I didn't want to post it after making such a big deal about the cough syrup, but it stopped working for me. Since Sunday my cough seems to have gotten worse. I have a sore throat from so much coughing, and am dehydrated because of the sore throat.
So today I went to the Doctor. As far as I can tell, my doctor is the only one in his office, but he still had a blood lab, EKG machine, and x-ray machine there. I learned all of that first hand. Doesn't that seem like it would be incredibly cost prohibitive? How can anyone ever start a practice? True, he's not a specialist reading the x-ray, but that was off-set by not having to traipse all over a hospital, like I would in the US, with different forms and waiting rooms for each test.
My results seem to have been fairly straightforward anyway. I have pneumonia. Now I have a prescription and should be feeling a bit better by Sunday. I have a follow-up on Tuesday. The good news is I have been feeling like a loser because I haven't forced myself to go out and do things with the littles - and now it turns out I'm not a lazybones who can't power through an annoying cold. I really am as sick as I feel and staying home (which means not pushing the heavy stroller up hills) is reasonable. The bad news is I have pneumonia, and have had a sneak peak into what it feels like to be old. I guess I am old if I couldn't fight it off.
E just got home with some groceries. I can hear T yelling, "How many stuff did you get, Daddy?"
Two funny things:
1. At the doctor's office I had to strip for the EKG and x-ray. There was no gown or paper or anything for modesty, though I tore the place apart looking for one. I had to use my shirt.
2. E gave a talk at a conference in Fribourg today and the participants were each given a gift. That happens sometimes. It's usually a bag or umbrella or something local. E got a wall clock. I guess that's local. The funny part to me was that everyone was also handed a loose battery for it.
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