Third time's a charm

This morning I called a cab to get my antibiotic prescription from the hospital filled. When I got to the pharmacy, I made sure to double-check the prescription after all the mistakes the doctor had made last night. The antibiotics he wrote were for UTIs. UGH!

I then decided to try the UCT hospital. They are supposed to be closed on the weekend, but luckily the receptionist could see how hard it was for me to breathe and asked a very kind doctor to help me. He ran an X-ray and some blood work. I will hear about the blood test on Tuesday when the office opens back up (Monday is Women's Day - a national holiday). He gave me antibiotics for my bronchitis, a steroid-spray to kick the inflamation in my lungs and a liquid cough supressant. I also now have to take pills and a nasal spray to help combat my allergy sensitivity (5 things in all).

I am feeling much better now! I still have a few days before I'll be back in action, but I'm so happy to finally get some relief from my asthma attacks and cough-spasms.
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Interesting factoid I found while looking up air purifiers:

In The News

It is estimated that around 2,000 children die annually in South Africa as a result of respiratory infections caused by air pollution, making it the sixth largest killer of children under the age of 4.

Furthermore, levels of carbon monoxide in Johannesburg have been shown to exceed hourly WHO guidelines during winter.

(As reported in the Star Newspaper dated 19/09/98)