The times they are a-changin’.
This post seems to be older than 17 years—a long time on the internet. It might be outdated.
Since Wednesday evening, I’ve suffered through a myriad of symptoms. But since Friday, I’ve consistently had:
- Headache
- Sore throat, including discomfort in talking and swallowing
- Fever (in excess of 101° F at times)
- Dry, non productive cough from the stomach region (vs. the upper chest region)
- Loss of appetite
- Slightly swollen and slightly tender lymph nodes in my neck
- Some mucus drainage
Compare that list to common symptoms of strep throat from WebMD:
- sudden, severe sore throat – (check)
- pain or difficulty swallowing – (check)
- fever over 101 °F(38.3 °C) – (check)
- swollen tonsils and lymph nodes – (possibly)
- white or yellow spots on the back of a bright red throat – (unknown)
- headache – (check)
- abdominal pain – (no)
- red skin rash – (no)
- vomiting – (feeling to vomit on Wednesday night, since then: no)
- loss of appetite – (check)
I’m going to head back to the Health Center first thing tomorrow morning. If it is strep, it’s actually a good thing because they can treat with antibiotics and I’ll get better much quicker.
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