Sick again... or still!

I stayed home last Wednesday because of a cough that I didn't want to get worse... it wasn't much better on Thursday, but I managed to make it through the weekend with sniffling and mild discomfort.

However, all those OTC cold remedies say 'see a doctor' if it last for longer than 7 days, and since I woke this morning to racking coughs and soreness when swallow, I took the day off and called in for an appointment. Luckily, I got one, as my doctor seems to book up fast. I'm mainly hoping that it's *not* sinusitis again, since having it twice in one year would suck, but I'm not holding my breath.

Medical follies...

So, the doctors decided I don't have sinusitis, and wrote me a script -- that the pharmacy can't fill until tomorrow. I should have just asked for the script back and tried a different pharmacy, because I am quite miserable.

I did get a bit more of an explanation about the ongoing medical mystery, though. They're waiting to see if anything else happens, basically. It's not reassuring. Currently, the worst symptoms are the ( intermitent cold spells and cold intolerance. )

The fact that they've found 'tiny' and 'mild' bone spurs in my knee might explain some of the joint pain I have, but the fact that my problems with my hip is on the other side makes me think that an osteologist is not going to help that much.

Currently, my doctor wants to wait and see, since my blood tests came up clear. I am thinking that I should start looking around for a second opinion; maybe see an internist after I'm over the cold, so that I don't have extraneous symptoms confusing the issue.