I am the Anti-Antibiotic!

Ewww yuck. I'm still sick. Not even a little better. In fact, I sneezed about 18 times in a row... no, I did sneeze 18 times in a row... really. I slept from about 9 pm until 11 am this morning and I don't have any medicine because a nameless Chinese guy (who's name is very likely to be Gilbert) didn't pick up medicine like I asked him to. I'm trying NOT to go to the doctor. I probably should, but I don't want them to put me on any antibiotics. Doctors are crazy about putting people on antibiotics for anything. You could go in with a cold and they'd give it to you. Then of course, I'd get one to the doctors who say, "Oh you have the flu. Get rest and drink plenty of fluids. That will be $90, thank you." So why bother?

If it doesn't get better on Monday, I'll have no choice but to go to the doctor. I can't go to "work" with the flu unless I want a few people to die in my care.

So what am I saying? Don't go to the doctor and say that you need antibiotics. Why? Because if you grow an immunity to them and you REALLY get screwed, then you're mega screwed. Then of course, you'll have to buy more antibiotics which costs you more money, then you gain resistance to that and the chain keeps going on. Go to the doctor and let him or her figure out what's wrong with you. That IS their job, right? And if you don't trust your doctor to do the right thing, something's seriously wrong.

And while I'm at it, if you do get prescribed antibiotics, take them until they're gone. That's going to make sure that all the bad bacteria in your body is dead. If there is just a little bit left, they'll gain resistance from what you just took. And Jesus, don't share your medications with other people. You're doing a lot more harm than good. Especially when you've already taken a few... you're not only screwing yourself, but your friend too and... um, that's the bad kind of screw.

Too many times I've had my friends asking for antibiotics. I don't take other people's and I don't give mine away.

So if you didn't learn anything from this, then that's your fault. Or maybe it's mine because I guess I'm not that good of a teacher. But I tried. I think you get the underlying message though.