Who'd have thought I'd be so bowled over by a simple cold and a throat infection?
Unthinkable. The record I longed to set for going two years without having to go on medical leave in this company (okay, group of companies) has been shattered. After enduring an on-again-off-again cough and sniffles, it was a bad throat infection and a high fever that brought me flat on my back. I had to go home within two hours of starting my day in the office, untimely as my boss was flying out and I had to miss a meeting with my bigger boss.
Although my throat is now better, it's the side effects from the antibiotics that killing me. Yes, all the side effects listed - nausea, vomitting, diarrhea, loss of appetite all manifested upon me. It's hard to be working when you're trying to hold down / hold in your breakfast / lunch / dinner / nothing but gastric juices. And now I've got a case of gastritis from I dunno what. Perhaps the purging of food from both ends emptied my stomach so much that I got gastritis?
Apparently antibiotics disrupt intestinal flora thus leading to diarrhea. Bye bye me precious E. coli!
(hehee biologist joke) Well, that explains why I saw my lunch in the toilet bowl just before dinner. (Ok if you get grossed out I apologise but I also am suffering from verbal diarrhea so bear with me or walk away.)
I can taste nothing at all, which makes me feel even sicker. And my course of antibiotics will run for a few more days - isn't my doctor a little too overzealous? Five days' worth? And for the good of mankind, even if it burns a hole in my stomach, I will finish it all, otherwise the consequences to mankind will be even more catastrophic. See this Wiki article on why I'm so noble: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic_resistance
Who says I'm selfish?
Unthinkable. The record I longed to set for going two years without having to go on medical leave in this company (okay, group of companies) has been shattered. After enduring an on-again-off-again cough and sniffles, it was a bad throat infection and a high fever that brought me flat on my back. I had to go home within two hours of starting my day in the office, untimely as my boss was flying out and I had to miss a meeting with my bigger boss.
Although my throat is now better, it's the side effects from the antibiotics that killing me. Yes, all the side effects listed - nausea, vomitting, diarrhea, loss of appetite all manifested upon me. It's hard to be working when you're trying to hold down / hold in your breakfast / lunch / dinner / nothing but gastric juices. And now I've got a case of gastritis from I dunno what. Perhaps the purging of food from both ends emptied my stomach so much that I got gastritis?
Apparently antibiotics disrupt intestinal flora thus leading to diarrhea. Bye bye me precious E. coli!
(hehee biologist joke) Well, that explains why I saw my lunch in the toilet bowl just before dinner. (Ok if you get grossed out I apologise but I also am suffering from verbal diarrhea so bear with me or walk away.)I can taste nothing at all, which makes me feel even sicker. And my course of antibiotics will run for a few more days - isn't my doctor a little too overzealous? Five days' worth? And for the good of mankind, even if it burns a hole in my stomach, I will finish it all, otherwise the consequences to mankind will be even more catastrophic. See this Wiki article on why I'm so noble: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic_resistance
Who says I'm selfish?
you feeling better now? was knocked out last week too... this bug going around is vicious...
Posted by
Anonymous |
Tuesday, July 18, 2006 11:51:00 PM
Ooohohh dear, poor thing, please take care as viruses flying wild.
The water cooler is my office building is contaminated with rust as it was not welded properly. 2 down with diarrohea last week and the rest of us are just freaking out.
Posted by
girlosopher |
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 9:55:00 AM
aiyoh this mutant strain of virus is really super powerful! So many people knocked out by it and for quite many days too!
And girlos' Rusty Diarrhea thing is dem scary too. Don't drink from the poisoned waterhole!
Posted by
Unknown |
Thursday, July 20, 2006 12:06:00 AM
i also kena this sorethroat virus! was knocked out for 3 days...hurt like hell
- Dan
Posted by
Anonymous |
Friday, July 28, 2006 2:53:00 AM