Mal12345
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Today, after having weird reactions for a week to something, things were getting worse day by day so I decided to visit a primary health care facility that is open on Saturdays.
Here is the list of symptoms I reported to the PA:
Stabbing pain in extremities/joints - left elbow, right thigh, top of right foot. (I reported a level 5 pain experience on a 1-10 scale.)
Light-headedness.
Eyelids flutter, eyes roll back when trying to focus on things.
Dizziness.
Very loud ringing in ears.
Sinusitis.
Dry cough.
Shortness of breath.
Itchy skin, tickle in throat.
Runny nose.
Nausea.
Difficulty concentrating. (For example, when I try to count my daily stretches, I lose track easily and even switch to a different stretch without meaning to. This is very unlike me.)
By the time the PA came into the exam room an hour after I was led in by the nurse, I had already figured out the cause: Ceftin, because it was the only thing that made sense, not because I know so much about it. He agreed with my self-diagnosis immediately, and then went on to explain in general the kinds of problems antibiotics can cause. I then told him that I got the prescription from an allergy specialist.
At this point, the PA looked like he went into shock. "Why did he give you Ceftin??" he demanded of me. I just shrugged. Because at that time I didn't even know Ceftin was on my allergies list.
Here is the list of symptoms I reported to the PA:
Stabbing pain in extremities/joints - left elbow, right thigh, top of right foot. (I reported a level 5 pain experience on a 1-10 scale.)
Light-headedness.
Eyelids flutter, eyes roll back when trying to focus on things.
Dizziness.
Very loud ringing in ears.
Sinusitis.
Dry cough.
Shortness of breath.
Itchy skin, tickle in throat.
Runny nose.
Nausea.
Difficulty concentrating. (For example, when I try to count my daily stretches, I lose track easily and even switch to a different stretch without meaning to. This is very unlike me.)
By the time the PA came into the exam room an hour after I was led in by the nurse, I had already figured out the cause: Ceftin, because it was the only thing that made sense, not because I know so much about it. He agreed with my self-diagnosis immediately, and then went on to explain in general the kinds of problems antibiotics can cause. I then told him that I got the prescription from an allergy specialist.
At this point, the PA looked like he went into shock. "Why did he give you Ceftin??" he demanded of me. I just shrugged. Because at that time I didn't even know Ceftin was on my allergies list.