{"id":326,"date":"2004-12-08T17:30:49","date_gmt":"2004-12-09T01:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torturedpotato.com\/cheeseblog\/?p=326"},"modified":"2004-12-08T17:41:05","modified_gmt":"2004-12-09T01:41:05","slug":"my-fascinating-throat-or-how-a-freakishly-long-neck-can-get-you-into-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torturedpotato.com\/cheeseblog\/?p=326","title":{"rendered":"My Fascinating Throat or How a Freakishly Long Neck Can Get you Into Trouble"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three weeks ago I went to a walk-in clinic for my sore throat that never became a cold. The diagnosis took place after a quick flashlight down the throat and an interrogation. The doctor then said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Looks like tonsillitis. I will give you some antibiotics.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Only after filling the prescription did I remember what I had read about sore throats being due either to viruses or bacteria and how it is impossible to tell the difference between the two unless a test is done. I was a little iffy about taking the antibiotics for what might be a viral and thus incurable infection, especially considering that a lot of the theory behind the Chin Itch <\/a> points to an overabundance of yeast which can be attributed to the overuse of antibiotics. However, in light of my history with strep throat, I decided to take the drugs and about ten minutes later, the infection went away. I continued taking the drugs because I know how important it is to take antibiotics right to the end. I did not want to tempt a giant super-tonsillitis bacterial invasion of my throat.
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\nA mere 5 days after I finished taking the many pink pills, my throat began to hurt again. I waited and hoped it would go away but it did not. On Monday, the 5th day – because before 5 days a doctor won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t take your sore throat seriously – I went to the same walk-in clinic at a different time, hoping for a different doctor.<\/p>\n

Indeed he was different and I did rejoice. He looked down my throat with a flashlight and then said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s very inflamed but impossible to tell what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s causing it without a swab. Would you like a swab or a prescription for antibiotics?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I practically swabbed myself I was so thrilled. Then I went back to work. <\/p>\n

The next morning at 4:30 I woke up with discomfort, not pain, when I swallowed. At first I thought it was because of the ibuprofen I took before going to sleep. (Tip One: Ibuprofen works for a sore throat. Logical – as it is an anti-inflammatory and a sore throat is an inflammation, but my WHOLE LIFE it never occurred to me to take medicine for a sore throat. Damn! Is there anything<\/b> marvellous Ibu can’t do?) But throughout the day, I just felt better and better, to the point where I became obnoxious with glee.<\/p>\n

For all you \u00e2\u20ac\u0153tonsil infection + cure\u00e2\u20ac\u009d googlers, here are the things I did different that day that might have cured me:<\/p>\n

a) Going to the doctor.
\nb) Zinc lozenges with vitamin C.
\nc) Pasta with pesto and extra garlic for dinner – my first plate of pasta in two months. Oh blessed pasta with your rich, wheaty crunch and whistle. I think the wheat sensitivity is gone. Actually, I’ve decided<\/b> it’s gone.
\nd) Gold Christmas tree.
\ne) Dumb luck\/5 day virus.
\nf) Glorious, miracle-working ibuprofen.
\ng) Maraschino cherries.<\/p>\n

I so totally know it was the pasta with garlic. By giving my body the ammunition it needed in the food it loves and respects, I was saying, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Yo, bitch, kick that tonsillitis in the ASS!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d So it did.<\/p>\n

Today I got a call from the doctor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s office, asking how I was feeling. I said Quite Well! He said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The swab showed strep bacteria. But it seems like your immune system has fought it off.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n

The moral of the story: eat what you want. And don’t forget the maraschinos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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