I called the clinic at 6:30 AM, as I was instructed to do yesterday, and got a 9:30 AM appointment.  My temperature was 101.7 which seemed to surprise the nurse; she said they do not often see adults with that degree of fever.  They had me wear a mask and the doctor wore one too.  My lungs sounded clear and X-Rays did not reveal any spots, but given my temperature and productive cough she prescribed a 10-day course of antibiotic, plus Tylenol for the fever and Mucinex as an expectorant.  I was told to stay home for 48 hours, as I would continue to be contagious for that long, limit my activities, stay hydrated, and rest.  And that is what I am going to do.  This will be my last blog post for at least a few days.  Being ill and inactive doesn’t give me very much to write about and I don’t really feel like doing it anyway.