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Blame the dysfunctional US Health Care system ... (4.00 / 3)

... in combination with the recession ... being as severely underemployed as I am, as long as my throat infection shows signs of improving day to day, I'll see if I can get better with rest and vit-amins.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Sat Jan 23rd, 2010 at 07:51:35 PM EST
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Re: Blame the US Health Care system ... (none / 1)

You, too? I'm currently still trying to recover from a cold, complete with a horribly sore throat, while trying to get my weekly ebay listings done... who has time for blogging when surviving is so time-consuming?

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Jan 23rd, 2010 at 08:29:26 PM EST
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Re: Blame the US Health Care system ... (none / 1)

Perhaps its a virus passed by computers. Ive had 2 to 3 weeks where the most active thing ive done is my Tuesday night preparing the Salons entries.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Jan 23rd, 2010 at 09:54:23 PM EST
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Re: Blame the US Health Care system ... (none / 0)

Perhaps, but I know a bunch of non-computer-using folks who have it, too. I'm thinking it's a global crud pandemic.

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Jan 23rd, 2010 at 09:57:15 PM EST
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Re: Blame the US Health Care system ... (4.00 / 2)

A week ago I was suffering from the dread "no obvious symptoms" (flu?) syndrome. The only obvious symptom was that my nose ran incessantly for four or five days, my head hurt my muscles ached and I had no energy. Fortunately, it was nasty outside and there was little I had to do.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sun Jan 24th, 2010 at 01:31:25 AM EST
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Re: Blame the US Health Care system ... (none / 1)

I'm pretty sure I recovered from the cold (caught from those people couching in the seats behind me in the half hour flight for a three hour layover from Atlanta to Charlotte) ... just that while my defenses were down, I picked up a bit of a strep throat infection.

The local supermarket pharmacy hands out antibiotics for free, but a doctor's appointment to get the scrip is anything but.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Sun Jan 24th, 2010 at 12:13:56 AM EST
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Re: Blame the US Health Care system ... (none / 1)

I heard of this insane guy who believed that the amoxicyllin, terramycin and tri-sulfa drugs in the aquarium section of the local pet stores were from the same production runs as the stuff they sent to the pharmacies. But I wouldn't trust a crazy like him.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sun Jan 24th, 2010 at 01:35:54 AM EST
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Re: Blame the US Health Care system ... (none / 1)

Hmm -- I think I told that story in one of my diaries here: I had a horrible gum infection back in the day and cured it with aquarium tetracycline. Someone here got upset at that story... was it Jake? Anyway, it cleared my infection up quickly.

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jan 24th, 2010 at 01:54:28 AM EST
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Re: Blame the US Health Care system ... (none / 1)

That might have been before I was on ET. Had I seen it I certainly would have at least given you a 4.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sun Jan 24th, 2010 at 11:13:21 AM EST
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Re: Blame the US Health Care system ... (none / 0)

Hadn't thought about it but, yeah, that's likely to be true. Most of the pill you take is the binder and there may be a difference between fish/human binders ... since the fish anti-biotic has to withstand floating around the aquarium before being ingested.

by ATinNM on Sun Jan 24th, 2010 at 12:35:17 PM EST
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If in severe pain and ... (none / 0)

... without a credit card balance to see a doctor, I'd be tempted. But with an infection that seems to be fading, I'd be worried about underdoing the dosage and just evolving a more antibiotic resistent collection.

Indeed, in extremity, I'd probably ask my wife to mail some human antibiotics to me, since in the Dem. Republic of Congo, a prescription is advice, not pre-requisite.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Sun Jan 24th, 2010 at 01:43:12 PM EST
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Re: If in severe pain and ... (none / 0)

You should do it anyway. Amoxicyllin, Teramycin and Cipro, latest formulations. Stuff last a long time in a cool, dark place. Or at least have her bring some back when she returns, preferably with a prescription.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sun Jan 24th, 2010 at 05:03:36 PM EST
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