What I did on my Presidents Day Weekend
by Sparkle
First off, I didn’t have a holiday weekend. The company at which I work doesn’t take this as an official company holiday. However, I did take Friday off work.
Because I had strep.
Lucky for me it wasn’t the worst case of strep ever known to man. It hurt to yawn, and day one had me sounding like I’ve smoked a couple packs a day for the past year or so. I managed antibiotics ASAP, though, and it started to clear right up. I stopped hurting, but was still exhausted most of the weekend. There was much sleeping.
A friend of mine is in town house sitting, and he also got sick. So he came by and we were sick together. Possibly not the best of plans since it turned out we had different bugs. oops. But, I’m clearly more giving than he is as I shared my strep and he kept his flu to himself. *smacks forehead* But, later, I shared my antibiotics while we waited for his script to be filled.
Lesson: SF has the worst medical care if you don’t have a regular doctor in the city, and possibly even if you do! Drop in clinics had something like a 5 hour wait, perhaps doable, but they closed early, too, so there is no way to easily see a doctor if you are from out of town. Crazy.
I’m still tired and still a little stupid, but my throat infection appears to be gone! I missed a lot of fun this weekend, unfortunately, but them’s the breaks. I had some really good talks with my sick-buddy. (Possibly worth the sick.) Watched a really good, but unexpectedly violent movie. (I’d borrowed it from my upstairs neighbors and only had the blurb on the netflix sleeve to go on.) And discovered there are times when walking meditation *doesn’t* go way too slow for my comfort.
February 21st, 2005 at 9:31 pm
Pema, this is Dov.
this is too wierd, last week after my root canal session I had a sore throat and my gums still feel like they
are on a hot salsa recovery mode . You know, that feeling after you have survived the hot salsa and it is about a minute or so later? Well that is me right now. The only things that work are the vegetable soups and the black walnut hers I am taking.
Are we so closely linked that even from 1100 mile splus away we get sick together?
Dov Eleizer
February 23rd, 2005 at 3:42 pm
i used to drive out to the drop in clinic out in the sunset on ocean street i think it was. it was still ghetto. but the wait was always less.
February 24th, 2005 at 11:01 am
Hey Minnie, thanks for the suggestion!
Dov, Sorry to hear you were sick.
I hope you’re feeling better by now. Don’t forget to get to a doctor if you get white spots on your throat!