APO-CLARITHROMYCIN

So, its been a while since i've seen sunlight. I like to live in the shade...or I have to live in the shade :( as long as im on apo-clarithromycin. Now you may be wondering what the hell that is...and i'll tell ya, whatever it is, it aint that great. APO-CLARITHROMYCIN is just fancy lingo for Biaxin. It cures pneumonia, thats all.

Last Wednesday, I felt like crap. I went to the health centre, and I spoke to the nurse. At the time, none of us had any idea I had pneumonia. Anyhow, my lungs didn't sound right and my throat looked a little weird...there was white spots. Thats not normal. Thats why I was recommended to the doctor. The doctor had no clue what these white spots indicated, although she had a feeling it may have been Neisseria or something...which is basically a type of Meningitis. She wanted a sample of my blood and a sample of my throat...a throat swab they call it, and until these samples returned from the hospital, analyzed, I would have to live in quarantine.

I'd like to take this moment and describe the life of a guy in quarantine. Its like having no friends...not even imaginary friends want to be near you...the nurses and doctors wear masks and gloves when coming into the room, and they're the only other humans you will see until you are out of quarantine. I had my own bathroom in that room...but it didn't have a shower. I wanted a shower. Gautam got a shower. You see, I spoke to the nurse about this issue, and she was very nice...she went over to the public bathroom, which contains a shower, and posted a sign saying "Do Not Use".......oh ok.........I get it. Normal people aren't allowed to use it just because a guy from quarantine wants to. Am I not human? Do I not blink?

Anyhow, the samples came back from the hospital negative, but whilst waiting for the samples, I developed viral pneumonia. I had to get an x-ray in order for the doctor to see what was going on in my lungs. So I finally ended up with Biaxin. I was officially free from quarantine. Or so they said. I still stayed in that room, took showers in a room regular people weren't allowed to enter. I lived there for 8 days, and yesterday, Thursday, January 31 was my last day there...hopefully.

I'm on antibiotics...Biaxin, they call it. "Take 2 tablets twice daily for 10 days". You can analyze this. There is an alliteration...four words in a row starting with the letter T (take two tablets twice). I'm supposed to take it for 10 days. I forgot when I started. Uh oh. There's a warning sign saying "You should AVOID prolonged or excessive exposure to direct and/or artificial SUNLIGHT while taking this medication." I don't even know what that means, but i'm assuming i'm supposed to live in shade.

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this blog! I enjoyed writing it!