Constitution: Well developed,Well nourished (Flat affect*)
Saturday, February 18th, 2012 07:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
darkoshiI ended up going to the CVS MinuteClinic. Their website listed prices, which I appreciated.
My diagnosis was a sinus infection and viral conjunctivitis. The prescription was antibiotic tablets and eyedrops. I'm not clear why they prescribed antibiotic eyedrops for a viral eye infection, but the nurse made reference to my having been sick a week already, and my still having fevers, and that a viral infection wouldn't last that long, and that therefore they would treat both (the sinus and eye infection) with antibiotics.
The eyedrops seem to have helped - the redness was reduced greatly by the next day.
The sinus infection was a surprise to me, since I haven't had much nasal discharge or congestion. But looking up my nostrils in the mirror with a flashlight, I could see yellow gunk, unlike the more usual white gunk. So I presume that the diagnosis was correct.
After the diagnosis, I debated whether or not to do neti again. I had done neti two times when I first got sick. Sometimes when I do neti, the water doesn't drain well out of my nostrils, and I end up having a runny nose for much of the day. That happened the 2nd time. I wondered if that might have even caused the sinus infection.
This morning, I had a very bad headache, but no fever. Does headache without fever indicate sinus pressure? Tylenol cured the headache in 45 minutes. I decided to do neti again. It went well today.
Qiao got sick 3 days before me, and he's still not completely over it. I think I'm doing better than he is. He didn't have the misfortune of an eye infection, but neither has he had the benefit of antibiotics.
*It startled me to see "flat affect" written in my examination notes after I left the clinic. Admittedly, due to feeling sick, I was probably even less facially expressive than usual.
My diagnosis was a sinus infection and viral conjunctivitis. The prescription was antibiotic tablets and eyedrops. I'm not clear why they prescribed antibiotic eyedrops for a viral eye infection, but the nurse made reference to my having been sick a week already, and my still having fevers, and that a viral infection wouldn't last that long, and that therefore they would treat both (the sinus and eye infection) with antibiotics.
The eyedrops seem to have helped - the redness was reduced greatly by the next day.
The sinus infection was a surprise to me, since I haven't had much nasal discharge or congestion. But looking up my nostrils in the mirror with a flashlight, I could see yellow gunk, unlike the more usual white gunk. So I presume that the diagnosis was correct.
After the diagnosis, I debated whether or not to do neti again. I had done neti two times when I first got sick. Sometimes when I do neti, the water doesn't drain well out of my nostrils, and I end up having a runny nose for much of the day. That happened the 2nd time. I wondered if that might have even caused the sinus infection.
This morning, I had a very bad headache, but no fever. Does headache without fever indicate sinus pressure? Tylenol cured the headache in 45 minutes. I decided to do neti again. It went well today.
Qiao got sick 3 days before me, and he's still not completely over it. I think I'm doing better than he is. He didn't have the misfortune of an eye infection, but neither has he had the benefit of antibiotics.
*It startled me to see "flat affect" written in my examination notes after I left the clinic. Admittedly, due to feeling sick, I was probably even less facially expressive than usual.