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Friday, December 14, 2018

Forget Yesterday’s Title


I’m still sick. I don’t feel any better than I did on Monday when I saw the doctor. I’m still have a fever, headache, sore throat, and a persistent cough. I thought the codeine cough syrup would help, but it did not phase the coughing. It did however allow me some sleep. I want some relief. I called the doctor’s office yesterday to ask to come back in for further evaluation, and I was told a nurse would call me back. No one called me back. Rest assured, I’ll be calling them first thing this morning.

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7 comments:

  1. bignateDecember 14, 2018 at 9:11 AM

    Ugh, that sucks, and not in a good way. I hope you feel better soon.

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  2. naturgesetzDecember 14, 2018 at 5:32 PM

    Sounds like the flu. I hope it clears up very soon now.

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  3. JoeDecember 14, 2018 at 5:51 PM

    Actually, it’s worse than the flu, it’s pneumonia. I had a chest x-ray done today.

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  4. JiELDecember 15, 2018 at 9:56 AM

    All my best wishes to cure it.

    I had pneumonia many years ago and in FULL summer time.
    It took almost two months to get rid of it and I couldn't go swimming during it.

    The worse was that as soon as I went back teaching in September, it came back.

    So take care and be careful after you'll be cured because you'll be more fragile after.

    Now, I have no more issues with pneumonia but I'm more careful when I have some sick people near me.


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  5. AnonymousDecember 15, 2018 at 1:11 PM

    Dear Joe, I came back late last night from a wonderful ten days in Honolulu, with sun, warmth, swimming in the hotel's outdoor pool (virtually no one in it before 8.00am), and lots of walking. This morning I opened your blog for the first time which I left home. Your condition makes me so sad and makes me feel so lucky. All I can do is to send you my commiserations and my sympathy, Roderick

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  6. RichardDecember 16, 2018 at 6:30 AM

    I've had pneumonia twice, hospitalized for it once. Are you on an antibiotic? If not, you should be, and don't let them give you just a Z Pack. Nothing to fool around with.

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  7. JoeDecember 16, 2018 at 11:43 AM

    Richard, even though this is viral pneumonia, one of the doctors that looked at the chest x-ray said she saw some bacterial pneumonia as well. They were going to give me a z pack, but I’m highly allergic to it. I ended up with doxycycline. It seems to be making some improvement. I will know as the day goes on and how I feel tomorrow.

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