Stubborn.

[curgoth]

When I get it in my head to be stubborn, I do stupid things. Case in point - I've been sick for over a week and a half. I stubbornly decided that I should be able to get better on my own. I haven't. I am, in fact, sicker now than I was a week ago. I should have gone to the doctor last week, but I decided that, having taken a sick day the week before, I could not justify taking time from work to go. So instead I went to work on massive amounts of advil/tylenol to mask the recurring fevers. Now, it's the weekend, and I'm having to bail on planned social outings because I am, shockingly, still sick and feverish. Having finally given up, I am admitting that I need antibiotics, but it's the weekend, so I can't do anything about it.

Not my smartest move.

Ah well. Back to the couch to curl under blankets and watch BSG.

Comments

[marev.livejournal.com]

Depends on what you've got. Antibiotics only work on bacterial infections, not viral. If you have a viral infection (most colds and flues) taking antibiotics will only hamper your own immune system.

I've had doctors prescribe antibiotics for colds that wouldn't go away for a long time and they didn't end up helping much.

[curgoth]

Without giving too much icky detail... based on the symptoms, it's almost certainly bacterial.

[marev.livejournal.com]

In that case...enjoy your drugs! And get better already, I hate when people have seen more Battlestar than I have.