Feel better soon.

Not to belittle your suffering, but at least it isn't epididymitis. Jared spent the weekend wincing at that.

At this point I’d be tempted to swap the sore throat for it.

Given, you know, that the throat is a body part I’m getting a lot of day-to-day use out of. :)

Take it easy and rest up!

Jared described the sensation as being like "being kicked in the balls every fifteen seconds", and he appeared absolutely miserable during the road trip to the doctor.

Incidentally, your spam filter bounced my first attempt at that last comment because it did not like the fact that I had used the word "drive" followed by "to" in place of "road trip to".

*puzzled look*

Sorry to hear you're feeling poorly, David. I send along virtual chicken soup.

Maybe David's sore throat feels like he's being kicked in the throat every fifteen seconds. That might be in the same league as epididymitis.

Ted -- perhaps. Sore throats are generally terrible experiences. But my money would be against it. :)

David --- get well soon, and say hi to Brandon for me. :)

Oh, wow, I wish it had been more of a joke when I called my apartment the Plague House. It sounds like you have that sore throat I had a week ago. I'm the worst road-trip guest-host ever! I'm so sorry.

Don’t sweat it. I was coming down with something anyway. How long did the worst of the sore throat last, anyway?

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Hope you recover soon. Raw greens and fruits are calling you :-)

I only had the bad sore throat for two days, and I think Matt only had it for a day. Advil helped a lot, and so did gargling with warm salt water.

We seem to have moved on to the Disgusting Cough from Hell. Time to figure out how COBRA works...

...or not, since apparently that only applies if your employment is involuntarily terminated. Instead: No insurance. Yay America!

David, you should qualify for COBRA without involuntary termination of employment. I was on COBRA for my month between grad school and starting my job.

I do hope you feel better soon!

David, sounds like you have a sinus infection. If you get to a doctor they'll most likely give you antibiotics and a prescription decongestent. The alternative is about two more weeks of what you went through last night.

Here's to hoping I'm wrong.

I've been on COBRA a number of times, always after having voluntarily left a job. Chances are things won't get processed quickly enough for you to see a doctor now and be on COBRA at the time (because it takes weeks), but you can see a doctor, pay out of pocket, apply for COBRA, and then get your medical expenses reimbursed.

Seriously, I'd go see a doctor. And I hope you feel better real soon.

Yeah... when I get to Manhattan I'll see if my cousin has a doctor she can recommend.

Argh. I know exactly what I need, too; I had something almost exactly like this two years ago.

What about free clinics?

Get yourself some Goldenseal and a usnea tincture (any health food place). Feel better!

Poor David!!! I hope it isn't some creepy Jurassic Technology virus!!!

Yuck. That sounds miserable. Get well soon.

Oh no, poor David! Personally, I'd recommend hot baths, but do whatever feels good. I hope you get better soon!

Amputate!

Actually, a Jurassic Technology virus would be kind of cool.

I’m going to try to see a doc here in Manhattan tomorrow morning (of course I didn't start trying to actually make an appointment till after the Kansas State Med Center referral line had closed up for the day, but I figure it ought to be doable). If they tell me I need to have my sinuses, voicebox, lungs and trachea taken out and replaced by robotic implants, I’m cool with that — so long as I can get ’em in cyberpunk chrome and I can get a better robo-voice than Stephen Hawking’s got. And so long as they take American Express.

Just remember, if the doctor walks in and says, "Hello everybody!" get up and walk out the door.

Otherwise, feel better soon.