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i have been sick for six days.

not deathly or anything, but grossly, loudly and gooily.

i spent 2.5 hours listening to henry rollins and blowing my nose. i feel bad for the people around me that night. did they miss much ranting while i was relieving my congestion?

i went to work and held my coughing until i was away from my patients, washed my hands incessantly (i have the nasty old lady's skin to prove it) and went to bed at 9pm each night.

going to the doctor is a pain in the neck.
i remember last year i got this same kind of sickness--only worse.

they started me on penicillin (an antibiotic), did a strep test and called me three days later to tell me to STOP taking the penicillin--i had a virus that i just had to ride out, taking indefinite PTO days and drinking lots of tea and OJ. no end in site.

so this year i decided--no doctor. what will they do for me anyway--take up time, make me go out in public while ill and send me away with the same advice as last year--drink lots of fluids, rest up. hope you get back to work soon.

i am feeling better, less gooey and so far P has escaped illness (knock on wood).
so sometimes, why bother going to the doctor?

my magic remedy--Sudafed Cold and Sinus, OJ and tea with lemon in it. any kind of tea will do.