pneumonia?
My cough hasn't gone away. I don't feel sick per se... not like I did last week, but the cough's been lingering in an annoying sort of way. I also think I pulled a muscle in my neck from hacking too hard.
I've been resisting going to see a doctor. Just one of those things. I don't mind doctors, but I don't have one of my own. I've gone to the walk-in clinic near UW once or twice, each time with new (and kind of creepy) people working there. This morning when I noticed I'd coughed up blood, though, I figured it was probably time to give in and stop by for a visit. Particularly after my mom kept trying to tell me I had pneumonia.
After sitting in the waiting room for about an hour (and it was a good thing I got there early), and then discussing the colour of plegm for about five minutes, I got my diagnosis: bronchitis. Only a small chance it'd be pneumonia. Don't tell my mom. I have the paperwork ready to have chest X-rays done, but since the results wouldn't be back 'til Tuesday anyway, I might just as well wait until Monday to do that, if it's still an issue. I was prescribed the antibiotic that would be prescribed for either bronchitis or pneumonia, so that base is covered regardless.
I ran into an old friend from residence on the way back to work (I still haven't taken a day off. I would have last week, but work has air conditioning and home doesn't). He's just finishing up his masters in accounting. Once he's done, though, he doesn't want to see another balance sheet again. I can't blame him, really. He's thinking of looking for work as a bartender.