I had some sort of virus for over a week. I thought it was a mild cold or the flu until I had 4 sleepless nights, and 5 days of feeling like crud, but no coughing, sneezing, or runny nose. On day #5, I finally took my temperature, and it was 101.3. On day 6, the fever broke, and I felt much better. I awoke on day #7 with what looked like the measles or chicken pox. I had both as a child, but I am over 50 now, so I was thinking it might be the shingles or something like that. I have 15 people working for me in a small space, so I needed to find out if I was contagious before going back to work on Monday.
I went to the doctor, told him what was wrong, and guess what? He actually started looking at what I came in for without using half of the appointment to blame smoking for my ingrown toenail. Near the end of the appointment, he was filling in the report on the computer, and he said, "I see that you quit smoking over 2 years ago, I'm glad that you have not picked it up again. You're lungs sound clear. Much better than I remember.". That was the entire conversation regarding smoking. 3 seconds at the end. You know, it kinda pisses me off that I have paid so much money over the years to doctors for lecturing me instead of treating me. And the lectures were all BS. 5 years ago, they lectured me for weeks that I was feeling bad because I smoked. They lectured me right up until they cut me open and took out my dead, shriveled gall bladder. When I told them I felt great at the post op visit, he said that it wasn't possible because I smoked.
I'm glad he switched that shit off before I had to get a new doctor.
Oh, and the rash cleared in 2 days. The doc said that viral infections sometimes cause a rash on the way out.
I went to the doctor, told him what was wrong, and guess what? He actually started looking at what I came in for without using half of the appointment to blame smoking for my ingrown toenail. Near the end of the appointment, he was filling in the report on the computer, and he said, "I see that you quit smoking over 2 years ago, I'm glad that you have not picked it up again. You're lungs sound clear. Much better than I remember.". That was the entire conversation regarding smoking. 3 seconds at the end. You know, it kinda pisses me off that I have paid so much money over the years to doctors for lecturing me instead of treating me. And the lectures were all BS. 5 years ago, they lectured me for weeks that I was feeling bad because I smoked. They lectured me right up until they cut me open and took out my dead, shriveled gall bladder. When I told them I felt great at the post op visit, he said that it wasn't possible because I smoked.
I'm glad he switched that shit off before I had to get a new doctor.
Oh, and the rash cleared in 2 days. The doc said that viral infections sometimes cause a rash on the way out.