Ooh, sorry about the strep. Not fun.
(A little unsolicited advice -- ignore if you wish. I recommend having everyone tested after the ten days of antibiotics, even if feeling better. My kids once had cases of strep that didn't clear up after the usual antibiotics prescribed. The doctor prescribed a stronger type. Retesting still showed an infection. The doctor did extensive research and prescribed a third. The pharmacy didn't have it and had to special order.
Scene -- suburban pharmacy.
Me, to woman behind counter: "Prescriptions for [names], please."
Woman: "Uh, wait here."
Pharmacist, coming out to see me: "Here are the prescriptions. Do you mind my asking -- what do your children have?"
Folks in line back away from me.
Back home, I looked at information about the drug. It's usually used to treat leprosy and a couple strange tropical diseases. But it finally cleared up the strep.)
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I wish I'd hear from this editor about my NF. He said he'd get to my partial in one or two weeks and it's been four, now. I'm not sure if that is good, bad, or indifferent news.
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Meanwhile, I'm psyching myself up to go to the oral surgeon in an hour. In the past, if I had to get stuff done, it would be done fairly quickly. I didn't have all this time to dwell on it. That, plus right now my mouth feels fine. If I were in pain, it would be much easier to go through this.