Back from the doctor.

[randomness]

(Specifically for apintrix and cmat, who very kindly asked to be kept up to date. And others, who didn't specifically ask, but did comment. I've been babbling about my various minor illnesses for long enough that I'm sure I've become tedious. Thank you all for paying attention.)

Diagnosis. I have:

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  Fifth disease, a viral infection "commonest amongst 4 - 10 yr olds."
  


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  Conjunctivitis, possibly viral, possibly bacterial

The irony of my having contracted (commonly) childhood diseases is not lost on me. Nothing serious, and stuff you'd see in a third-grader. (Insert obvious remarks about maturity here.) Although as resonance42 gently suggested, I should not have toughed it out for nearly a month before going to have it looked at.

Anyway, must go as I'm late for a dinner; thanks again for listening!

Comments

Gaah

[rdansky.livejournal.com]

I got nailed by Fifth Disease a couple of years back. This was, of course, during the precise one-week period when she moved cross-country to be with me and we closed on/moved into our new house. It took a while to diagnose, too - at one point my doctor actually said "Well, I'm pretty sure it's not West Nile."

In any case, good luck with the recovery. Once the red comes out, the worst is over, or such was my experience.

Re: Gaah

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

"Well, I'm pretty sure it's not West Nile."

Great. :)

In any case, good luck with the recovery. Once the red comes out, the worst is over, or such was my experience.

Yah, that's how it seems to me, too. Thanks!

Re: Gaah

[rdansky.livejournal.com]

This is the same doctor who walked in with the X-rays showing my long-standing collapsed lung and cheerily announced, "The good news is, it's not tuberculosis."

You see why she's my physician, yes? :-)

Re: Gaah

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

You see why she's my physician, yes? :-)

I do. You guys are made for each other. :)