My temperature’s back at 38C, probably because the effects of the PCM had disappeared after more than 8 hours. So went to my usual clinic, sat there, described to the doctor my symptoms, temperature, blood pressure and pulse readings at various times; then as he was going to prescribe me with Ibuprofen, I told him I am probably allergic to NSAIDs (Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs). He asked me how did I find that out as my record shows I declared only to be allergic to Aspirin? I told him I had had stones in the Urethra, and the GP I rushed to jabbed me with Voltaren to minimise the pain I was suffering from as I was only supposed to be allergic to Aspirin-based medicine; only for me to return some ten minutes later gasping for breath and my sinus cavities had swelled up. Even when they performed an IVU to locate the stones, I had to be prepped with Prednisolone for days before they could inject me with the IVU dye…to top that, a nurse was on stand-by in the X-ray room just in case I stopped breathing.
He then asked me what do I do for a living, and I told him that I am a full-time diver. He replied saying he’s very surprised that I know a lot of medical terminologies and thought I had worked for the health industry before.
If only he knows I have been prescribing some of my own medicines since my Air Force days…and I still do. 🙂
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