I Got Sick Again

Almost a week after I came out from the hospital, I got sick again. I had some kind of congestion and a low grade fever. I didn’t know if it had something to do with my diabetes. I just presumed I just had an ordinary fever and flu. Ordinarily, when I get sick, it starts first with a sore throat- which I had. So I was trying to gargle with hydrogen peroxide, to heal my sore throat. But it didn’t change anything. After a day or so, I still felt weak and I just knew that I was not feeling better. At this time I was also taking in some Tylenol and anti-biotics (Augmentin). In spite of my self-medication, however, I was not getting any better. So I decided to go and see my doctor. At the clinic, my doctor examined me. He took my blood pressure, examined my eyes, mouth, etc. he said that I had a low grade fever. He prescribed me with a stronger anti-biotics called Factive and a pill called clarinex which I have to take before bedtime. He advised me to take the Factive for 7 days, which I took religiously. After seven days, I felt a little better- that I have to say. But I still had some lingering congestion which made me wonder. With a friend’s advise, I was taking in promethazine(2X daily), a syrup, to clear my congestion. But as to this writing, I am not feeling perfectly well yet. I still have some occasional cough, and a little congestion. And I get a mild fever in the evening.

Strange as it is, but when I was feeling a little better with my fever, I felt for two days now this shooting pain on the left side of my brain. This causes me some dizziness and uncomfortableness. Besides, I also have some kind of laryngitis ( pain on the left side of my throat). When I try to swallow, I feel this pain in my throat, and it reverberates on the left side of my brain. Also, when I tilt my head on the left or right at some speed, I feel this pain on the left side of my brain too. But, usually, I feel this pain in the evening. My friend told me that this maybe one of the side effects of ‘Crestor,’ the pill I am taking in for cholesterol. In the meantime, however, when I feel this shooting pain, I usually take in Motrin 500 mg…and it usually stops the pain. I still have to consult my doctor about this.