Got a Prescription Now....

For Father’s day I went to a walk-in clinic. I’ve had my cold since at least Mother’s day, so enough was enough. The Dr. listened to my lungs and prescribed Symbicort Turbuhaler 200mcg. This is a puffer of a synthetic corticosteroid and a “long-acting beta-agonist bronchodilator”. He said I could also come back for an antibiotic if I thought I needed that. Uh… did I mention that I’ve been sick since Mother’s day? Yeah, let’s go with the antibiotic, please. Now, please. So I’ve also got Azithromycin 250mg. I took two of those yesterday, then take one a day for 4 days. I naively hoped I’d be feeling a little better today, but alas I’m still kind of miserable. My sinuses switch between plugged and dripping, and I’ve been coughing more than I did yesterday. Maybe this is part of the recovery process…. Nathaniel came down with a cold a few days ago, but he’s mostly recovered. Alice has a bit of a runny nose, but she’s on the mend. Corinna? Well, she’s got a cough and a sinus cold. Her strategy: tough it out. I’ve long since given up any hope that I could use that approach.