Thursday, January 26, 2006
Doxycycline...
Yup, antibiotics for my sinus congestion. "Take one capsule once daily until finished. Avoid sun exposure." Those are pretty straight forward instructions. There are 10 pills to take, one day at a time, so if multiply and carry the one.... yes, 10 days worth of meds.
The part I'm not too clear on, and it wasn't explained to me at the pharmacy, is the sun exposure issue. Should the pills avoid the sunshine, or should I avoid the sun? If it's the pills, then that shouldn't be too difficult. Stick them up high in the cupboard, so that Kylan will have to get a chair, a stool, and three boxes in order to climb up there. But if I am to avoid exposure to sunlight, things get a little more complicated. You see, I am not nocturnal. I'm awake during the day time. I am also not a vampire, who might be used to timing things so as to avoid the sun's deadly rays. Maybe I could simply wear a long overcoat, sunglasses and a wool toque. Or wrap myself in cloth like a mummy and just say, "bad burn", when talking to people. Should be an interesting next week and a half.
Huh, what's that? Ohhhhhh, right. I live in Vancouver - there is no sun. Then I guess everything's going to be just fine!
From another part of my brain, I want to share a secret with you. My doctor is named Dr. Jones, and I always have this strong urge to greet him with a German accent like that little creepy Nazi guy in the first Indiana Jones movie. "Ve meet again, Dr. Jones!" Alas, I always chicken out. I don't think he'd get it....
The part I'm not too clear on, and it wasn't explained to me at the pharmacy, is the sun exposure issue. Should the pills avoid the sunshine, or should I avoid the sun? If it's the pills, then that shouldn't be too difficult. Stick them up high in the cupboard, so that Kylan will have to get a chair, a stool, and three boxes in order to climb up there. But if I am to avoid exposure to sunlight, things get a little more complicated. You see, I am not nocturnal. I'm awake during the day time. I am also not a vampire, who might be used to timing things so as to avoid the sun's deadly rays. Maybe I could simply wear a long overcoat, sunglasses and a wool toque. Or wrap myself in cloth like a mummy and just say, "bad burn", when talking to people. Should be an interesting next week and a half.
Huh, what's that? Ohhhhhh, right. I live in Vancouver - there is no sun. Then I guess everything's going to be just fine!
From another part of my brain, I want to share a secret with you. My doctor is named Dr. Jones, and I always have this strong urge to greet him with a German accent like that little creepy Nazi guy in the first Indiana Jones movie. "Ve meet again, Dr. Jones!" Alas, I always chicken out. I don't think he'd get it....
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what - how could somebody not get an Indiana Jones line?
an interesting sidenote - here is a great story from the Urban Legends Reference Page on Raiders of the Lost Ark -
http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/raiders.htm
by the way, take it from someone whose work forces him to be nocturnal - that whole "sunshine is good" thing is WAY overrated!
cheerio!
an interesting sidenote - here is a great story from the Urban Legends Reference Page on Raiders of the Lost Ark -
http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/raiders.htm
by the way, take it from someone whose work forces him to be nocturnal - that whole "sunshine is good" thing is WAY overrated!
cheerio!
Perhaps the pills temporarily transform you into an immortal vampire, which are obviously immune to mortal sinus issues, thus rendering you cured.
Yeah, I'd avoid the sun.
Yeah, I'd avoid the sun.
But the tricky part is hooking the Flux Capacitor up to the steam-engine train when you wish to get back to your own time!
Note to self: Stop watching 80's movies.
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Note to self: Stop watching 80's movies.
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