All morning at Koyili Hospital and Dr Roshna Ramachandran
Chest X-ray showed something not quite right in right lower lung. Doctor said it "could be" pneumonia. I respect doctors when they don't profess to know for sure. It's the ones who feel that have to give you a definitive answer when they don't have a clue that are dangerous. Plenty of them about.
Pain under my left lower boob (now that is a funny word) is not where the focalised infection is - as diagnosed by junior Casualty doctor in Kochi. The pain there is in fact the muscle which has been damaged from extreme coughing.
Well, some people do Extreme Sports. I have been doing Extreme Coughing the whole time I've been in India.
Different antibiotics now. Moxclav. More antacids, antihistamine which apparently has a sedative effect to help me sleep better at night. More paracetamol. Wow, the amount of the latter I've taken over the last two months ... I may as well change my name to Miss Paraceta MO.
Waiting for blood test results. Have to deliver 3 sputum samples over the next 3 days. At least this Consultant Physician had the time to be thorough, unlike the Casualty doctor who had to seriously multi-task when he saw me. I liked today's doctor too.
Fingers crossed Moxclav will take away this "could be" pneumonia.
Oh, another thing that Dr Ramanchandran mentioned was that she couldn't think of anywhere in Kerala where the atmosphere would be good for my poorly chest. For example, I noticed that today's weather forecast is 67% humidity in Kannur town. I'm in Burnassery, just outside, right by the sea. So, I'd imagine that the humidity and salt in the air is even worse than in town.
Oh, what the hell do I know? All I know is that when I arrived here, I felt there was so much moisture in the air that my lungs were filling up with more gunk. Doctor Junior Casualty Department did ask in Kochi where I was heading next. He knew I was coming to Kannur. He didn't say avoid the beach. As he had stressed that I should not go on any backwater trips near Kochi - moisture and salt would seriously affect me lungs. Hmm. Illness and doctors can be a mystery sometimes.
If this lot of drugs don't work. I'm not sure what I'll do. Call my insurance company and get them to fly me straight to Taipei, perhaps? I'm getting bored with this.
Chest X-ray showed something not quite right in right lower lung. Doctor said it "could be" pneumonia. I respect doctors when they don't profess to know for sure. It's the ones who feel that have to give you a definitive answer when they don't have a clue that are dangerous. Plenty of them about.
Pain under my left lower boob (now that is a funny word) is not where the focalised infection is - as diagnosed by junior Casualty doctor in Kochi. The pain there is in fact the muscle which has been damaged from extreme coughing.
Well, some people do Extreme Sports. I have been doing Extreme Coughing the whole time I've been in India.
Different antibiotics now. Moxclav. More antacids, antihistamine which apparently has a sedative effect to help me sleep better at night. More paracetamol. Wow, the amount of the latter I've taken over the last two months ... I may as well change my name to Miss Paraceta MO.
Waiting for blood test results. Have to deliver 3 sputum samples over the next 3 days. At least this Consultant Physician had the time to be thorough, unlike the Casualty doctor who had to seriously multi-task when he saw me. I liked today's doctor too.
Fingers crossed Moxclav will take away this "could be" pneumonia.
Oh, another thing that Dr Ramanchandran mentioned was that she couldn't think of anywhere in Kerala where the atmosphere would be good for my poorly chest. For example, I noticed that today's weather forecast is 67% humidity in Kannur town. I'm in Burnassery, just outside, right by the sea. So, I'd imagine that the humidity and salt in the air is even worse than in town.
Oh, what the hell do I know? All I know is that when I arrived here, I felt there was so much moisture in the air that my lungs were filling up with more gunk. Doctor Junior Casualty Department did ask in Kochi where I was heading next. He knew I was coming to Kannur. He didn't say avoid the beach. As he had stressed that I should not go on any backwater trips near Kochi - moisture and salt would seriously affect me lungs. Hmm. Illness and doctors can be a mystery sometimes.
If this lot of drugs don't work. I'm not sure what I'll do. Call my insurance company and get them to fly me straight to Taipei, perhaps? I'm getting bored with this.
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