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andrew
07-15-2009, 03:24 AM
Miscellanous Rant
I've developed this nasty cough over the past few days that seems to have turned into a nasty case of the flu. Given that it's not getting any better, I tried the after hours doc tonight. I've made appointments with the after hours doc before mainly because I've run out of a prescription and need one quickly. They operate from 8pm to 6am every night in ten minute appointment slots. Do you think I could get one? Nooooooo. I even coughed into the phone to demonstrate but the appointments lady wasn't moved. Sigh.

I'm going to try my GP today when they open but he'll probably be full too. Will probably have to go to ER if that is the case.

Normally I can cruise through these things ok but because of this stupid pig flu I've got this silly nagging thing in the back of my head...oh...wait...that's my wife :D
End rant

crackers
07-15-2009, 05:36 AM
andrew i hope you have a spousal lock on your comp or the cough could be the least of your problems.:eek:
john.

andrew
07-15-2009, 06:01 AM
Haha well yes, unbeknownst to be she was standing behind me when I posted that. Thankfully, she has a keen sense of humour. I hope.

Sangye
07-15-2009, 06:05 AM
I hope she has a good sense of humor, too. Otherwise, you'll be calling for an appointment about a cough and a shoe implanted in the back of your head! I wonder which complaint they'll get to first???

andrew
07-15-2009, 08:09 PM
Got an appointment at 9pm tonight. Yay! My GP wasn't available until Friday.

Jack
07-15-2009, 09:04 PM
9 at night? !

The doctors here only work 9 - 5 although there is always an out of hours service available too. At my own GP's I always get a same day appointment, yet everyone still moans about our NHS. :mad:
Apart from nearly killing me, I think they're pretty good. :rolleyes:

andrew
07-15-2009, 10:22 PM
Yeah there's an after hours medical service here. The docs each take a night during the week.

I have a lung infection so I have been prescribed antibiotics. I explained that I have WG (it's on the file as well) and that I'm on Immunosuppressants. He looks at me and says "I'm going to give you Tamiflu". Great I think, he listened. "You're in a high-risk group". Great I think. He listened. "It's because you're fat" O.o

Haha, ok whatever does the job.

crackers
07-15-2009, 10:51 PM
typical aussie subtlety and compassion.:D
john.

Sangye
07-16-2009, 12:07 AM
Thanks for the chuckle, Andrew. From one fat Weggie to another, I do hope you feel better!

pberggren1
07-17-2009, 08:54 AM
It seems to me there are a lot of lung infections going around. I just got over one last month. Hopefully you can shake this one quickly Andrew.

andrew
07-17-2009, 09:08 AM
Yes, same here. There are a lot of people with really productive coughs. I'm feeling better today than yesterday although my chest is still doing a good impression of a full symphony orchestra :)

Sangye
07-17-2009, 09:37 AM
(Yeah, and your eyes are, um, blue. You getting enough sunlight down there?)

When I had all that chest congestion, they gave me Mucinex (guafenesin). Unlike most cough remedies, it doesn't dry you out at all. I'd never used it before--I can't stand cold/cough remedies--but I tell ya, it worked great. No side effects at all. Just make sure you drink lots of water to keep the mucous thin. They make one for sinuses, too. I don't normally have a productive cough or sinus problems, but maybe it'll help you folks who do. (The Mucinex commercial is disgusting, though. Who wants to see boogers come to life???)

andrew
07-17-2009, 09:42 AM
(Yeah, and your eyes are, um, blue. You getting enough sunlight down there?)

I'm a creature of the night :cool:


Who wants to see boogers come to life???

I dunno, might be fun hahaha. Here booger...sit....staaaaay...good boy!!

Good tip about the water, thanks. Never heard of Mucinex though but am going to see what I can get to get the crap off my chest.

Sangye
07-17-2009, 10:20 AM
I never knew that about mucous, either. The nurse in the hospital said it like everyone knows. Guess I missed that day of Sputum School.

Doug
07-19-2009, 04:26 AM
Yeah there's an after hours medical service here. The docs each take a night during the week.

I have a lung infection so I have been prescribed antibiotics. I explained that I have WG (it's on the file as well) and that I'm on Immunosuppressants. He looks at me and says "I'm going to give you Tamiflu". Great I think, he listened. "You're in a high-risk group". Great I think. He listened. "It's because you're fat" O.o

Haha, ok whatever does the job.

Hey! Why do you think I go to an obese GP??? :rolleyes:

Doug
07-19-2009, 04:32 AM
I'm a creature of the night :cool:



I dunno, might be fun hahaha. Here booger...sit....staaaaay...good boy!!

Good tip about the water, thanks. Never heard of Mucinex though but am going to see what I can get to get the crap off my chest.

http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-91515-Mucinex+DM+Oral.aspx?drugid=91515&drugname=Mucinex+DM+Oral

It's very helpful. On the other hand, I have to go with Sangye on the issue of the commercial: There is nothing, nothing, nothing charming about the animated booger family that takes up housekeeping in the unlucky animated person's chest. Geez! I can get fairly rough with my humor, but this one ranks with the Viva Viagra (to the tune of "Viva Los Vegas") commercials as beyond the pale. Condom commercials, too, fall into the category. Well, so do lots of things when you are the delicate, sensitive little flower I am! Ha!