Now I Know My XYZ-Packs
DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN, IGNORING & INATTENTIVE, MEDICAL OFFICE, USA | HEALTHY | DECEMBER 2, 2018
(The urgent care doctor says my test results for flu and strep are negative. She prescribes anti-nausea medication and wants to put me on antibiotics for ten days. I have some complicated gut issues, and I explain that the last time I was put on antibiotics, my stomach was messed up for weeks.)
Doctor: “There aren’t any antibiotics you can tolerate?”
Me: “I really don’t know. I could try taking them, but if I get sick, I can’t stop taking them until the bottle is empty, right?”
Doctor: “Oh, I will just give you the five-day Z-Pack, then.”
Me: *trying not to ask her if she’s stupid* “Isn’t the Z-Pack stronger, since it’s used for only a few days?”
Doctor: *lightly and carelessly sighs as she responds* “Oh, yeah…”
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