My Dog is Chelsea

Remember when I was sick?? Oh wait—that was like the whole month of July.
Well, the first time I got strep, I asked all of you to email me interesting things because I had such a high fever that I needed some distraction. Sadly, I only got four responses. However, they were four very high-quality responses—one [...]

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Just two days after completing my last dose of penicillin, the strep monster has returned! I woke up at 4 am last night/morning to a familiar pain in my throat and immediately knew. This sucker is persistent.
I went back to my NP to discover that my particular strain of strep is very rare and is [...]

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Hi, my name is Laura, and I haven’t updated my blog in a week and a half.
Not too much to report: strep throat is gone (hooray for penicillin), work has been busy, frisbee has been fun. I got stung by a wasp on Saturday and I now have a three-inch-wide welt on my left bicep. [...]

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Can’t type much. Feverish + in pain + haven’t been able to eat solid foods since Tuesday = bad. Went to the doctor this morning and am now on penicillin. Things will be getting better soon. Until then, nap time.

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The current temperature, at 7 pm, in Portland, Oregon is 89 degrees Fahrenheit (feels like 90). The current temperature inside of my body: 101.1 (when I typically clock in around 97.1). And yet, I have goosebumps.
(Ugh. Sorry, I can tell right now that this is going to be one of those complaint posts. Feel free [...]

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