Ouch again...

[hantsbear]

Doc confirmed it is an infection and prescribed antibiotic tablets and drops. So, now all I have to do is do what I do best on these occasions.

Lie on the sofa (with plenty of chocolate of course) and feel sorry for myself...!

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[darke.livejournal.com]

feel better :)

[rock-bear.livejournal.com]

(Hurriedly rushes up to Clinton Cards


Dammm



They're out of Koala get well cards - especially the one featuring Benny Anderson dipped in chocolate coloured rubber)

[robearal.livejournal.com]

Talk about your specialty market.

But I'd take a chocolate-dipped Benny.

[benpanced.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Those are no fun, having had a couple. Feel better soon!

{{{{hugz}}}}

Synchronicity strikes Synchronicity Synchronicity strikes

[beastbriskett.livejournal.com]

AWWW--
Poor Koala! Hope you have some good painkillers.
I'm fighting the same battle. Doc gave me drops, too. Is your infection is just one ear? I was wondering how you put drops in both ears without them dripping out the opposite side...
Corks don't seem to do the job.

Get better soon!

Re: Synchronicity strikes SynchronicitySynchronicity strikes

[hantsbear.livejournal.com]

Just the one ear at the moment, Beast, although the other one is starting to tickle a little. Main problem is I need to be in reasonable health for Thursday, and a pond crossing to Oregon...

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

*gentle fuzzy tummy rubs*

[hantsbear.livejournal.com]

purrrrr...

(yes, I'm sure koalas don't technically purr; most of the time they seem to grunt and squeal, but you get my drift...! ;-{)} )

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

Given I don't know what sort of sound Koalas make when they're happy, I'll agree that "purr" is an easily understood proxy. ;)

[denbear.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about your ear, I hope you recover quickly!

[hantsbear.livejournal.com]

thank you ***hugz***

[hantsbear.livejournal.com]

thanks all of you... I think I'm better than I was, but still in a degree of pain. Fortunately, last time I was stateside, I managed to pick up some Naproxen (which we can't get over the counter here) which seems to be that little bit better than the Ibuprofen...

[progbear.livejournal.com]

Ugh! Get better!

Maybe a horror-story about an idiotic self-inflicted illness I contracted will make you feel better.

This was back when I worked at Veriflo, so probably around 199...4? Anyway, I'd neglected my teeth so badly that my gums were bleeding and had to visit the dentist for a series of painful periodontal therapy sessions. He perscribed some antibiotic tablets and Peridex™ (a foul-tasting antibiotic mouthwash) to treat the gingivitis.

A couple of days later I developed a sore throat. At first I dismissed it as the beginnings of a cold and treated it as such. But instead of getting better, the sore throat got so bad I could barely swallow without agonizing pain. Soon, I found myself in the emergency room, where a doctor tested me for mono. The test turned out negative, it turned out that bacteria from my infected gums had spread to my throat, causing a flare-up of tonsillitis. Rather than remove my tonsils, the doctor just prescribed even bigger antibiotic tablets.

My sore throat goes into remission and I take it as a strong lesson. One month later, it flares up again, this time accompanied by a cough. I land in the emergency room yet again, this time so weak I'm sure I'm going to die before the doctor even sees me. It seems the infection had spread to my lungs. The doctor doesn't want to perscribe any more antibiotics (because they're more scared that someone might be allergic to them and sue them than they are that you'll DIE from not being perscribed the very medication that will cure you! But that's a different rant for another time), so she just shuffled me out of the office with a sugar pill (Tylenol, techinically).

That was the sickest I've ever been. I came out of it two weeks later. My work mates didn't think they'd ever see me again.