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Monday, August 27, 2007

project 355: falling sick

my humblest apologies for not updating as regular as i should. this is simply gonna be a fast update. i'm shaking now. and not in a good way. you see, i've been down with a really severe case of tonsillitis. and this one's no ordinary one where i take a few capsules of Amoxycillin and i'm up and ready to do the shaking that i've so been missing out on for nearly a fortnight to come. this one boasts of temperatures as high as 38.5 degrees. this one makes swallowing as painful as eye surgery without the general anesthesia. to summarize, this bout of tonsillitis is pretty crippling.

not helping is the brother who's at home with me and doesn't bother answering the phone at all. i can be shivering beneath all that layers of blankets and comforters, but the brother will still be fiddling with his PSP, totally ignorant of the loud ringing of the phone. it's like his mind is conditioned to filter out phones. needless to say, the only phone he answers is his very own cellphone. but really, in my current state, i don't think i'm cut out to answer phones. simply because making conversation with an enlarged tonsil is like talking with a gigan-ormous lump of elephant shit in your throat. the general phone conversation for the past few days have gone something like that:

Me: Ar-O, Eo's res-ee-dence (Hello, Teo's Residence)

Person: Hi, can i speak to Mr. Teo please?

Me: E's nor ack ohm ack er mo-murnk (He's not at home at the moment)

Person: Ehrm... is Mr. Teo around?

Me: E's nor ack ohm! Nor ack ohm! (He's not at home! Not at home!)

Person: Never mind, it's okay!

Me: Shee bye (Sheesh... bye)

it's times like these that i wish i could shout to the brother 'Hello? Sick person here!'
of course, i would have to sound coherent in the first place.

it's throughout this time though, that several people have checked on me to see how i'm progressing. one of them even offered to brew some almond soup and drive down to my place with the herbal tonic. it's a bit cliched, somewhat like a scene out of a Hong Kong drama. but the selfish little bastard in me does not deserve the kindness of these friends. to these people, i'm grateful for them. not that they read my blog anyways.

and speaking of herbal tonic, Pang Keng and I had the following sms conversation just today:

PK: How u doin so far?

Me: Feel like shit.

PK: Ic. maybe you should take some western herbal tea.

Me: Like what? Chamomile is it?

PK: Beer.

Me: Fuck you lah.

i feel the chills creeping up slowly on me. time for some ibuprofen.

posted at 7:52 pm by the nurse | Permalink |

22 Comments:

get well soon.

hopefully no tonsilectomy for ya

brachy
By Anonymous, at 9:45 pm

Awww.. Get well soon dude.
By poof, at 9:49 pm

take care friend try eating ice cream may help with the pain
By Anonymous, at 9:52 pm

Sorry to hear you are not feeling well. I hope you have are feeling better soon.

On a side note, I read an article recently that said the risk for catching HIV is not from the teeth and gums but from the tonsils.
By Anonymous, at 9:57 pm

save a sms template. Use that to sms your brother always when you feel irritated... he will stop fiddling with his PSP soon....

alternatively, steal the PSP battery... so that he can suffer with you..

Cheers, you will be fine and 'revenge' will not be too late...

Get well..
By Anonymous, at 10:24 pm

hey, im also down with an oral wachamacallit.... my throat itch like hellfire, as if the bacteria (i know, yuck!) in there are very having a grand orgy, and spreading its population faster than china. heehee no offense meant. i hate any oral (and anything connected to it) pain... too sick to work, but too sick to have sex (so no point of taking MC)... fuck...

- steve
By Anonymous, at 10:32 pm

Just take some paracetamol lah. And hey you might have picked up some odd bug, you sure Amox would do the thing? Finish your course and see how it goes... maybe you need a bigger bomb - Azithro maybe? :P

Get some guilingao and sour plum juice for the sore throat. Lots of Vit C and fluids but you know that.

Hope you get better soon, man.
By savante, at 11:11 pm

Wishing you a speedy recovery...
By sterlinglush, at 11:16 pm

u had too much sex!! Its time to remind u stop having sex for a week or more. :p

Take care dude and cheer up!
By Anonymous, at 9:04 am

Oh I used to go down with tonsillitis almost once a month!

Plain ol' Amox doesn't work, I usually need Augmentin. But the last time I had it, it seems Augmentin is losing it's efficacy and the doctor switched me to Klaccid.

In terms of supplementation, echinacea and spirulina really helped me.

Get well soon!! *HUGZ*
By Anonymous, at 9:53 am

Get well soon Jon. Think you must have caught the nasty bug floating around. A few of my colleagues were down for 4 days.

Meanwhile, I have no visible symptoms, only extreme fatigue.

Ryan
By Anonymous, at 12:21 pm

get well soon...and i can't believe people still answer calls with "Hello, (insert ransom surname)'s residence"
By robin, at 1:47 pm

oops...i mean random, not ransom :(
By robin, at 1:48 pm

Take lots of water and Vitamin C and get a good rest. Unplug the phone if you must.

Hope ya get better soon.
By Aelgtoer, at 6:25 pm

drink water water...

hope for a speedy recovery too!!!
By Anonymous, at 9:12 pm

brachy: i'm seriously considering a surgical approach to my current situation actually.

gauzzel: cheers.

rob: tonsil. such promiscuous things that they are. tsk.

deco78: i'm secretly spreading those bacteria-laden breaths to the brother each night (we sleep in a/c).

steve: exactly. i'm a daily wanker. but right now, touching myself is the least of my priorities.

savante: thanks for the wisdom. i'm taking augmentin and amox actually. plus i've come to love the companionship of ibuprofen. and piriton of course. i think i see an ENT referral coming though.

marshall: cheers to that.

zemien: still, you can't fault tonsillitis as the perfect excuse for an MC no?

ryan: yeah. i'm thinking it's a superbug. cos when i'm sick, i will still be in the mood for sex. not this time tho. my mojo is gone.

ry: i only do it when i'm at home. the only people who call my home are the parents, the brother and the father's students. and i have an uncanny knack of knowing who's on the other end without the help of caller ID.

aelgtoer: unplugged the phone i have definitely done so. thanks for the concern though.
By the nurse, at 9:23 pm

Sorry to hear you are feeling so crap mate. I can only suggest gargling with a weak solution of t tree oil and water several times a day. If possible, stick some under your nose or on the pillow as well so you are breathing it in. Lavender is a good alternative. Or you could try leeches.

Hope you get well soon. All the best.
By Anonymous, at 9:36 pm

Speedy recovery. Cheers
By lucas, at 9:00 am

Hey there Jon

Hope u are feeling loads better .. I was down with sore eyes myself and was not able to read any updates on ur end ..

Take care yeah :)
By Anonymous, at 12:56 pm

1975: thanks for the heartfelt wishes.

jeffrey: awww. must be all my pictures. shall have to stop revealing too much flesh on the net.
By the nurse, at 10:08 am

have not been keeping up with your blog and i've missed 5 of them!
anyway, if you have recuperated, good then, if not, get well soon.
ibuprofen, cool...C13H18O2 used especially in the treatment of arthritis.
By Anonymous, at 1:33 pm

quinsy? u shld get well by now! take care!
By Anonymous, at 4:15 pm