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Tue, Aug 28, 2007

Throat Infections

Posted at 10:33 pm MDT to Miscellaneous

I spent too much time in airplanes and airports last week. And too much time in New England.

I had a low grade throat infection with occasional coughing most of the time I was in Boston and I still have swollen glands and some scratchiness, though it seems to be improving.

I have a long history of weird throat infections. In college I went to the clinic once (sophomore or junior year) with a throat infection that was causing a bad earache. The doctor looked at my chart and said "Yes, you were in with this a week ago, too. And we gave you a strep test."

I said, "No, that was last year."

So they gave me another strep test...

I don't bother going to the doctor unless these throat infections start spreading out and causing earaches. (The strep tests never come back positive and there isn't much the doctors can do about viruses.) At the moment my ears are making crackly noises when I move my jaw but still pressure equalizing

If I ever really get strep, it will probably kill me, because I won't do anything about it, after all of the negative strep tests I've had over the years.

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