November 2, 2004

• Lung Fungus Infection

  It's my turn to be sick now.

  Delia complained that I make strange whistling noises while I sleep. I, of course, was unaware of them. Delia said they were similar to the wheeze that developed when I coughed a lot. She said I was getting either asthma or pneumonia.

  I had an appointment with Dr. G today, so Delia insisted I mention the strange noises that haunted her while I was sleeping. The good doctor checked. I was running a fever and my lowest right side lung was making noises.

  I have an infected lung.

  It isn't asthma. It isn't yet pneumonia. Dr. G gave me a super-strong antibiotic to take for three days and prescribed an Albuterol inhaler for my lung noises. Delia is supposed to wake me if my lungs whistle so I can dose myself. If it doesn't clear up in a week, I go in for xrays.

  Then I asked if I could get a flu shot. He smiled. It seems that the combination of this antibiotic and a flu shot would be a killer. It would wipe me out. It would leave me sick as a dog. I'm not allowed to have a flu shot for at least a week after I finish the antibiotic.

  That's assuming I don't develop pneumonia.

  I didn't feel bad this morning. I didn't think there was anything wrong with me. Now that I've taken the first antibiotic tablet, I don't feel very well.

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