according to the doctor
May. 11th, 2015 03:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sabine1. I need to get in for a general checkup and schedule a fasting cholesterol test.
2. It's too early for them to do a strep test.
3. It's almost certainly a viral infection, meaning the next several days are going to see me getting worse and worse.
4. Since it's almost certainly viral, the only thing we can do is treat the symptoms. Thus, I have a script for codeine that I need to fill on my way home tonight.
5. If I get an opportunistic bacterial infection as a follow-up, I should come back so they can treat it.
5a. Likewise, if I keep having the strep symptoms for the next several days I should come back so they can actually test me.
Bleah.
The good news is that I ran into my TL in the hall and explained in my choking whisper that I may need to call out at some point in the next couple days. He facepalmed and told me to email him if it gets to the point where I entirely can't talk.
2. It's too early for them to do a strep test.
3. It's almost certainly a viral infection, meaning the next several days are going to see me getting worse and worse.
4. Since it's almost certainly viral, the only thing we can do is treat the symptoms. Thus, I have a script for codeine that I need to fill on my way home tonight.
5. If I get an opportunistic bacterial infection as a follow-up, I should come back so they can treat it.
5a. Likewise, if I keep having the strep symptoms for the next several days I should come back so they can actually test me.
Bleah.
The good news is that I ran into my TL in the hall and explained in my choking whisper that I may need to call out at some point in the next couple days. He facepalmed and told me to email him if it gets to the point where I entirely can't talk.
