By Any Other Name - February 12th, 2008
the tale of Willow

Willow
Date: 2008-02-12 14:05
Subject: Sometimes I loathe the internet
Security: Public
Tags:health: physical

Me: Neck pain, slight headache (now, but was omfg for the past 2 days), nausea, slight dizziness.

Internet: Your symptoms of severe Headache, Neck pain and stiffness, profuse Vomiting, Fever and confusion are suggestive of raised intracranial pressure or meningeal irritation, which may result from a variety of sinister causes.

Me: It's only some nausea, have mostly kept things down and I'm always kind of stiff and sore. And uhm, confusion is one of my states of being. Fever? *puts hand to forehead*

Internet: Seek emergency help if - You have severe neck stiffness and any of the following: fever, nausea, drowsiness, confusion or severe headache.

Me: Eff you internet you alarmist you.

I'm going back to bed. When I wake up, I'll take my vitals again (still slightly elevated) and see if I'm up to meeting up with Zvi for dinner.

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