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[out_there]

Officially, it's a background viral infection (which I went "Awhatna?", and he explained it's a flu that's just been hanging around) and my ears are slightly pink (a possibly bacterial infection).

Hence, I've been given a short course of antibiotics for the ears, and recommended painkiller and rest for the flu.

ETA: On the good side, the internet makes me feel much better. I'm currently giggling at baggers Angel/BtVS mood icons, and staring at dinanimo's scans of Beyonce.

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[phoebesmum.livejournal.com]

Current thinking - which is to say, they'll think something else in a year or two - is that everyone takes too many antibiotics and we're all becoming immune to the ones we have, and that antibiotics are no good against viruseses anyway because [technical stuff that went in one ear and out the other, something to do with 'flu not being an, um, a biotic. Or something].

However, if the antibiotics for your ear happen, just happen, to fix your 'flu too ... then yay!

I don't have much faith in 'rest', if sleep cured anything, I'd be bounding with health! It stops you feeling shitty, I suppose. But only temporarily.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

*nods* Very true, and the reasons why mum would *never* consider letting me get anti-biotics for something as mild as pimples (I've had friends who did, and who also went on the pill for it. Luckily, my skin isn't acne, just minor outbursts of pimples).

But, on the other hand, I do get ear infections easily. Always did as a kid. Even if the antibiotics do nothing for the flu, it'll stop me coming down with a bad ear infection, since my immune systems already been beaten by the flu.

And I'm inclined to say sleep helps a lot. Of course, that assumes that I'd spend a day off in bed sleeping, and not, say, online writing ficlets. *g*

[phoebesmum.livejournal.com]

Cruelly, there's not really anything one can do for acne anyway. But on the bright side ... Cameron Diaz gets it. And spots are fun to squeeze.

Staying online and writing ficlets would be good for everyone else's health, if you're feeling selfless and self-immolatory. (Is that a word? Is that a spelling?!) But going to bed and having Proper Sleep would be better for you.

[meret.livejournal.com]

I hope you feel better soon!

[out-there.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

*giggles at your icon*