Little Things That Irk You 3 1/3: The Final Insult

[Darwock]

Last Friday the nursery I work in was in the middle of an influenza epidemic. Come Monday evening I was showing all the signs myself, so I called in sick and went to the doctor, tested for flu, came back negative. Just a virus then, hopefully I'd shake it off by this weekend when we go on our overnight winter camp with the kids (spending all day in the snow). This morning my fever had gone down but I'd also broken out in lots of red blisters on my body.

Went to the same doctor, told him my condition had changed and showed him the few visible spots on my neck. He was like "huh... what's that then. hmmmm." . He didn't look at them closely, or ask to see my chest or back or anything... finally he came to the conclusion I'd had an allergic reaction to my bed, gave me anti-histamines and sent me on my way.

Not very satisfied with that as he hadn't been bothered enough to even look properly, I went to another doctor. This guy asked me to lift up my shirt right away, took one look and immediately had 2 or 3 possible diagnoses, asked a few more questions and then told me with no uncertainty it's chickenpox.

Winter camp is out, I can't be the Oni in the traditional bean throwing event on Monday, I will miss all my classes and all that, which irks me a great deal, but not as much as Im irked by how hopelessly incompetent that first doctor was. What kind of doctor can't even realize something *might* be chickenpox?!

My daughter has to be vaccinated, I could have gone to camp and infected up to 200 kids in one fell swoop, if I'd trusted his opinion. Shocking.

[charlesr]

Wait, no. Don't vaccinate. Cuddle. We try and make sure all the kids get chickenpox as soon as possible to reduce their chances of getting again later in life. It's not normally a serious thing. Just itches.

[k0pp0]

Last Friday the nursery I work in was in the middle of an influenza epidemic. Come Monday evening I was showing all the signs myself, so I called in sick and went to the doctor, tested for flu, came back negative. Just a virus then, hopefully I'd shake it off by this weekend when we go on our overnight winter camp with the kids (spending all day in the snow). This morning my fever had gone down but I'd also broken out in lots of red blisters on my body.

Went to the same doctor, told him my condition had changed and showed him the few visible spots on my neck. He was like "huh... what's that then. hmmmm." . He didn't look at them closely, or ask to see my chest or back or anything... finally he came to the conclusion I'd had an allergic reaction to my bed, gave me anti-histamines and sent me on my way.

Not very satisfied with that as he hadn't been bothered enough to even look properly, I went to another doctor. This guy asked me to lift up my shirt right away, took one look and immediately had 2 or 3 possible diagnoses, asked a few more questions and then told me with no uncertainty it's chickenpox.

Winter camp is out, I can't be the Oni in the traditional bean throwing event on Monday, I will miss all my classes and all that, which irks me a great deal, but not as much as Im irked by how hopelessly incompetent that first doctor was. What kind of doctor can't even realize something *might* be chickenpox?!

My daughter has to be vaccinated, I could have gone to camp and infected up to 200 kids in one fell swoop, if I'd trusted his opinion. Shocking.

Jesus that's terrible. After reading a few lines in I thought 'chickenpox' straight away.

[Lebowski]

3 things.

1. People that don't slow down for puddles cos they are in a 4x4. Yes yes wonderful for you. Not so much for me, with water from the huge bough wave firing into my scoops and ruining my MAF sensor. Besides, I can't see anything for a second until my windscreen clears.

i had to google what a maf sensor was, I'm glad its got nothing to do with maths, coz im good at mafs me

[QualityChimp]

Jesus that's terrible. After reading a few lines in I thought 'chickenpox' straight away.

After reading a few lines, I thought 'Rage Virus' straight away.

I guess we'll find out which of us is right 28 days later...

[kryss]

Wait, no. Don't vaccinate. Cuddle. We try and make sure all the kids get chickenpox as soon as possible to reduce their chances of getting again later in life. It's not normally a serious thing. Just itches.

Yeah, this. We all had it in one go in my family. Get it out of the way ASAP.

[Darwock]

Sadly too late, my wife took her to be vaccinated almost right away. I have to say, right now I'm in such misery that I don't know if I'd be able to intentionally pass it to my daughter in any case... goes against instinct to make your kid suffer. I hear it's worse for adults though.

We have a thread for moaning about illnesses I believe, maybe I should go vent on there. Can't sleep in any case, legs hurt too much if I lie down, what's that all about.

[buster_broon]

My daughter was in sharing mood about 2 years ago and gave me hand foot and mouth disease

Online it states it's a common and disease that doesn't cause much problems but it was bloody agony

Couldn't walk properly or swallow anything (wink) and when it eventually passed i was shedding skin everywhere like a bloody snake

[Kit]

Apologising and still being treated like a dick.

The ego on these ****ers.

[k0pp0]

The fact that I'm in a god damn filthy mood - and not in a sex way.

Oh. And tossers in 4x4's who won't bloody get on the verge when on country roads for fear of getting mud on their off road vehicles. I've not taken the stance of not giving an inch on roads and waiting for them to move - I've been very close to grounding my car too many times now whilst slipping into a ditch.

I need a beer.

[JazzFunk]

Pricks coming around every day, at all hours, knocking at the door offering free wall insulation. Been in loads of pain, off work, resting up, sick of the pricks disrupting my Me Time (tm), so high pressure, too, guy just come round, starts getting all arsey when I say "not now mate, not well right now, will ring to make an appointment if I want one" and the guy starts that "I'm only in this area tonight" **** and just won't go so I just say "we don't f*ckin want none mate" and slam the door in his face, fucn PIG-SICK of haters ruining my hard-earned chill time!!!

['Press Start']

Pricks coming around every day, at all hours, knocking at the door offering free wall insulation. Been in loads of pain, off work, resting up, sick of the pricks disrupting my Me Time (tm), so high pressure, too, guy just come round, starts getting all arsey when I say "not now mate, not well right now, will ring to make an appointment if I want one" and the guy starts that "I'm only in this area tonight" **** and just won't go so I just say "we don't f*ckin want none mate" and slam the door in his face, fucn PIG-SICK of haters ruining my hard-earned chill time!!!

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[JazzFunk]

Lol, yeh, feel embarrassed about it now!

['Press Start']

It is tricky. Behind their pushy, in your face tactics could be someone trying to make ends meet for their family. (No I am not one!)

Yet behind the door they knock on could be someone who needs time to themselves, someone who has just got the baby to sleep etc etc.

I do like talking to the religious groups though. Their inability to converse beyond the book they hold is frightening.

[JazzFunk]

Yeah, you're right mate, that's where the guilt comes in, just bullying tactics get my back up and make lose my rag, school was like Class Of 1984 for me, I have no time for bully-boy Alpha-ism, it makes me lupine. Lol at myself!