7 days to cure an infection?

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I’m just about to run out of Antibiotics, which means when I take the last one tomorrow morning, I’d have completed the 7-day cycle. So has the infection been cured?

Not sure. I’m still coughing. It isn’t as bad as it was in the beginning, but it’s still there. I asked the doctor last week about the cough medicine that the Humana doctor prescribed for me. He was quick to explain that sometimes, they just don’t work. What was important, according to him, is to treat the infection. So stick with the antibiotics, and you should be good. I did, but I’m not sure of the results…

Maybe whatever’s hit me (and the boyfriend, and so many others at work) still lingers in the air. Makes me think about the benefits of having a dehumidifier.  I wonder how much one costs? I think that would be a good investment for companies like ours where people are prone to catch whatever the other person has.

If not that, maybe they could flush out the vents or something? We don’t have windows that could be opened to let air in/out, see. So it’s like we’re breathing recycled air for the most part of our days. Oh well.

I’m just thankful I did not get conjunctivitis! Two of the TMs in my shift got them, Liza to my right, and Phillip behind me. One a week after the other. :S

Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

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That’s what I have. My muscles ache, my throat’s sore, and my nose feels like it has a lot of snot itching to drip. 🙁

It all started on Sunday, I was feeling feverish but I couldn’t skip out from work because no one will be there to cover for me. So I just had to visit the clinic every once in a while to check on my temperature and to get all sorts of medicine. I made it through the end of my shift.

I even made it to Pasay where Alfred’s mom prepared bulalo for lunch. It was the feast day of their Parish so there were people out celebrating everywhere. The soup did me a lot of good. I felt better, and almost forgot everything I had complained about.

Back home though, it was the same deal again. Still, I had to go to work. I went to the clinic early in my shift to hopefully catch the doctor. Unfortunately, he had already left. Early. Earlier than the 6am he was supposed to close shop. The nurse checked my temperature and took a peek at my throat. All’s just swell, she says. Duh, I’d just had a cold bath at 4 in the morning! Of course I’d have normal body temp. hehe.

I endured for three more hours before going back to the clinic. The “lead” nurse was on duty. She gave me three different kinds of medicine – one for coughs, another for colds, and yet another for the body pain. If I wasn’t better in two hours, she says, come back. So two hours later, I was back. She sent me home. Finally.

I went straight to Humana, a medical clinic, to consult with a doctor. A CBC was ordered and results ruled out Dengue. My WBC was high, and so were the Segmenters. The nice doctor says the former pointed to an infection, while the latter suggests that it’s bacterial in nature. So here I am with a prescription for antibiotics, two kinds of cough/cold medicine (one for dry cough, another for when my cough has phlegm). So I’ve been laying low and hadn’t been online that much.

Drink up, rest, sleep, and get better. That’s what I’m doing. And trying not to spread this around.