friday morning I was a bit better but it was still difficult to swallow. With the help of the lozenges, tea with garlic, lemon, ginger, and honey, aspirins, and popsicles it improved during the day. I thought I was on the road to recovery.
Saturday morning dispelled that illusion. Saturday was the worst morning of all. Tea with garlic, ginger, honey and lemon, gargling with warm salt water, aspirins, and numbing lozenges weren’t doing the trick. I had to have medical attention. The sooner the better. At 7am I headed towards an urgent care facility. On the way I passed a closer one and turned around. They weren’t open yet so I went next door to Ground Up Coffee and Smoothies for a cappuccino.
I knew they were good because I’d been there before. The warm coffee soothed my throat and the two shots of espresso boosted my energy level dramatically. I finished the cappuccino and headed back to the clinic.
It took a while because I was a new patient but they got around to me in 20 minutes or so. The nurse called my name and hustled me off to examine room 1.
She took my temperature (99.8), blood pressure (140/90), oxygen level (98), and pulse (102). She swabbed my throat. I almost puked. Then she scurried away with her sample.
Pretty soon the doctor came along. He was friendly, out going, non-judgmental, and seemed to be a nice guy. I wish my GP was so cool. He was unhappy with the blood pressure and we talked about that for a while. When I mentioned the cappuccino, he went ‘OH’. And told me I shouldn’t drink those. He listened to my heart and lungs, looked in my throat, looked in my ears. He prescribed an antibiotic and a decongestant and labeled it strep throat. He said a nurse would be along with a steroid shot and my prescription.
It wasn’t long before she showed up and said drop your pants.
OH NO! Not a butt shot!
Maybe I should have worn underwear?
She gave me the shot and prescription slip and sent me on my way.
Think how much better my medical care would have been if I hadn’t been taking pictures, texting, and playing on facebook with my cell phone. roflmao
So what did I do next? I dropped off my prescriptions at the pharmacy next door and went back to the coffee shop for another cappuccino (sorry doc). I had to do something while I waited. Right?
After the shot and one dose of each medication I do feel a lot better. I was even able to eat soft food tonight. The real test will be in the morning. Keep your fingers crossed.
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Feb 16, 2014 @ 00:06:46
Sorry about your throat. I hope it is better soon.
Feb 16, 2014 @ 07:20:07
It’s already improving. Thank you.
Feb 16, 2014 @ 00:10:38
It’s a nasty one, JR — my friend came down with it a couple of weeks before Christmas, saw the doctor at the end of December (a round of antibiotics), again in mid-January (another round of antibiotics), and again yesterday (a different type of antibiotics). I hope yours isn’t so persistent!
Feb 16, 2014 @ 07:21:16
I it isn’t so persistent too. Thank you for telling me. I’ll be on the lookout for a relapse.
Feb 16, 2014 @ 00:20:34
Aw. Poor you! 😦
All my crossable parts are crossed for you! Hope you feel better on Sunday!
Your description sounds like what I had at Thanksgiving. Ugh. Ucky. Ack. Icky. No fun!
Hope the med help! It took two rounds of antibiotics to finally help me…one normal antibiotic and then one REALLY strong antibiotic.
Ha, the using your cell phone and the cappuccino’s made me laugh! 😀 Ha! And I like that you took a photo of the Don’t Use Your Cell Phone sign! 😉
Ha, on the butt shot! 😀 I actually prefer shots over taking pills. I hate pills.
Ha, I’m sure the nurse has seen many naked butts before! 😉
Chicken-Soup-Healing-HUGS!!!
🙂
Feb 16, 2014 @ 07:25:56
My mom always told to wear clean underwear in case I had to go to the doctor and there I was….no underwear. My mom’s voice ringing in my ears. lol
I hope one round is good enough for me. It hadn’t occurred to me that it might not be until I was reading the comments to this blog. Janet said the same thing.
No fun is right.
Feb 16, 2014 @ 14:10:44
Ha! That is SO funny that you thought of what your mom said whilst you was underpantless and in the doc’s office! 😀
Hope you are feeling some better today! 🙂
Was that DILL pickle juice you drank?!
Feb 16, 2014 @ 20:40:07
Yes it was dill pickle juice. That is the southern form of gator aid. hahaha
I keep a list of things I believe that may not be true. I do that so I will examine them. I put my mom’s clean underwear advice on there today and marked it untrue. rofl. It was a relic belief from my childhood that jumped up and slapped me on Saturday. lol. hugs
Feb 16, 2014 @ 23:58:05
Ha! I never believed the underpants thing! 😉
I love dill pickles! I’ll have to remember the juice drinking!
I never bought into the sitting too close to the TV thing, I did that, and still have great vision. Had to get reading glasses a couple years ago, but later than most people do.
I’d like to see that list!
I wrote one up like that one time on Xanga. 😀
Feb 17, 2014 @ 00:16:54
Maybe I’ll post it. That’s a good idea.
Pickle juice makes good popsicles too. Pour it in a tray and stick a stick in it. People pay money for those around here. hahaha
Feb 17, 2014 @ 00:18:22
Wow! I would love that! Never thought of doing that! 🙂
Feb 16, 2014 @ 06:12:40
Feel better SOON. I hope the drugs work … and the homeopathic remedies you use keep you feeling better while the drugs are doing their job! (Not sure I could do the whole pickle juice thing, though. 🙂 )
Feb 16, 2014 @ 07:28:47
In the summer you can purchase pickle juice popsicles. I’m keeping up all the remedies. It feels better this morning.
Feb 17, 2014 @ 09:35:48
Those strep tests are awful! Ya tell ’em ya have a sore throat and what do they do? Scrape it with what feels like a file!! It’s been a couple of years since my last such experience, and I can still feel it! At least it wasn’t strep.
It sounds like the meds are working for you. What was the steroid shot supposed to do? I’ve never gotten one of those for a sore throat.
Hope you’re soon as good as new!
Feb 17, 2014 @ 13:15:02
My throat was really swollen and he gave me the steroid shot to reduce the inflammation so I could eat. I’m slowly getting better. I still have a fever so I stayed home from work. The doc said I was highly contagious and should stay home until the fever went away. I may stay home on Tuesday too.
Feb 17, 2014 @ 12:37:04
Oh sorry about your illness. Hope you get better soon with the medication that doc gave.
Ha! I couldn’t help laughing about not wearing your underpants! 😀 😀
That was funny.
Feb 17, 2014 @ 13:16:26
I’m glad you laughed. That’s why I tossed it in there. Even when I feel sick I like to look on the bright side.
Feb 17, 2014 @ 17:49:46
How you feeling today, JR!?
Been sending healing thoughts and best wishes for good health your way!
Rest and drink lots of liquids and take your meds!
Oh…but have some fun, too! 😉
Pickle-Juice HUGS!!!
Feb 17, 2014 @ 19:35:34
Hi Pickle-Juice 🙂
I’m taking my Meds mostly on time. That’s almost a miracle for me. hahaha
I didn’t go to work and started feeling a lot better this afternoon. I still have a fever and I am not going to work on Tuesday. I’m contagious as long as I have a fever (according to the doc).
Thank you for caring
Hugs
Feb 17, 2014 @ 23:25:42
You’re welcome!
Yes, stay home until the fever is gone.
Everyone else will appreciate that, too! 😀
HUGS!!! 🙂
Feb 18, 2014 @ 08:29:41
I emailed my superior and told him I’d be out again today.
Feb 18, 2014 @ 09:56:09
Sorry about the strep throat–all those great attempts, but never tried a tablespoon of honey. It has antibacterial properties. I always take three tablespoons at the first signs of a sore throat & i’ve had a lot of luck keeping sore throats at bay. Feel better, Mr. Cappuccino! ~amy
Feb 18, 2014 @ 20:23:40
I’m all about the honey. I seek out homeopathic treatments first. Western doctors have taught me to distrust them.
Feb 19, 2014 @ 15:05:59
How you feeling today, JR?!
Checkin’In-HUGS!!! 🙂
Feb 19, 2014 @ 19:11:53
I thought I was a lot better when I go up. I had a good nights rest. Ate some breakfast and sat down to have some coffee. lol. I woke up 4 hours later. I think my body wasn’t as well as my mind thought. I was planning to go to work tomorrow but I think I wait ’till Friday.
Feb 26, 2014 @ 10:15:03
Gee. I was going to tell you that you had strep throat (been there, done that) but you went and beat me to the punch line. Glad you’re starting to feel better though.
Feb 26, 2014 @ 17:10:08
Thank you so much. Since I live alone, it’s always a bit scary to be sick.