# Bosda's very sick.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 19, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosdas-very-sick/208369 "2003-10-19T15:35:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosdas-very-sick/208369/41 "2003-10-25T02:02:13Z")

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My Mom has had a relapse and is back in the hospital, on antibiotics and fluids . . . A sinus doctor shoved a camera up her nose, and she may have to have minor surgery. The infection is giving her headaches, nausea, even blackouts and memory loss (they’ve done CAT scans, MRIs and X rays to make sure her brain is OK) . . . In fact, if I’m not on the Boards next week, it means I’m in Phila. “Sinus infections are serious and can lead to life-threatening conditions,” her doctor says.

Crap. Remind me not to get old . . . I hope I take after my father’s side of the family and drop dead at 60 . . .

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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosdas-very-sick/208369/42 "2003-10-25T07:54:25Z")

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Don’t go back to work immediately. Take a few days to fully recover and not have another relapse. You also run less risk of infecting your colleagues.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosdas-very-sick/208369/43 "2003-10-25T09:48:44Z")

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My strength seems to be returning by the hour.

I had a full dinner last night, despite my tender throat.

My mother’s begun to show initial symptoms, but was started on antibiotics immediately by her doctor (she is a recovering cancer patient).

Dad seems fine, but is going to his doc for antibiotics, as he is a recovering heart patient, & will use them at the first sign of a problem.

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**Author:** ![Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krisfer_the_Cat)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosdas-very-sick/208369/44 "2003-10-25T14:41:43Z")

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Glad to hear you are feelin better. I have been there many many times! For awhile it looked as if I was just going to live in the bathroom and send out for food:D

Take it easy… don’t overdo it!

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