Feb 21, 05 05:17 pm — Snow, sore throats and a loss of voice.
At least the snow is sticking, not just starting up when I'm walking 4 mins from my place to the Linguistics office or the 6 mins to the library at 9 pm to drop off a book that was due that day.
I'm on my last painkillers & I have to wait till morning to be a lazy-ass to get a bus to and from the supermarket. (I usually sneer at the bagged students at the bus stop waiting while I carry mine effortlessly back up the hill to the campus.)
I woke up to an unexpected extra 15cm of snow this morning. Try driving a Japanese sports car in that shit. (Thank god it's FWD). I've been nursing a head cold and sore throat from last week. Green Tea, B-Complex and oranges have taken care of most of it, I think the last bag of weed I got had something to do with it as well. Back to the weather, as I am currently driving truck for a plumbing supply wholesaler, I have to deal with morons that couldn't drive in good conditions, much less 15cm of fresh heavy snow. The idiots do 30km on the highway, but are stilll 4 inches from the vehicle in front of them, just praying for a 40 car pileup. The only joy I get is plastering their windshields in slush as a whip by at 80. God forbid they have a window open to smoke...I figure I can launch about 5lbs of salty road slush into their car for every inch the window is rolled down.
I'm never long-winded on a monday...to say mine sucked will suffice...
My throat is the sorest it has ever been, and has been like this since about last Thursday. I have been feeling generally ill and lethargic for approaching three weeks. I should probably go to the doctors but that is a major effort. I have no painkillers, swallowing is really sore and is making eating and drinking a real effort. I really need to go to the supermarket, but that also is a massive effort.
On top of this, I have a 3,000 word report due in a week or so, a 12,000 word dissertation and a 2,000 word essay due in just over 3 weeks. I have written nothing of the dissertation or the essay.
The only way I am staying sane is by going out and getting drunk, which I did Friday and Saturday nights and which did not help my throat, though when you're drunk you don't feel the pain.
Get yourself to the doctor asap...sounds like Strep which could prove to be very dangerous if not treated with anti-biotics.
I'll see how it is in the morning. If it is still this sore I will phone and make an appointment.
Thank you for your concern. 
If your heath centre is anything like mine you will have to wait for over a week to get an apt with the doctor.
Mr Nutz, the symptoms can seem to go away and rheumatic fever can set in. Please have a throat culture done. I hope it's nothing but please have yourself checked no matter what.
Stay well. 
PS..And you're very welcome.
[Comment was edited by softgentleraine on February 21, 2005 at 06:40:05 PM]
In an emergency? 
Latest update:
I could not sleep all night, kept waking up about every hour in extreme pain and struggling to get back to sleep. I am now having trouble swallowing saliva, never mind food or drink. I really am in agony.
Got one of my housemates to phone the docs as I am in too much pain to talk. They said they could not fit me in today for an emergency appointment, so a nurse will phone this afternoon. What good that will do I have no idea, especially as I won't be able to talk to her and will have to relay my symptoms through one of my housemates.
Oh dear, I think I am dying.
Trouble swallowing could be rabies. Have you developed a fear of water?
Seriously though, in the short term, take ibuprofen, it should reduce the swelling as well as acting as a painkiller.
If you can get to a pharmacy, try medicated lozenges like strepsils that have antibacterial and local anaesthetic properties.
Also, try not to breathe on anyone I might know 
Tell her you don't need to see a doctor today but what you do need is a throat culture (which is something a nurse can take) and some anti-biotics as a precaution while you await your test results. Stand firm on this...do not let them play with you.
Nurses can only prescribe palliative care for throat problems, not antibiotics. (See here)
The doctors have guidance not to prescibe antibiotics unless culture suggest Step infection, or there is sufficient clinical evidence of such.
Yes, I know a nurse cannot prescribe medication but if there is probable evidence that there is a Strep infection the doctor can fill out that little piece of paper for the nurse as a precaution.
What I am trying to tell Mr Nuts is that if he doesn't advocate for himself in this instance he can become a very ill man.
PS Socialized medicine stinks!
Yeah, thats another problem - there are no painkillers in the house. I feel too ill to make a trip out for them, especially as it's blizzard conditions outside. I'm going to collar the next person to leave my house and ask them to get me some ibuprofen. That's if anyone is going out today...
No sign of that phonecall yet.
Well pick up the phone and call back..NOW! Or I will have to do it for you.
Hehe, well if he's but he can always go to A&E (ER). I've seen women bring their kids in because they sneezed a couple of times 
Forget the pain killers..you need antibiotics! Pain killers will only mask the symptoms.
Aaaahhhh, I woke up at 10:00 this morning in 80 degree weather with the sun shining in my face.
You slept under the stars last night?
Yes. I live in Phoenix, so it's certainly warm enough.
Phoenix Rocks,
Can't wait to hit Fat Tuesdays again and get a few more 190 octain boots's!::grin::
Exactly. :0(
Old and saggy.
Even then...you could just put tassles on them...swing a little bit and sweep the floor! ::grin::
well, not to break the mood or anything, but I live in Florida, so its very....hot. I spent the whole entire day laying outside my pool(trying my best to get a suntan). Even if my skin is as white as ummm.....a wall.....I can still try right? But besides having a day off, I regularly hate Mondays......::grin::
Thank you for rubbing that in. And I'm not talking about your sun cream.
I had this Monday off and went on a picnic with my family. Kid fed the ducks. This was the best Monday in many many years!::grin::
Hey Half don't forget about all the packing of the boxes you did today.
lil_peeper
I have a cold (ahhhh-chooo) It snowed here too. School was closed so I really lucked out.
I slept like..ugh and finally got out of bed at 9:00, made coffee and went outside to shovel. We got about 7 inches and it was the heavy stuff, not at all light and fluffy. Half way through my walk-way my neck started hurting (car accident injury) so I went back in the house and I took a shower, put on a fleece top and sweats, and made some french toast with cinnamon and sugar and a large glass of chocolate milk...comfort food, yanno?
I was just finishing up my brunch, it was about 11:15 when my door bell rang. The sound made me jump..it was so unexpected. I walked into my bedroom to peek out my bathroom window and saw 4 men standing there shovels in hand and a nice sized snow blower!
So (perhaps foolishly) I opened my door to them. They were Brazilian I think, definitely not Hispanic. Anyway..my whole driveway still had to be done and the snow plows had plowed me in real bad, there were these huge snow boulders blocking my driveway and I was wondering how was I going to my car out tomorrow. So, once again G-d gave me what I needed...4 angels to make my life a whole lot easier tomorrow..which means I'll be sleeping much better tonight without having the problem of snow removal on my mind.
"And I think to myself, what a wonderful world"
I hope you feel better Kalika and perhaps there's an angel out there to go to the market for you.