Last weeks thread here

Welcome to this week’s casual kōrero thread!

This post will be pinned in this community so you can always find it, and will stay for about a week until replaced by the next one.

It’s for talking about anything that might not justify a full post. For example:

  • Something interesting that happened to you
  • Something humourous that happened to you
  • Something frustrating that happened to you
  • A quick question
  • A request for recommendations
  • Pictures of your pet
  • A picture of a cloud that kind of looks like an elephant
  • Anything else, there are no rules (except the rule)

So how’s it going?

  • eagleeyedtiger
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    26 days ago

    Thanks, luckily managed to squeeze in and get a doctors appointment this morning, so now have some extra antibiotics and steroids to take. She is thinking either strep throat or glandular fever, also did a blood test so they can confirm.

    • liv
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      26 days ago

      Hopefully it’s the least worst option!

      I know it’s not really my place to say this but if it does turn out to be glandular fever/mono/Epstein Barr I’d suggest you get a second opinion on whether to use steroids during the acute phase of a viral infection (unless it’s just a throat spray or inhaler or something like that).

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        25 days ago

        Well they haven’t got back to me with the test results yet, but I already started taking them and the antibiotics. It’s definitely seemed to help me yesterday and I managed a much better sleep last night without as much pain on waking up. What should I be concerned about with the steroids with glandular fever? I understand antibiotics wouldn’t do anything as it’s not a bacterial infection.

        • liv
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          25 days ago

          Glad you got some sleep! I’m not a doctor and obviously they know best. I was mostly thinking about how part of the way anti-inflammatory steroids work their magic is by dampening down the immune system.

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            24 days ago

            I see. The doc at first was going to prescribe amoxicillin, but mentioned if it was glandular fever it would make it worse. But she changed it to roxithromycin which should be safe according to her.

            I think I’m getting better, but I’m still taking a few pain killers which makes it hard to tell if I’m actually better.

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              24 days ago

              That’s a good sign, fingers crossed! Hopefully it’s just strep and the antibiotics are giving it a kicking.