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

[resonance42.livejournal.com]

Heh. When you described your symptoms and their context, a number of very scary possibilities, in addition to Fifth disease, popped into my head.

Glad that it worked out to be only fifth disease (I love that name - the origin of it is even funnier).

Feel better!

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

a number of very scary possibilities, in addition to Fifth disease, popped into my head.

Yah, I was actually doing a bit of research at the time I posted, and I noticed that couple of those possibilities were scary enough that if I had them, I probably wasn't going to make it to the doctor's office. Not on my own, at least.

Thus the "ut-oh". :)

But the lack of any fever was somewhat reassuring, as was the fact that overall, I was getting better.

Thanks for the good wishes!