I just got home from the clinic a little while ago. Before I left, I had this perfect little idea of everything I wanted once I got down there (ie; MRI, CBC/Diff, antibiotic, etc). After I arrived, I had to sit a few hours (which I did'nt mind) but finally the doctor walked in. I explained the whole deal to him and he began his examination.

He told me that I did'nt have swollen lymph nodes which is exactly what the ER doctor told me last night. Gawsh, I think I know when my own lymph nodes are swollen and sore but then again, these docs don't live in my body and maybe your nodes have to be a certain size before they get concerned. He also looked up my nose, saw my deviated septum and remarked "yeah, it looks kind of boggy in there". Boggy??...lol. Anyway, the doc told me I did'nt need a CBC because he was going to give me a course of Z-Pak (Azithromycin) anyway and an MRI was'nt indicated. His final diagnosis was a "viral URI" (Upper Respiratory Infection). Since we are in the middle of flu season, I'll bet he gives most of his patients this "canned" diagnosis but at least I got the antibiotic I wanted (Z-Pak is a powerful, broad spectrum AB which I tolerate very well and you only need a few doses to wack the little nasties out of your system.

Of course, none of this means that I don't have some huge tumor growing through my left eye socket..blah...blah...but at least maybe I can get a little relief. Oh, I also got Allegra which my mom takes and which is supposed to be some GOOD stuff:-)

- Me