fever with chills!

thats why i have not been blogging, or doing much else for that matter, these few days.
i think this is the sickest i have been since i had got pneumonia in 2005. atleast i had a diagnosis then.....
it all began last thursday morning with a sore throat...which conveniently disappeared by evening,by when i had developed fever.... i did go to college the next day, but by the time i came back, i had chills to accompany the fever.... had to go to a doctor, who diagnosed it as viral lower respiratory tract infection and was given fever lowering drugs and antibiotics for prophylaxis.
but the fever did not subside. after being bedridden and missing college for 3 days, i called up the doc. i was advised blood tests-all of which were normal-no signs of parasites,bacterial infections..... hmmm, the doctor thought it should still be a viral fever, the fever might be taking some time to come down. i thought and hoped soo too.
the course of antibiotics were completed yesterday and am feeling a little better. keeping my fingers crossed for now.....

by the way, my medicine postings are going on(did i catch the infection there then?), we get to see a lot of interesting cases here. they are all unique, each patient a puzzle, a challenge. the satisfaction you get when you successfully treat these people is unmatched!

also our college fest cobalt skies began today-i could not go, am at home, relaxing from the aftermath of the illness...