Strep

[dr_tectonic]

I guess I have to take back all the nasty words I said about viruses earlier, and heap blame and invective instead upon the streptococcus bacterium.

Do you hear me, bacteria? I am cursing you! Cursing you, your parents and children, your plasmids, your RNA, and your little flagellae, too! Cursing!

Went and got throat cultures this morning at the hospital up in Louisville, had a diagnosis and antibiotic prescription by lunchtime. Did you know that untreated strep can cause rheumatic fever? So says teh Intarweb. Hurrah for amoxycillin.

Anyways, I went to the grocery store and picked up Campbell's chicken soup, white bread and american cheese for grilled-cheese sandwiches, and a bunch of pudding cups. Still hurts a lot to swallow, but comfort food plus knowing the antibiotics are savaging the bacteria in my lymph nodes has me feeling better emotionally while I wait for the ibuprofen to kick in and kill the aches.

Oh, and, uh, anyone that I've seen in the last week or so: watch out for strep, eh?

Comments

[dpolicar]

I'm not sure bacteria can properly be said to have parents and children, so much as siblings?

[arcticturtle.livejournal.com]

Bad, naughty bacteria! Infecting nice Beemer when there are so many mean people around you could be making your ectoparasitic living off of. You should be ashamed!

[dr-tectonic.livejournal.com]

Siblings, parents, clones, whatever: CURSE!

[detailbear.livejournal.com]

I definitely feel for you. I've had strep so many times, I can self-diagnose now. Next time I get it, the tonsil come out.

[goobermunch.livejournal.com]

I've been there and done that. Haven't had strep since.

Though I will warn you having the tonsils out is a pain not unlike a lifetime's worth of strep all balled up into two weeks.

--G

[detailbear.livejournal.com]

Last time was a week in hospital. I'll take the two weeks at home.