8 Dollar Drama
|5:55 PM
With my recent bout of mental depression, my physical well being suffered a major battering too. Am now officially very sick with flu, sore throat, cough and fever, or basically, the whole damn package of the common cold.
Went to visit the school doc in the morning. Was one of the 1st few patients of the day (17th i think). Other than getting the usual, rest more and drink more water from the doctor, i recieved some rather "revealing" and "shocking" knowledge from the dcotor too. Below is an attempted re-enactment of the conversation.
Doc : You mentioned that there is also the problem of wheezing, have u ever been on an inhaler?
Me : No.
Doc : Huh? Why? Do you know how to use an inhaler? (Flips through medical record)
Me : No.
Doc : (Ponders for a sec and Frowns) So u have been taking neulin or ventolin tablets (for wheezing and asthma) all these years? This is very strange. Inhalers are considered more effective, less dangerous and less side effects.
Me : (Shocked) Erm.... yes..... (Trying to appear less shocked) Perhaps course i don't take this very often or...... (wanders off, deep in thought)
Doc : (Ponders really hard, frowns and wrinkles her face) Hmmmm........... ok. i'll give you the tablets. BUT take them only at night when you are about to sleep and use sparingly unless u feel the wheezing coming on.
Me : Oh ok. Thank you.
End of Conversation.
The issue here is, i have been taking the tablets for almost ALL MY LIFE now. Particularly so in my younger years as i perpetually had the problem of wheezing and mild asthma. SIDE EFFECTS? i don't even know what to expect now. Oh my oh my.....
Well, this trip to the doc of 8 dollars definitely enlightened me on the pills i USED TO take rather frequently to supress my wheezing. As for the flu package, hope this 8 dollars will be enough to cure it.
Current cost of flu : $8 (doc), $2 (tissue papers), $ Inifinity (Social costs of irritating friends and lecture mates by blowing my nose oh so frequently)
Da Neo
Sick and blue (minor improvement from being grey)
moo.
Daneo.
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