Mid Autumn Madness

Let's see. What happened in the last 3 weeks? What did I accomplish? Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. I was basically ill during the entire time and I am still trying to fully recover from this gross and mysterious unknown that plagued me.

So first I started getting fevers, not serious ones, but serious enough to make me feel dizzy and almost faint going down the stairs to the skytrain at Commercial Drive. I took the right pills and felt better after a day or two. Then it comes back. Then it goes away again. And comes back. And goes away. Okay, it came back and I went to see the doctor and it was magically gone. He checked me for strep throat (whatever that is) but it turned out to be not so.

The weird fever roller coaster did continue and I managed to go down to Richmond to see the Chinese herbal doctor who gave me the black stuff to drink which got rid of my fever...but a horrible sore throat came out of nowhere to haunt me. It was one of the most horrible symptoms ever, I didn't even want to drink water! So I saw the doctor again, who tested me for strep throat and sent me for a monospot (another whatever that is) blood test. I started antibiotics and the fever came back...ohhh what a horrible life. I had to see the doctor again, now he told me to stop the antibiotics because he concluded that it was a viral infection but not mono and enough rest and water (plus time) should do.

Oh, and the nastiest part of all this. I was told to have white patches in my throat area or something. So I stood in front of the mirror at home and pointed a flash light into my mouth saying ahhhhh and saw patches of white stuff stuck on my tonsils or something. It looked so gross...although it could have just been old gum or marshmallows stuck there. Or maybe even mushrooms growing hahahaha!