Handled a total of 2 hogs. Got brucellocis. Isn't that just speeeecial? 
Seriously, tho. The Infectious Disease doc Miz Kris works for and the one at the hospital are pretty much in agreement it's Brucellosis. Everything else but one that I don't have the right rash for have been ruled out. We're still waiting on the longer running labs to come back from the state to confirm, tho'. So there's always the possibility these guys got it wrong. But the old man is the honcho for the local VA ID Clinic. He don't miss very often.
The first MD from the "convenience care" facility gets a pass. It does look just like the flu initially. My arrogant primary care physician, OTOH, caused harm. She delayed checking into anything but flu for a week and a half. Allowing it to get a running start at me. Even with Miz Kris telling her the symptoms weren't right and that I'd handled deer and wild pig in recent history.
The third guy at the convenience care clinic actually listened and initiated full testing. I ended up in the hospital for testing and observation. Got out yesterday and the dual antibiotics seem to be gettin a grip on it now. Although one of them turns yer pee to a very orange color. That was mildly "upsetting" under the current circumstances before someone told me it was the AB. Still don't have much energy, but at least I can move around some now.
I know Homer's gonna look like a HazMat team member when I clean these critters now. I used gloves and washed up with anti-bacterial soap when I got thru. Apparently that wasn't enough.
The AR cat in the state video I mentioned inna previous post doesn't look so AR anymore.
Anyways, while it's rare, it IS around.
Be careful out there, fellas.
Seriously, tho. The Infectious Disease doc Miz Kris works for and the one at the hospital are pretty much in agreement it's Brucellosis. Everything else but one that I don't have the right rash for have been ruled out. We're still waiting on the longer running labs to come back from the state to confirm, tho'. So there's always the possibility these guys got it wrong. But the old man is the honcho for the local VA ID Clinic. He don't miss very often.
The first MD from the "convenience care" facility gets a pass. It does look just like the flu initially. My arrogant primary care physician, OTOH, caused harm. She delayed checking into anything but flu for a week and a half. Allowing it to get a running start at me. Even with Miz Kris telling her the symptoms weren't right and that I'd handled deer and wild pig in recent history.
The third guy at the convenience care clinic actually listened and initiated full testing. I ended up in the hospital for testing and observation. Got out yesterday and the dual antibiotics seem to be gettin a grip on it now. Although one of them turns yer pee to a very orange color. That was mildly "upsetting" under the current circumstances before someone told me it was the AB. Still don't have much energy, but at least I can move around some now.
I know Homer's gonna look like a HazMat team member when I clean these critters now. I used gloves and washed up with anti-bacterial soap when I got thru. Apparently that wasn't enough.
The AR cat in the state video I mentioned inna previous post doesn't look so AR anymore.
Anyways, while it's rare, it IS around.
Be careful out there, fellas.
