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florida80 · 06-05-2021

Symptoms May Include Death And Sarcasm
CLINIC, RUSSIA, SARCASM, ST. PETERSBURG | HEALTHY | NOVEMBER 29, 2017
(Back in college I spent a summer living in Russia. Midway through my stay I came down with strep throat. This is the first time I’ve had it since I was a kid, when I got it yearly. My program director takes me to a clinic that specializes in treating foreigners. After diagnosing me, the doctor comes back into my room with a pile of medication, none of which I recognize. Since I take other medications, I ask him if there are drug interactions I should be aware of. He proceeds to take the paper inserts out of every box he has and read them. After a few minutes he looks up and says

Doctor: “I don’t know; if the reaction is bad, stop taking them?”

Me: “Great. So, if I die, I’ll stop taking them.”

(Thankfully I never had a reaction but I still have no idea what it was that he gave me. Bonus? My host mother was convinced I got sick from drinking cold beverages in the hot weather.)

06-05-2021	#1139
florida80 R11 Độc Cô Cầu Bại Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 112,651 Thanks: 7,327 Thanked 46,152 Times in 12,818 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 511 Post(s) Rep Power: 139	Symptoms May Include Death And Sarcasm CLINIC, RUSSIA, SARCASM, ST. PETERSBURG \| HEALTHY \| NOVEMBER 29, 2017 (Back in college I spent a summer living in Russia. Midway through my stay I came down with strep throat. This is the first time I’ve had it since I was a kid, when I got it yearly. My program director takes me to a clinic that specializes in treating foreigners. After diagnosing me, the doctor comes back into my room with a pile of medication, none of which I recognize. Since I take other medications, I ask him if there are drug interactions I should be aware of. He proceeds to take the paper inserts out of every box he has and read them. After a few minutes he looks up and says Doctor: “I don’t know; if the reaction is bad, stop taking them?” Me: “Great. So, if I die, I’ll stop taking them.” (Thankfully I never had a reaction but I still have no idea what it was that he gave me. Bonus? My host mother was convinced I got sick from drinking cold beverages in the hot weather.)