Just when I had all the medical bills caught up,    
   my body figured it was time for another visit to   
   the Emergency Room. :(   
      
   The good news was that the cost for the x-rays of   
   the leg, pelvic region, and MRI of the left leg   
   (which showed severe arthritis) was under $100...   
   much less than expected...and the cost of the brain    
   CT scan (which showed no blood clots, brain tumors,    
   or anuerysms), was around $50. I had to quit taking   
   pain medications, due to constant migraines...   
   basically "rebound headaches".   
      
   Two weeks ago, I came down with what first started   
   as a head and chest cold. Then, I added chills, fever,   
   and nausea (thankfully, only one bout of that). Then,   
   the tight chest and chest pain this morning, make me   
   go to the Emergency Room. I had taken a flu shot last   
   Septemeber, but was worried that I was going into   
   pneumonia.   
      
   But, I don't have pneumonia, the flu swab was negative,   
   and the EKG was normal. However, I was diagnosed with   
   severe bronchitis.   
      
   They gave me antibiotics for that, along with a cream   
   to treat a severe yeast infection in the groin area...   
   I've been worn out trying to treat the bronchitis, and   
   hacking like a 50 pack a day smoker...that I ignored   
   the other area. With the wild temperature swings around   
   here, weather wise, lately...no wonder my body is out   
   of kilter!!   
      
   I'm heading off to my PCP in a little bit, then to the   
   pharmacy to get the medicines...and also to purchase a   
   vaporizer. I used to have one of the Vicks vaporizers,   
   but it had set for so long, there was so much dirt and   
   sediment in it (even though it was inside the apartment),   
   that I felt it best to just discard it.   
      
   Being ill leaves little time or desire to work with the   
   BBS, or much else.   
      
   Daryl   
      
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