Yesterday was a non-day for me. I am still ill and probably will be for the foreseeable future.
Today, I tried to call a doctor. I was told to call back later. I did and was told the nurse practitioner would call me back later in the day. She did not. I called again around 4:00 pm and finally reached her. I described my symptoms and she said it sounded like a viral infection that is going around.
I could come in tomorrow, but I asked her what is being prescribed. Bed rest and Tylenol, she said. That is what I have been doing for a week, so I have decided there is no point in seeing the doctor. So I stay at home and doctor myself. My own feeling is that I won't be better until spring no matter what I do.
Just after I talked to the nurse practitioner, I had a call from the the courthouse in Appleton from the Clerk of the Circuit Court to see if I could come in for jury duty on Wednesday. I explained my condition and was excused. I was also excused for the 13th of the month which is when I was originally scheduled. Apparently the same infection is decimating the jury pool.
Gary and I were going to Illinois tomorrow. I don't see much difference between sitting in this house or sitting in the farmhouse in Illinois so we shall see.
What I have been thinking about is the time I was sick in China. The hotel manager managed to get a doctor to my hotel room in ten minutes carrying medication. No charge.
I wonder if people in this country will ever fully realize that we don't have good health care here.
So it's back to bed and Tylenol. I keep thinking that I have a passport. Maybe the cure is to go up to Canada for proper treatment.
Today, I tried to call a doctor. I was told to call back later. I did and was told the nurse practitioner would call me back later in the day. She did not. I called again around 4:00 pm and finally reached her. I described my symptoms and she said it sounded like a viral infection that is going around.
I could come in tomorrow, but I asked her what is being prescribed. Bed rest and Tylenol, she said. That is what I have been doing for a week, so I have decided there is no point in seeing the doctor. So I stay at home and doctor myself. My own feeling is that I won't be better until spring no matter what I do.
Just after I talked to the nurse practitioner, I had a call from the the courthouse in Appleton from the Clerk of the Circuit Court to see if I could come in for jury duty on Wednesday. I explained my condition and was excused. I was also excused for the 13th of the month which is when I was originally scheduled. Apparently the same infection is decimating the jury pool.
Gary and I were going to Illinois tomorrow. I don't see much difference between sitting in this house or sitting in the farmhouse in Illinois so we shall see.
What I have been thinking about is the time I was sick in China. The hotel manager managed to get a doctor to my hotel room in ten minutes carrying medication. No charge.
I wonder if people in this country will ever fully realize that we don't have good health care here.
So it's back to bed and Tylenol. I keep thinking that I have a passport. Maybe the cure is to go up to Canada for proper treatment.
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