An old man's career goes flat, Snackbar moves to open deck

The wife use to get pneumonia at least once a year. I guess they have a pneumonia shot now she gets with her flu shot. She said by the way I was sounding, I might have a mild case of it...but I've seen her when she had it...I am nowhere near that sick. Hopefully the doctor was right and the antibiotics kick it's butt. But I have never seen such vivid colors in a klenex before, that's for sure.

 

I am in Mississippi, delivered to the port at Gulfport...wish I could have gone and soaked my whole body in the water...a good soak in natural salt water is one of the best cures for a lot of things (but as chilly as it was, it might have pushed me right over the pneumonia threshold.) Dispatch suggested go to an ER...like any hospital near a populated area would have room for a bobtail. My wife's quad-cab Ram takes up 2 spots, plus hangs out in the isle...this sucker would have been towed in a heartbeat.

 

Amazing how just a couple doses of antibiotics makes a difference. Had the prescriptions sent to the closest Walgreens in Gulfport that had an adequate amount of space for my bobtail. After 2 or 3 hours, I called and checked to see if they had gotten the scripts, which they had, and how long before I could pick them up. They said they are being filled as we speak, but give them 45 min to an hour because they did a computer update over the weekend and the communication between their system and the various insurance company systems were having issues. After an hour, I headed that way(still with no voice). Got there, stood in line...once I got to the counter, they still hadn't gotten any reply from the insurance company, so have a seat and we'll call you when we do. 45 minutes later, I checked, they still hadn't heard back. Getting that late in the day, this crud that I had starts taking it's toll on me and I fade quick. I asked politely that since neither of the scripts were a narcotic, can I just bypass the insurance and pay out of pocket. The cashier checked and got approval. So, since these were name brand drugs, with insurance it would have been $30 each, without insurance they cost $88 for both...sold. So the initial dose of antibiotics was 2 pills, then 1 a day for 5 days. This morning, I had some voice back, but more importantly, I had some pep in my step and could take a moderate breath without coughing up a lung. The one down side though... antibiotics mess with my stomach...and I didn't think to buy any yogurt while I was bobtail...small price to pay to get rid of this crud. I'll gladly make a few more trips to the porcelain reading chair in exchange to be able to breathe. Told dispatch this morning that I was well enough to hit the road, so I am back on the load board.

 

I looked on our insurance site for urgent care clinics in Gulfport, nothing came up. Only a internal medicine doctor near Slidell.

I thought about using the GoodRx app, but I didn't even know the name of the meds I was prescribed. The cough medicine he prescribed ended up being a small gelcap about the size of an Alieve™. But it is supposed to inhibit your cough, not help bring the junk out. And there is a warning about it causing drowsiness...might be a good med to take so I can fall asleep easier. I may not need that at all, a few hours after my 2nd dose of antibiotics, I don't have much need to cough.