ER

day 5 of my illness, and i had not been feeling any better. i woke up this morning thinking i had made some progress, but in a couple hours i was back to feeling horrible. when dori stopped by to drop off a little package for the trip, she suggested that i should go to the hospital. i considered it myself, but i just hate hate hate doctors and hate hospitals even more. every time i get sick i like it to go away naturally, without heavy western medications. but when i was standing outside, feeling ridiculously weak and when the sun spots appeared before my eyes, i figured she was right.

alex walked with me to the emergency room (luckily only 5 blocks away). i was dreading it, thinking i'd have to take a number and sit uncomfortably in the waiting room for hours, getting chills from the high A/C. but luckily it was pretty empty. i was called in to see the doctor in no time. when i told the nice cute intern my symptoms, he looked down my throat and gasped. i have pharingytis, which is like strep throat (inflamed lymph nodes). the nurse gave me a shot of penicillin in my rear and fed me pills for my fever and to reduce the swelling my throat. they said i should be feeling better by tonight, which i already do! i can't believe it was that easy. so it looks like i'm on the road to recovery and will be fine to fly tomorrow!