Monday, June 27, 2011

Drugs

I mentioned last week that I was feeling a bit puny. I finally got around to going to a doctor today. I'd been putting it off because my regular doctor I've seen for the last 10 years moved his practice to south Alabama and I had to find a new primary care doctor. I really liked this doctor and hated to see him go.
As it turns out, there's a doctor that's much closer to where we live that takes our insurance. When I called this morning to schedule an appointment, the receptionists asked if I could be there at 10:30.
I was taken aback because it often took much longer to see the old doc unless I was hacking up a lung, or spewing blood from an apendage. (To be fair, they always asked if I needed to see the doc sooner).
When I got there today, I was given a ream of new patient forms to fill out and by the time I was finished, they called me back. At 10:30 the doctor walked in.
This is the first time I've used a female doctor but I felt comfortable from the first. She wasn't in a hurry, and asked all the right questions.
She felt that I needed steroids and antibiotics. I was out the door with my scripts in less that 45 minutes.
I'm not sure if steroids affects everyone this way, but I routinely see things out of the corner of my eye. Monkey's, dogs, aliens, and chipmunks, to name just a few things.
I also have bursts of energy that must be burned away.
So this afternoon while Jilda went to work, I rewrote three stories, cleaned up the kitchen, fed the critters, and weeded the flowerbed at the back of the house. All the time I kept swatting at mosquitos as big as bats, that flitted around in my peripheral vision. But each time I snatched my head around to get a better view, they'd go into stealth mode, so I never saw them.
Thank goodness the phone rang, because I started to change the oil and rotate the tires on my truck.
I could probably write a novel tonight, but I'll keep it short. I think I see a tiny goat hiding behind my speakers.

11 comments:

  1. ROIDS! They made me cranky- I got nothing done but ...being cranky. Get well soon whatever is wrong, make it go away!

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  2. Never had to take steroids, so I'm no help. Most man made drugs have a weird effect on me though. Seeing things out the corner of my eye would make me crazy, but I could use some motivation.

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  3. I would love to have that energy, but seeing stuff would be a little upsetting! I'm sorry you aren't feeling well. I hope you are better soon.

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  4. Are you ok? One of my work colleagues is on steroids but he feels very tired and lethargic! Oh dear!!!

    Well - take it easy and rest! And say hi to all the critters you see! :-) x

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  5. I guess I should have mentioned in the blog that a bit of sinus infection and joint pain that had gotten worse over the past month.
    I actually feel better today. Wait, did y'all see that?????

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  6. I used to have that same burst of energy when I was recovering from a sinus infection. It's great for the to-do list, but hard on the body!

    Please be careful with those steroids. They are wicked on the body in the long run! I had a steroid shot for a sprained knee once and got so sick they thought I had lymphoma. Eventually the symptoms all disappeared, but it was not a fun time!
    tm

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  7. There are quite a few non-steroidic anti-inflamatory drugs on the market. so maybe you should consider changing the doctor who has prescribed the steroids.

    Feel better soon!

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  8. Funny post but hope you feel better!

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  9. hi there... you got me laughing at this... have you tried asking your first female doctor if those are effects of taking those...

    JJRod'z

    anyways, good for you to see a doctor. as we all must do...

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  10. I've never taken steroids, so I cannot advise you. I would recomend one of those Easy Off fan devices you canhang on your belt loop to get rid of real bugs!

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  11. Ah ha, Thank goodness for "better living through chemicals" !!

    Glad you are feeling better. BTW - I am still laughing over that crack about knocking over a liquor store to pay for our new roof.

    So, if you don't hear from me for a bit, you'll know they nabbed me.

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