Average Jane Has Cooties

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I don’t know how it took me so long to realize this, but I’m working on some sort of throat-oriented illness. For the last week or so, I’ve been aware of a weird feeling in the back of my throat when I swallow, but it wasn’t until yesterday that I finally looked in the mirror to see what it might be.

Ewww! Red spots all over the back of my tongue! My throat doesn’t exactly hurt, but I can sense the potential. I have no idea what it might be. Strep, maybe? Whatever it is, I’m not looking forward to dealing with it over the course of two plane rides within three days.

The kicker is that my doctor’s office can’t get me in before I leave town for my grandmother’s funeral. I suppose I can always go to an Urgent Care clinic tonight if I think it’s necessary. Unfortunately, that’ll be a little tough to squeeze into my schedule with my cousin spending the night tonight so he can travel with me and my sister to Florida on Friday morning.

I know there’s never a good time to be sick, but does it HAVE to be right now?

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5 responses to “Average Jane Has Cooties”

November 17, 2005

cagey

Damn – you have all the luck, eh?

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November 17, 2005

Huts

We went to a local ‘urgent care’ place here for my son’s ear infection. We were in and out in an hour. Maybe you will be as lucky.

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November 17, 2005

pharmgirl

Ummm…PLEASE seek medical care today!!

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November 19, 2005

Sarah

Oh no! Feel better! Strep can hurt soooo bad. You need meds!

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November 21, 2005

Jane

I think I’ve figured out what it is: allergy to soy. I have a soy-based meal replacement bar for breakfast every day and that seems to be causing the problem. I guess I’ll have to find something else to eat in the morning from now on.

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