Blog Series Glossary About Subscribe
March 13, 2026 · 1 min read

I have strep throat and will avoid antibiotics for now

Tom KirkmanIndependent Project Manager

Apparently I have Strep Throat, and it sucks.

/ Edit, I have decided *not* to go with antibiotics, because antibiotics cause havoc with overall immune systems.
Will only go for antibiotics as a last resort.
Anyway, back to my original post …

This morning I lost 95% of my ability to speak, my throat is simply discombobulated and utterly malfunctioning.

And my thinking is muddled due to fever.

< feeling pretty stupid today, my thinking is stuck in 2nd gear, and I am used to thinking at a much MUCH higher level than this >

I haven’t seen a doctor since I moved back to the US in 2019.

No idea how to even set up an appointment to see a doctor here in the US.

< long deep sigh >

< making an extra cup of super strong black coffee to hopefully coax my thinkingnesses out of low gear >

I normally depend on my intellect and ability to think clearly, and right now, my mind seems to be spinning its wheels pointless in the mud, spewing slop uselessly while trying to get out of the mud, and it sucks.

If this continues, maybe I’ll buy a TV and start watching professional SportsBall to molify my muddled mind with empty carbohydrate junk thoughts and entertaining acrobatic theatrics of distraction.

Pic related.

FROM THE THREAD

Tom's notes 10

  1. Tom Kirkman

    Thanks. In Malaysia, you could simply walk in to local health clinics to see a doctor, no appointment necessary.
    And they had most medications available at site at the clinics.
    Total cost to see a doctor and get medicine was around USD $50 or less.

    The USA is pretty much screwed as far as actual heathcare.

  2. Tom Kirkmanreplying to Chris Keilberg

    agreed. Really. See my edit in original post above.

  3. Tom Kirkman

    Thanks Glenn Hamblin.

  4. Tom Kirkman

    Thanks Patrick Ng'oma, Jr. I'm avoiding people this weekend.

  5. Tom Kirkman

    Thanks Mark Jacobsen. Microsoft can be ever so helpful in authenticating stuff.

Keep reading

Select all images with a boatSelect all images with a boat.Read post →Winter is comingWinter is comingRead post →I’m trolling the person who hijacked my phoneI am literally chatting on my phone right now with the person who hijacked my phone. He can write stuff on my phone and also delete…Read post →

Enjoyed that?
Get the next one.

New posts on energy, projects and Weekend Science — straight to your inbox, without the algorithm.