Sick Report

Went in to work Tuesday and yesterday; each time I relapsed the following day and had to stay home again. None of the walk-in clinics on google maps are very conveniently located; and I'm still not sure I'd get much advice other than "go home, rest, take some cough syrup." As far as I can tell, a cough doesn't count as "persistent" until it's carried on for a month or so - it's just I've never had a dry cough last a week. It feels like there's a bit of horsehair or something lodged in the back of my throat; the gunk in my lungs won't loosen, and it gets worse if I lie down, which makes it hard to get any rest. Tried shining a flashlight down my throat just now, but can't see anything except that (surprise, surprise) it looks all inflamed and veiny. Gak. Woe is me.

Typing 'Cause I Can't Sleep

The only bad thing about having a healthy constitution is that when I do get sick, I haven't had any practice at it. I keep wanting to kick and punch something in frustration, and against all reason I feel like a wimpy malingerer when I can't fight this off by sheer will. Not that applying reason helps much either - this feels worse than my usual experience of a cold, but I had my 'flu shots a month or so back, and googling symptoms turns up a herd of zebras galloping ahead of the ponies: No, I'm pretty sure it's not plague, thank you very much - I haven't noticed any buboes, rats or scythe-wielding skeletons leading all ranks of society in a tragi-comic dance.

Grumble grumble cough.

ETA - the doctor at the walk-in clinic thinks it's probably strep, so it's antibiotics for me.