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Okay, I give up.
December 4th, 2009
Greetings, Gentle Reader.
I won’t get into the disgusting details, but I woke up this morning worse than yesterday, which was worse than the day before. Based on a couple of things this morning (and the current pain in my chest and back), I’m pretty sure the pneumonia has gathered its troops and is camping out in my lungs again.
There are not enough swear words in all of the languages of the world to adequately convey my opinion of this.
Anyway, in desperation I booked an appointment at the after-hours clinic where, once again, I had to don a mask, and, once again, the doctor seemed convinced I was a raging hypochondriac. (I thought last time I’d had to go to the after-hours clinic might’ve just been an “off” day for him, but no.) He grudgingly gave me a slip to get an x-ray on Monday and said that if I wanted to come back, he’d probably have the results by Wednesday.
Translation: “You’re not sick enough to be treated. Go away for a few days, get really good and sick, bring me pictorial proof, and then we’ll talk.”
Given the choice between the after-hours clinic and spending 6+ hours at the emergency department’s waiting room, it’ll be a hard call next time. Ah, New Brunswick: putting the “hell” in “health care.”
But at least I got yet another free face mask, eh? 
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3 Responses to “Okay, I give up.”
You’ve GOT to be kidding, right?!??!
I was STUNNED once I saw your new blog, with your new halloween mask!
Anyhow, I’ve been wheezing lately, and Friday’s clinic was at the Carleton Kirk Center. Soooo, call it Karma, but I decided to get my HeeNee shot.
I “should” be immune after 2 weeks. I use “should” in quotations marks because I’ve recently read that the HeeNee Virus has mutated and that doctors aren’t too, too sure if this HeeNee shot will be good enough for it’s mutated cousin.
Rest, my friend… I know you’ve got cabin fever and TONS of things you WANT and NEED to get down, but REST is the best thing… I hate to say…
Rosa
Maybe I’ve got its mutant cousin now. Who knows?!
Hope you don’t end up in the flu cycle Andy and I had to deal with when we got back to Alberta this summer. For about 3 months one or the other of us was sick. It ended up working out that the 2 weeks of the month one of us was well, the other was sick. Probably caught it from the coughing guy on the plane ride home.
Get well soon.