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[eredien]

So I might have thrush!

I've been having trouble breathing and swallowing since after the ear infection--two weeks ago I started wheezing like a maniac outside the vet's office and had to be picked up--and I thought it was just a result of the ear infection + hives.

However, after consulting with my mom (a nurse), I think I now have thrush! Wow! I'll get to go to the doctor again this week!

Some of the major causes of thrush are:
- stress (check)
- antibiotic use (check, thanks ear infection)
- steroid use (check, thanks hive medication)

Good god.

Comments

[seishonagon.livejournal.com]

Oh, that sucks. Fortunately, thrush is very much treatable, and from the people I know who've had it, it doesn't have really lasting effects on the body once it's gone. That said, of course, it's one of those things that it's really important to get taken care of.

Take care of yourself.