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#157881 - 12/10/08 04:09 PM Three days home sick
benjammin Offline
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Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 02/06/04
Posts: 4020
Loc: Anchorage AK
I thought it was just a cold. It started as a sore throat, and I figured to give the usual 5 to 7 days to do the throat, sinus, chest rotation as usual. I felt run down, and was struggling to focus all week last week. It never did progress, just stayed a sore throat, no fever, occasional sweats, swollen adnoids and pain. I stayed on tylenol and ibuprofren to keep the pain and inflammation under control, and started pouring on the garlic. On Sunday I went to the doctor and did a swab for Strep that came back negative. They gave me amoxicillin and told me to stay on the ibuprofren. I didn't have much hope for the amoxicillin, but did the dosing diligently.

Last night I looked in the mirror and my neck is swollen around my jowls and the pain is moving into my ear canals and my larynx. Back to the doctor, who concurs that something more is going on. So now I am on Azythromycin(Z-pack antibiotic) and dexamethasone (a steroid). Apparently something got to my lymph nodes in my neck and they aren't liking it. It is sorta like having the mumps, although I had the mumps as a kid and have been inoculated for them about half a dozen times as well. So the bottom line is I am missing three critical days from work and the wife is heading in for surgery this afternoon. Fortunately whatever I got doesn't seem contagious, or she would have caught it by now, but I gotta wonder where the heck did I pick this bug up from.

Oh well, not exactly how I want to take time off from work, but you do what you gotta do I guess. I am starting to feel a bit better and the swelling is going down, so maybe tomorrow I will be feeling good enough to go back to the grind.

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#157890 - 12/10/08 04:57 PM Re: Three days home sick [Re: benjammin]
comms Offline
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Registered: 07/23/08
Posts: 1502
Loc: Mesa, AZ
That really sucks buddy. I hope you feel better soon and your wife's surgery goes well. At least you will there for her the first critical days and then its the weekend. So hopefully for you, five days off.
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#157894 - 12/10/08 06:17 PM Re: Three days home sick [Re: benjammin]
Stu Offline
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Registered: 05/16/05
Posts: 1058
Loc: Finger Lakes of NY State
Originally Posted By: benjammin
, but I gotta wonder where the heck did I pick this bug up from.

I was sure that the Voodo doll my GF was playing with didn't have your name on it (it was supposed to say Blast or Bo), but I'll check again grin
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#157920 - 12/10/08 09:10 PM Re: Three days home sick [Re: Stu]
dweste Offline
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Registered: 02/16/08
Posts: 2463
Loc: Central California
Get well soon.

Meanwhile post like crazy!

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#157928 - 12/11/08 12:04 AM Re: Three days home sick [Re: dweste]
KG2V Offline

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Registered: 08/19/03
Posts: 1371
Loc: Queens, New York City
Feel better dude
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#157931 - 12/11/08 12:22 AM Re: Three days home sick [Re: benjammin]
big_al Offline
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Registered: 01/04/06
Posts: 586
Loc: 20mi east of San Diego
Could it have been a vampire bite? Maybe they are trying to hijack you over to the Zombie Squad. Break out some of the meds. you have in your kits and get well.
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#157934 - 12/11/08 12:42 AM Re: Three days home sick [Re: benjammin]
OldBaldGuy Offline
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Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 5695
Loc: Former AFB in CA, recouping fr...
Bummer. But at least you will have more time to contribute to our knowledge here. Maybe your wife and I can compare scars. Hope you both get will quickly...
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#157955 - 12/11/08 05:47 AM Re: Three days home sick [Re: OldBaldGuy]
leemann Offline
Soylent Green
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Registered: 02/08/04
Posts: 623
Loc: At the soylent green plant.
Get well soon.

Lee
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#157959 - 12/11/08 10:28 AM Re: Three days home sick [Re: leemann]
Shadow_oo00 Offline
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Registered: 08/21/07
Posts: 301
Loc: Pennsylvania, USA
Feel better soon.
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#157961 - 12/11/08 11:22 AM Re: Three days home sick [Re: Shadow_oo00]
Kris Offline
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Registered: 04/13/07
Posts: 627
Loc: A Canadian Back in Canada
Good luck and feel better. There's a bunch of 'bugs' going around here. Boss was out for a few days and a few buddies where off too with something different.

I'm probably not too far behind them, but trying to stay as healthy as possible. Don't want to bring home any nasty's with the wife being 21 weeks pregnant.
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