I've had a cough for a few weeks. Between trying to write, taking care of two little girls, and sleep training (which went beautifully, by the way), I pretty much ignored the cough even when it got worse. I even looked up bronchitis on-line and read that most cases resolve on their own without antibiotics, and that prescribing antibiotics just contributes to the evolution of monster germs. This added to my resolve to wait it out.
Sometime over the weekend, I started feeling exhausted--not sleep deprivation exhausted, but an aching muscle and joint exhausted that I only experience when I am truly ill. Today, I finally gave in and called for a doctor's visit. One chest X-ray later and we had a diagnosis: pneumonia.
Lesson learned. Next time, I'll head to the doctor sooner and do my part to speed the evolution of superbugs.
Up up and away
11 years ago
1 comment:
Oh my god Em be careful! My mom had the same thing happen a few months after I was born, bronchitas becoming pnuemonia. She went into the hospital for two weeks and almost died because it just got worse and worse! You have to take it easy from here on out. That's serious business!
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