Thursday, June 19, 2008

A Bit of a Virus

I went to the Doctor today...the first time in over a year...probably two. I woke with a scratchy throat, aching joints. The timing stinks. I suppose there's never a "good" time to be sick. The doctor did a strep culture, thankfully it was negative. She said it's a virus, told me to get rest and just let it run its course. She gave me a prescription but told me not to fill it...hold it just as a back up plan in case I get worse over the weekend. Smart doc. I appreciate not focusing on medication.

Frustrating! This little illness sure cuts into my timeline. I had hoped to finish packing my office this week. Perhaps miraculously I will awake tomorrow feeling better and will be able to go to work. Or not... If that's the case I'll have to drive to the office over the weekend to finish packing my belongings. I still have a lot of books and personal items to bring home. And I have to tackle the rest of my stuff here. Over the weekend I'll start making piles of things. Clothes, shoes, photos...Kenny's ashes. I'm taking only the bare essentials. I'll load the car Thursday and will hit the road early Friday morning....me, Jazz, Mr. Shrek, pink poodle...and Kenny.

The drive home is ten hours. Don't know how Jazz will do...hopefully fine. I have a cat carrier, a harness etc. for him. With luck he will settle right in and take it easy while I'm driving. But I will keep him in the carrier just the same. Can't take any chances of having a schizo cat flying around in the car. In fact I plan on calling the vet next week to see if I should sedate him...just in case.

I had never been to this doctor before, so I had to answer questions and fill out all the piles of papers...many...repeating the same things over and over. Ma'am is the insurance in your name? YES! Married, single, divorced, widowed? CHECK! Husband's name...living or deceased? CHECK! Age at death...53! Emergency point of contact...Wow! There is no one here. Pause... I hate the thought of Mom getting an emergency phone call in Pennsylvania. I suppose that won't be an issue soon.
I'll be home again.

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