Toddler fever phlegm

I’m 16F, I live in Florida but my family is in Sardinia right now, so EU. I’m away from my doctor.
I have a cough for a couple of days (4?), started coughing out green phlegm around the second day, had a fever yesterday (101.2F or 38.44 C ), and have a fever today (102 F or 38.89.)
Today I also feel like throwing up, but it gets caught in my throat. (Happens to my phlegm too.) Today I feel pain/pressure under my jaw, just above where my Adam’s apple is in my throat. Might be placebo, but I have difficulty swallowing as well
Yesterday (day 3) I got in contact with a doctor in Italy through the computer. She told me to send photos of my tonsils (I did), said they were fine. She gave me 250mg Macladin to take twice a day, and two spoonfuls of grinTuss per day (started yesterday)
My nail beds are also a little blue. That happens whenever I get sick (what does that mean)
I feel bad for ruining the vacation and I want to get better as soon as possible. I also want to make sure im not about to drop dead on the spot
Do you know what I have? I’ll answer questions in the comments. And should I be taking anything else? I’m a tad miserable

What the hell do I have?
Last week I (M 18, 132 lb, 5'9") went back to my hometown to visit my family. As usual, my rhinitis attacked (at least that's what I thought) and I had a runny nose and sneezed a lot for the days I was there. After I returned to where I live, the symptoms didn't go away, but they didn't get worse either. Last Thursday I woke up with a horrible earache. I went to an ENT doctor and he told me that my right ear became inflamed (otitis) and I started treating it using an antibiotic and an anti-inflammatory (ethodolac) a day later I started to show several other symptoms, my runny nose got worse, my phlegm was now yellow and thick and I started coughing a lot, a productive cough.I lost my sense of smell, taste and had difficulty hearing. Furthermore, I have a slight fever and body weakness, and a small stye has appeared on my left eyelid. I have no idea what it is, I don't know if it's the flu, a cold, a bacterial infection, COVID 19 or even dengue doctors, do you have any guidance? thanks in advance.
I currently use finasteride and minoxidil to treat my alopecia and also Epiduo for skincare.I haven't had the flu vaccine this year (yet)

Context: The positions is Live-In, Travel, 2 toddlers, M-F 7am-7pm 65k-70k salary… in Calabasas…(I know) this would’ve been my first higher paying nanny position and I wanted more travel experience to help me eventually score a better paying travel position. (Most travel positions in LA pay 90k-120k) so you can see the first red flag
I showed interest in a Live-In position in Calabasas. A week later the agency reached out saying mom wants to interview and they’re EAGER to hire someone ASAP.
Mom hops into the interview and asks me to hell her about myself. Immediately after I answer she says, “Ok I’m going to just lay it all out there, I don’t like to beat around the bush I like to tell it like it is. I need someone who can be on it, hard working and isn’t soft. Someone who knows how to take constructive criticism and won’t cry or take it personal if I tell you hey why isn’t this done?” I honestly was taken aback. I was thinking wow what a way to jump into an interview. Mid interview her LO starts crying, she puts the phone down and I hear her ask the current nanny, “what happened?!” In a tone I didn’t love. The nanny tells her she was climbing something and fell and mom says in the same tone, “and you just let her?!” Mom comes back to the phone and starts to complain about current nanny to me and it was awkward! I was confused that she was ok with this interview being my first impression of her.
I decided to do a two day trial with NF. My first day I shadowed the current nanny. There were little things she did that I understood why the mom was frustrated with her. (Having to be reminded multiple times to do something, leaving knifes on the edge of the counter, not watching kids while they’re holding a full cup & kids spilling it on themselves) things that i feel like as an experienced nanny you just know you can’t do. CN was also in my ear telling me how awful the mom was and how she’s extremely meticulous. She told me she’s been trying to quit since her first week and mom tells everyone they’re letting her go because she doesn’t connect with the kids. She told me the nanny that trained her lied about being sick with radiation just to leave the family.
The oldest was sick, and the youngest started to cough so we were suspecting she’d be getting sick too. After the youngest bath, she was shivering. CN told me that if mom sees she’s shivering like this mom is going to be pissed. I thought to myself, well the A/C just got turned off an hour ago. We’re in the hills. & she’s coming down with something. Why be pissed? Sure enough mom sees she’s shivering and in the same tone I heard during the interview she’s yelling, “what happened?! Why is she shivering?! Did you guys bathe her with the door open?! WHY is she shivering?” I couldn’t help to feel like she was actually thinking that we would be at fault for a natural body reaction to being cold. I told her that she’s probably cold, it is a chilly night and she just got out of the bath. She responds saying my daughter has NEVER shivered like this ever and calls her doctor. After calming down she comes upstairs and nonchalantly says that the doctor said she’s probably coming down with a fever and she should be fine. As if she didn’t just freak out.
That night NM & I talked. We recapped the day and I told her I felt like she was insinuating it was our fault LO was shivering and I was concerned about that. I don’t think she expected me to be “straight forward” like her and she backtracked and said no no I mean I was just trying to figure out what happened I mean two nanny’s are with my shivering child. After having talks with the mom and her opening up to me about her childhood, why she’s so hardworking and the trauma she’s experienced I felt torn. NM and I clicked really well and she told me, “I know I can be a bit much, I am nitpicky and I have things to work on.” I would leave our conversations feeling like she was misunderstood, but not naive to how on edge she could also be.
A week later mom asked if I can do another three day trial. This time the CN was already gone and her husband was back home from his work trip. The kids were also back in school and she said I would get a better feel of what a standard day would look like. After the first day, I was like okay I can do this. The energy in the house between mom and I was lighter. I was on top of everything. The second day mom asked me, “so what are the minimum hours a week you’re willing to work?” I said well 40. I am looking for something full time. She started to tell me there would be days where I wouldn’t be paid for any downtime. So once the kids went to school from 9-1, if I had nothing else to do, I can do my own thing but wouldn’t be paid. I was confused because the job is advertised as salary, and even the agency was under that impression. But it’s starting to sound like you guys pay hourly. I asked well what’s the hourly pay? & she said $23/hr. So say I’d work 40 hours 9months out of the year and 60 the other 3 months the kids are out of school, that puts you at about 53k. Not what’s advertised. She made some comments about how her and dad believe you have to earn a higher rate and they don’t pay high from the jump and how nanny’s will tell them they want 30/hr and they look at them like their crazy. So many red flags in that conversation. I knew I wasn’t accepting the position after day 2.
Dad was also just not someone I’d want to work with. Was gone all day the third day of my trial. Got home while mom was doing baths and once the kids asked for dad to bathe them he said in a snooty tone, yeah or the nanny can. While watching me clean the kitchen.
There’s definitely more little details to the story that make this whole thing crazy. I might add to the comments just how meticulous mom really was. & yes I’m crazier for watching it unfold for 5 days. I wanted to see the best in this family and honestly am desperate to land something. Wish me luck in my journey finding the right fit!

Hey, I'm an international relations and human rights major studying human rights in Central Asia, but more specifically, Kyrgyzstan. I'm travelling with my university class exploring the city, nature, and meeting with various locals, government officials, and more to better understand the country and its politics. I browsed this sub prior to my arrival, as I wanted to see the general climate towards black people in Kyrgyzstan. And I can most definitely say I scared myself way too much looking through various articles and threads. I suffered way more in my head than I actually did in real life. Kyrgyzstan has been very nice to me, and I wouldn't say I've had a "bad" encounter at all.
When I first arrived, I was very much on edge and would wake up a bit scared. I know that's extremely dramatic, I do have an anxiety disorder, which doesn't help. I wasn't so much scared that I would face violence or anything like spitting, but more so of the attention. I get very nervous and scared when there's a lot of attention on me, especially when it can be negative. I was nervous that I'd get rude stares, get called something offensive, be laughed at, or recorded. So it was a bit difficult for me to leave my hostel by myself and push through that nervousness. Reflecting back on this week though, I've mostly just received neutral or friendly stares/interactions. I don't speak Russian well, and Kyrgyz people have been very nice and understanding. A lot of the workers have come up to me and helped me way more than I would get in the US lol. I heard that smiling randomly and at strangers or workers is a very American thing, but every person I've encountered has reciprocated my smile or happiness.
Going into specific incidents, a yandex driver had a full conversation with me and my friend using a translator app lol. He was very nice, wished us well, and told us to stay safe. A KFC worker had to help me order, and he lead me and my friend through every step, helped us when our order was wrong, and actually complimented us (called us beautiful). It was very funny, because we sat in the restaurant to eat, and all the workers were staring at us curiously and amusingly as we took pictures and tried the food. (YALL HAVE A WAY BETTER KFC THAN IN THE US BTW LOL). We went on a hike to a nearby mountain hiking trail (let me tell you, that trail whooped my ass, I've never been so out of breath and sweaty before). Two Kyrgyz men started talking to me and my friends and asked to take a picture with us, which we agreed. Very nice and peaceful, just general questions about our background. I've gotten a lot of stares, of course. I wouldn't be surprised if I was the only Black American woman in all of Bishkek, maybe even Kyrgyzstan at the moment. Nothing mean spirited though. I did see two teenage boys stare at me intently and hold eye contact with me for a really long period of time lol, before saying hi and laughing with his friends. I'm assuming it's just teens laughing like they do when encountering someone new or when they're nervous. I've only been recording (that I know of) once by another late teen/early 20s guy. Very shamelessly too, he knew I was looking at him. I did encounter maybe one or two other groups of young people laughing at me, but I wasn't looking directly at them, so I'm just assuming it's either "Oh look, that's new" laughter, or that they weren't even focused on me. Every time I order a taxi or get delivery food, they all look very surprised lol. I just ordered KFC and when I stepped out to grab the food, the man looked very surprised and bewildered lol. It was actually very funny to me, I wish I spoke better Russian, so I could actually interact more. I tipped about 200 som (cash) for a 700 som order, is that ok?? I wasn't sure how tipping works here and if that was enough. I hope it's not offensive to tip out here, because then I'd feel very bad.
Theres a LOT of stares of course, but as far as I've interpreted, they've been more amused, shocked, or curious stares. But an interesting thing is that it's not very intense. If I look towards them, they'll look away or say hi. I was expecting really intense, non stop eye contact and staring, but it mostly just seems to be a "people watching" type stare. I even went through an entire mall earlier just shopping with a friend, and we got stares and looks, but it was a lot of fun! I've walked through Bishkek getting to different places and that has also been very nice. I wish I could relax and really enjoy it more.
As I walk around, I still get nervous. I'm becoming a bit more confident though, and I'm just trying to relax and enjoy myself. I just wanted to get on here and ease the fears of any other black travelers, as well as thank Kyrgyz people for their kindness and help. Also, Kyrgyz babies and toddlers are so cute and adorable!! In America, I feel like all our kids are slobbery and sticky LOL. But all the kids here are dressed so well and fashionably. I don't think I've ever gotten baby fever before, but now I do lmao. The kids do stare (ofc, why wouldn't they lol), but as soon as I smile and wave, they get very excited and happy.
What has surprised me though are the white European citizens/foreigners. I have had more negative interactions with them than with actual Kyrgyz people. The stares and attitude I've gotten from them has been far more rude. My other friends have also commented on it as well (They're not black.) Some random European man would not stop staring at me and we were only a couple feet away. If I turned to look at him, he'd quickly look away, would wait a minute, and then continue turning his head to stare. Not a friendly stare either, but like "wtf are you doing here?" type look. Idk I just find it very surprising, because I feel like a sense of ownership and entitlement over a country should be by its own citizens and people. It's weird that white Europeans, specifically Russia, feel a claim over it enough to act as its bodyguards, when actual Kyrgyz people don't care as much about me. I hope I'm not starting a controversial political post lol, since I am aware of the dynamic between Russia and Kyrgyzstan as an international relations student. It was just still a bit shocking to see that manifest in real life interactions.
As far as I'm aware, not many people visit Central Asia as much as other regions of the world, especially black people. If anyone has any questions or just has a general comment, I'd love to chat or answer. I hope this wasn't too all over the place lol.

We were on an A321 (I think), with two rows of three seats on each side of the isle, and towards the back of the plane.
My husband and I were seated on the right side with our 6mo lap child, with a woman in the window seat, and directly across us, a big tall man, seated next to a couple with a large toddler lap child.
The toddler was toddlering, and our infant was not happy, and I feel like the woman and man without babies seated next to us (with children) were really unfortunate in the seat selections. lol.
Anyways, after four hours of the toddler sticking his hands all over the gentlemen seated next to him, constantly screaming in his ear, and then our baby crying because she was super bored and teething, I just started nursing her every chance I could, until she bit me, three times, with her two sharp, new little teeth. I was desperate to give this poor guy and literally everyone around us a break.
She eventually napped, thank God, but let me tell you.
Immediately after landing, she projectile vomited so much that I couldn’t believe it was happening.
Absolutely soaking myself, herself, my husband, the space between our seats, and her blanket, completely saturating us with vomit. I gave her some Hard back pats because I thought she was choking..
It was surreal. The guy had his hand covering his face because it was a real-life fever dream. The smell was absolutely awful and grew worse as the minutes ticked by until we finally could deplane.
He made a shitty comment, which in all fairness, this did f*ing suck, to which I replied, “trust me buddy, not one person here is having a good time”. Felt terrible for even saying anything, but I was just so over this whole weekend, and this flight from hell. Flew out for a funeral, an exhausting weekend trip. Ugh I just felt so bad for this guy. The woman was laughing her ass off in disbelief of the vomit, and it made me feel a little better…
Anyways, I feel bad, and he let us get up and leave before him, and I had to take our baby to change herself, me, and bag all of the wet garments before leaving the airport.
My tip for the flair? I think that nursing on the descent wasn’t the greatest plan, in hindsight. Awful.

So this is about a bit of an older boomer, my grandma could probably be counted in the silent generation, but she's a typical boomer in everything but age. Disclaimer, grandma partly raised me when my father didn't give an F, she's done a lot for me and I do love her... but some things get on my nerves.
I'm just dealing with a shit-show. I have a 1 week old newborn, I'm recovering from a C-section. My 3yo got sick just before I gave birth to her sister, and even though my husband took her to the doctor multiple times, it took us going to a ORL specialist to get her treated with anything but a "make her rest and drink tea". By the time we got to the specialist she had bronchitis and a starting inner ear infection. She's on antibiotics now and possibly has the fuckin whooping cough. Bonus, me and my husband are both very very sick because we caught it, and I'm doing my best to care for a newborn and not infect her, while husband takes care of the toddler... Just great...
My grandma called a moment ago. The convo (translated into English):
GM "You never call me! Do you hate me now?"
Me "I can't talk" (I can barely whisper without trying to cough my lungs out, so short answers)
GM "Huff, How are you feeling?"
Me "Bad, still bad."
GM "And your husband?"
Me "also bad"
GM "oh my god. I don't understand. What kind of a family are you? Always so sickly and weak! Are you making this all up? This would never happen in my times!"
Me "bye grandma" click
Phone rings again
GM "when are you going to the doctor with LO?"
Me "in two hours"
GM "I miss her, can you stop by for a visit?"
Me "Grandma, we're all sick "
GM "but I miss her!"
Me "I get it, but I don't even go to the baby without a face mask. You're imunocompromised. And we still don't know if this is pertussis or not!"
GM "never mind, I'll be waiting outside on the bench."
Me "call you later..."
A) Why the hell does she keep trying to shame us out of being sick? She's been doing this since I was a (sickly and asthmatic) child! Every single time I don't feel a 100% and she hears of it she'll make sure to call to try and shame me out of it, as if I'm making shit up! Do any if your boomer relatives do that?
B) it's incredible how she disregards her own health, because every time she gets sick it's not her problem. The moment she gets a fever she becomes an aggressive lunatic we have to call an ambulance for while she screams obscenities at us, and proceeds to completely forget anything like that has ever happened the moment her fever goes back down.

Hi all, I am very new to sinus issues. About 2 months ago I had a very minor cold where I ended up coughing up green phlegm for weeks after, but the phlegm was definitely coming from post nasal drip. I went to the doctor thinking maybe I have a sinus infection as I was getting headaches as well and she gave me reactin and looked in my nose/throat and told me it didn’t look bacterial so to proceed with antihistamines and netti pot rinses. Then about a week after this appointment, I got a horrible cold again with fever, sore throat, congestion the whole 9 yards. This was 2 weeks ago now, and I’m left with the worst post nasal drip i’ve ever had, horcking up loads of green phlegm and sinus pressure in my forehead and behind my eyes. Not much actual congestion though or any runny nose. Horrible fatigue though. I just got some Xlear nasal spray today and am going to try some oil of oregano steam inhalation in the next few days.. I really want to avoid antibiotics if I can, but how long can I try these natural remedies safely? I’ve heard of infection spreading to your brain and becoming life threatening and i’m terrified. How long can you safely see if you can ride out an infection with at home remedies? Is two weeks after a cold too long? Please help if you have any other advise for flushing this thing out of my system.

Tested positive May 1 and now my gastic symptoms are very bad. I am still coughing up phlegm and could’ve swallowed some during active infection. My acid reflux is terrible and i have yellowish green bms with burning abdominal pain. Still sore all over. Drinking and eating barely because my covid symptoms were more diarrhea and cough. No fever or anything. Did Covid screw up my gut microbe? Anyone else have this happen to them? If yes what happened?

Hello, I had an MA on Wednesday when I took the misoprostol pills. On that day, I was bleeding a lot and cramping and passed some clots. Fast forward, I still have some light bleeding and light cramping. On Friday, I started feeling sick like I would get a fever but my temp never actually went up to 100. Last night, I had really bad congestion, runny nose, muscle ache, swollen lymph nodes, and it was hurting to swallow, and yellow nasal discharge/phlegm. I went to the urgent care this morning to get checked and tested negative for strep throat and doctor said it could be a viral infection. I was not prescribed any antibiotics and was told to take over the counter medication to manage the symptoms. I am just wondering if what I’m feeling could be any way related to my medical abortion. I am worried that I could have an infection or an incomplete abortion and this is how my body is reacting to it. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Has anyone ever experienced something like this.

Hello! I tested positive on May 15 (I am not sure if that makes today Day 3 or Day 4). In any case, my test line on the RAT is still very strong and I am feeling a little anxious about that.
My symptoms are mild. Started off with a slight fever of 99-100, headache. Both of those are gone, and now I’m left with mild congestion and an occasional phlegm-y cough. HR is a little higher than normal as well (resting is in the early 80s currently).
I am a little concerned as to why the test line is not fading at all if I am starting to feel better? This is my first time getting Covid and I already am struggling with health anxiety for a while. And this just feels like a lot at the same time.
Any insight/reassurances (exaggerated lol or real) would be greatly appreciated ☺️
UPDATE: Thank you everyone for sharing your experiences and expertise. I got a faint line on my 5th day and have tested negative on my 6th. Let’s hope it’s negative tomorrow as well.

hi there’s something going around that’s not covid and not the flu. just went to the er for it and they said it’s allergies but i don’t believe that.
i got really sick on monday running a fever between 101-103 and since then my fevers stayed and i’ve gotten a really gross cough, body aches, severe back and neck pain. I’ve been coughing up green yellow stuff. I feel awful. i cant sleep hardly, i’m dizzy. i took a covid test and it was negative.
this is my 5th day of running a fever above 100 so I went to the er and was basically laughed out and told it’s “allergies because there’s no flu in san antonio right now and if it was pneumonia, i would be much sicker”. they ran no tests, just checked my temp and listened to me breath.
does anyone have any idea what it might be? i got it from my little brother who had been running a fever for 8 days and apparently kids at his school had it where a few kids ended up with pneumonia.
i just want to feel better
Edit: this is day 6 of my fever being in the 100s, i have a really stiff neck that i’m not sure if it’s from sleeping weird or not, my phlegm is like a darker green and i’ve been having pretty awful body aches as well in some of my extremities
Update: It’s an acute respiratory infection

Yesterday, I got fever and a bit of feeling of mucus in my throat and suddenly, my phlegm is tinged with blood when spitting. It also comes out from my nose when blowing. I have a history or mild-pneumonia.
17 years old male here.

Age:5
Sex: F
Height: 37inches
Weight: 19.5kg
Race: Asian
Duration of complaint: 1day 2hours
Location: Asia
Any existing relevant medical issues: none
Current medications: Antibiotic
My toddler accidentally got wounded near her eye with rusty barbed wire last May 12, 2024 afternoon, visible cut, no dripping of blood, washed and cleaned immediately.
Went to Pedia the next day as we were scared about Tetanus and Pedia said she had her shot before and is highly unlikely to have Tetanus. Prescribed her antibiotics (13th May) for the would just to be sure.
Yesterday, May 16, daughter developed a low grade fever on and off, slight dizziness, headache and loss of appetite
Just weirded out since she was perfectly fine before taking the antibiotics and only got sick a couple days after taking it.
Any insights would be greatlu appreciated!
From a very anxious Parent.

Hey there,
My son who is usually healthy (ran in 100m and came 3rd in class on Feb 3rd) has been coughing from mid Feb. He did 3XX situps and got fever towards the end of Feb. Doc ordered a Chest Xray and provided amoxyxicillin for 5 days. He was fine and was just trying to clear his throat after the duration. He started going to taekwndo where he did 3xx situps again and had a fever. Went to the doc. they re-ordered chest X-ray. They said healing is not complete. He was put on augmentine for 10 days and mometasone for a month. The times he coughs significantly reduced. But he was still coughing. Then he was put on Laveta and some other syrup. His cough decreased a little but not completely gone. He coughs once in the morning with Phlegm. He is otherwise playing and all. He is active and has not had fever for a month and half. He mostly tries to clear his throat all the time and coughs with mucus 2 3 times a day.

1. What are warning signs I should watch out for and report ?
2. Why is it taking so long for him to be relieved of his cough ?
3. He had fever in january which was going till 103 for 6 days and then it subsided on its own. He had some cough symptoms then too. We did not get tested for covid since the day he went to doc his temp started coming down on its own. Could this be COVID related ?

Will appreciate any one with similar experience to share their experience.

Just finished Season 27. Been watching from the beginning, in order.
Curious to hear what other people think about this season (no spoilers for subsequent seasons, pleeeease.)
I'll start at the end because it was maybe the best tribal council I'd ever seen. All three finalists made good speeches. The jury asked good questions. I went into FTC assuming it was a runaway for Tyson, but after hearing each finalist's speech, I felt as though each one of them would have been a deserving winning, and the runners-up might have won if they were up against lesser contestants from episodes past.
I started w/that because Blood v Water is third from the bottom for me. I didn't like a lot of the emotional "tough decisions" which were the point of this season. I'm not a mom, nor did I know my mom, so all the Ciera-Laura stuff was boring (at best.) But I totally get why others might have liked those bits.
Here are some of my thoughts:
Gervase - I was so glad to see him back! I loved Season 1, and when I read about it, I'd read that Gervase had been trying to make alliances but the young guy(s) didn't want to form alliances. So, he was kind of SOL. We didn't see any of that. He came across that season as just a jokester. I remember being impressed with his FTC speech because it was really good, and I was surprised because he'd seemed like just a goofball until he made that great speech while he was voting (about how Sue had no right to be so angry about Kelly's "betrayal.") He was so right. And I thought man, that guy is smarter than he seemed. So it was great to see him get another shot. I was glad he made it to the final 3. I agree with his FTC speech. I think he played a great game (except he was surprisingly bad in the first challenge.) I agree with everything he said at FTC.
Tyson - In his first season, I loved his sense of humor and his style. I think he's the funniest player ever (to "date", meaning to Ssn 27.) But my opinion of him sank when he was mean to that blonde girl in whatever season that was. The girl who had the flu (I was pissed that she came on the show with the flu. Can you imagine spending 10 yrs trying to get on the show, and then sitting on the boat next to someone who was hocking up phlegm and had a 100 degree fever?? But then I warmed to her because she was mentally so strong, and kept fighting, and I really liked her by the end. I forget her name. But Tyson told her to her face that she was "not smart enough" to something, something. And it was mean.
I always give the mean players a second chance, and hope that when they watch themselves they regret things like that. It's great to see returning players come back who have grown and become better. And Tyson did. He regretted being mean, and in his 2nd season he was not mean to anybody (that we saw.) So, when he came back a 3rd time I was happy. And I was really glad he won. I'd have been happy if it was either him or Tina. They're both great in different ways.
Monica - I liked some things about her. The best was her FTC speech. People kept asking her over and over to show her true self (she already had!) And I loved when she said, "Have you people never met a nice person before??" That's up there in my top 3 FTC speeches. I liked her husband, Brad, and I loved her relationship with him. They were sweet together. But I understand why people were saying she was annoying. I think she may be in the lower percentile of survivor contestants when it comes to IQ (along with Erik and Christina.) And that made some of her spiels annoying and caused her to bug people by talking too much about strategy. It was as if she wanted to prove that she was a great strategist. What she was great at were the physical challenges. Really impressive! She's a neat lady. Didn't deserve to win, but I'm glad she made it as far as she did.
Tina - I love Tina. She amazed back in Ssn 2 when she swam across a crocodile infested river in the middle of the night to find the can of rice that had floated away in the flood. Nobody else did anything like that. I wouldn't have gone in that river in the day time let alone in pitch blackness. And she found it! And then she stood on that post in the freezing weather above the water for over 10 hrs - that's nuts (in a good way.) And she impressed me again in this season. I was bummed when she got out, but it had to be her or Tyson because they were the biggest threats for best player in the end, and Tyson had immunity, so it had to be Tina. She always handles everything honestly and like a champ.
Katie - was someone I would like IRL, but, unfortunately, she was a little boring for Survivor and she was terrible at challenges. I was SO glad when her mom chose NOT to let her win on Redemption Island. If Tina'd let Katie win, I'd have wanted to barf. But I liked Tina and Katie's relationship a lot.
Which brings me to Ciera. I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I couldn't stand Ciera. She sucked at challenges throughout the first half of the game, bringing her team down. And then her mom got voted out in a large part due to the fact that the returning players knew that Laura would never sacrifice her daughter for the team. And they thought Laura might have a shot at beating Brad at Redmptn. Isl. but I think that was the lesser of the reasons. So, Laura got voted out basically because of her relationship with her daughter, and then Ciera has the nerve to say, "My mom got voted out already. I'm still here. The fact is, I'm a better player than my mom." And then there was all that sappy shit with Ciera crying over voting out her mom. Ugh - I started fast-forwarding her parts. She seemed to me to have the mentality of a teenager who thinks they know it all, and thinks they're so much smarter than other people when they're not.
Laura B - She was really, really impressive in challenges and on Redemption Island. I wasn't too enamored with her in her 1st season mostly because of how she was with Shambo (who I loved.) But I'd be happy to see Laura again if she wasn't there with her daughter.
Rupert - I always love Rupert. His wife is sweet, too, and it was nice she got to play.
Candice - I don't know if I'm in the minority here. Probably. I can't stand Candice. I was stoked she got voted out first, and then bummed that I still had to listen to her on Redemption Island. Her plusses: she has a nice husband, and she doesn't say "no" when Survivor calls her after someone else backed out. Her image of her own self is highly inflated.
On the Wiki, I read a list of people who Survivor had asked to be on the show. Ah, I would have loved to have seen Earl again, and RC (loved her), and even Jerri (Another who I didn't like their first season, but they learned and grew.) Pleeeeease no more Candice.
Who am I forgetting?
Oh yeah. Colton. Strangely, I don't mind Colton. I didn't like when he was mean to Christina in his first season, but you can tell with him it's an act, and that it's coming from a place of insecurity. I believe he's a nicer person on the inside, and I believe he probably continued to grow. What I didn't like was how he curled up in the fetal position on his fiance's lap like a baby. That was just weird. And I don't mean because they were two men, I'd have felt the same way if Kat did that to Hayden.
Caleb. Just like everybody, I kept thinking, "Why would such a normal, likeable guy like Caleb get engaged to someone so different from himself? Someone who can't seem to stop himself from saying mean things about people and acting like a baby.
Kat - I was impressed with her mostly because she was yet another example of someone who watched themselves and grew. She was a lot calmer this time … up until she got voted out. She lost me with her little meltdown about how her boyfriend was going to break up with her because she got voted out of Survivor. Ugh. And then the big question over whether he would switch with her or not. If she was a nice, level-headed person she would have right away said, “Don’t even think about it, Hayden. You stay in this game.” But she waited and they made a big, sappy scene about it … I got the feeling she was testing him. Insecure. Blah.
Hayden – I liked him.
Aras – I didn’t remember him from his season. I had to rack my brain, and then I had a vague memory of thinking, “Oh yeah, I think I thought he deserved to win.” But when I first saw him, I thought, “This is returning player?”
Vytas – I have a feeling he’ll be back. I really liked him a lot. Good, smart player.
All around, I didn't like the "Blood v Water" schtick … but Tyson was great, Tina was great, Rupert, Vytas, and some others were good, and FTC was really good, so those things saved it from sinking to the bottom of my list.

Hello, I was lucky enough to develop my very first chickenpox at the tender age of 31. It is not that itchy but rash has spread everywhere, mouth, face, scalp and body. My concern is that I keep getting a temperature and fever (39 Celsius) but my chest is absolutely killing me, like my toddler is stood on it. I have a high pitched whistle when I breathe about 50% of the time. Is it worth a trip to the docs at this point? I really hate to waste NHS time and don’t want to be a crybaby.

I am 25F I take gabapentin, Lunesta, and dextroamphetamine from my doctor. I occasionally smoke weed and drink I do, however, have a really bad vaping addiction and occasionally use Xanax to. I take a multivitamin every day, magnesium vitamin A vitamin B12 vitamin C. Over the last 4 to 5 months my health just hasn’t felt exactly right. I have passed out at work and they gave me a heart monitor. It’s been three months and haven’t got results. I also have gotten so much blood work done and they always say my results are great. I haven’t had a period in 3 months. I do not take birth control. I did take birth control for a week. I wonder if it could’ve really messed my system up that much. Shakiness, waking up with numb hands, white coated tongue, low energy. All of these symptoms aren’t constant. They come and go. Im just getting over being sick I had a fever, and sore throat, no cough, and extreme tiredness, I brushed my teeth and was trying to get all the flem out and this is what came out. I kind of dissected it just to see what the red looks like in there. It does look a little bloody, is it normal for phlegm to be that big and look like that? https://ibb.co/Jcvq4RW https://ibb.co/nby9737 https://ibb.co/6RK8kBn

Hi all, I am 33F (non smoker) who was recently seen in the ED because I was coughing up a bit of blood. Not copious amounts but more than streaks you sometimes see in phlegm when you’re sick. My boyfriend recently has covid so one would assume I have picked that up despite testing negative twice. I have a pulmonary AVM in my right lung so they decided to do a chest CT to check on that. The results came back and honestly have me feeling a little uneasy. The results were the following:
FINDINGS:
LUNGS/PLEURA: New left lower lobe groundglass/consolidation focus measuring with regional endobronchial debris. Regional tree-in-bud nodularity also noted. Right upper lobe/apical pulmonary nodule measuring up to 8 mm, unchanged since 2019. No pleural effusion. No large pulmonary hemorrhage. No pulmonary contusion. The central airways are patent without debris. No pneumothorax.
IMPRESSION:

1. Left lower lobe regional groundglass/consolidative opacity with regional endobronchial debris, atelectasis, and tree-in-bud nodularity favored to represent infectious/inflammatory etiology such as a report evolving pneumonia. Recommend follow-up chest CT in 6-8 weeks to confirm resolution and rule out underlying lesion. At that time a right upper lobe nodule can be reassessed.
2. Right upper lobe pulmonary nodule is unchanged since 2019.

Can anyone explain these results to me in a way I can understand? They just had a nurse discharge me with a prescription for an antibiotic and said that it was likely an infection. I did have a slight cough when I was seen and have now gotten progressively worse. Horrible cough with fever. What is endobronchial debris? And what is a tree in bud nodularity?
Thanks in advance for any help and your time!

Hello, I am 31M, I don't drink , I don't smoke, I don't use any recreational drugs.
You see my situation is the following:
About 10 days ago, suddenly and out of nowhere I got sick at night, having a sore throat, as the days went by my feelings began to get worse, suddenly I had a lot of discomfort when I swallowed food or drink things, then I had a very bad coughing, being all the time just coughing and coughing during the week, at times my eyes were itchy and I was worried if I got conjuctivitis too while I was sick with the flu or whatever happened to me, I felt dry in my throat and I was out of breath sometimes, my voice wasn't in its normal state, I was more hoarse/higher-pitched (I'm not sure which of the two is the correct term since English is my second language and I confuse those words even in my native language) the point is, my voice isn't in its normal state so I can barely speak normally and and I need to make a little effort to speak, I had a lot of mucus in my nose, and my throat and mouth felt just weird.
As the days went by, my symptoms improved, I didn't have itchy eyes ever again (it was something I experienced for about 3 days and only for a short period of time in those 3 days, like, it wasn't something I felt all day, it manifest on suddenly and lasted for about 2 hours at most), and I felt less bad because I remember that there was a day when I could barely even speak.
But after all that time, I'm still sick.
My biggest and main problem is that I still have a lot of cough and I spend the whole day coughing and they don't know when I want it to stop, and my voice is still not in its normal state so I can barely talk much, which is a nuisance because I usually talk all day on Skype calls for multiple reasons, among other things but at least the eye itchy is gone and I don't feel so exhausted.
Today I went to see a doctor to review my case, because a lot of time had passed and I still have this problem of coughing too much, and I wanted to help it.
And my doctor came to the conclusion that it doesn't seem like I have a cold, it's most likely that I'm having problems with an Allergy, and I was like "Uhm really??"
The bases that my Doctor had for that diagnosis were the following:

1. I've been in this state for 10 days now and it's weird that it lasted this long, if it were a Cold/Flu, I would have recovered and it should have ended at the 7 days of being sick, as I we well know.
2. I have a more dry cough, without phlegm/mucus.
3. It seems I haven't had a fever (but I'm not sure about that, I didn't worry about taking my temperature at some point during the week to see if I had a fever or anything really, before going to see the doctor)
4. I have not had chest pain.

In addition, the Doctor asked me to open my mouth to see how my throat was, and with the stethoscope he listened to my breathing and my body coughing.
But the Doctor's diagnosis that what I have seems to be a problem with an Allergy than something else, sounded very weird to me for several reasons:

1. It's illness season on my city and in my city practically everyone is Coughing a lot everywhere, Like wherenever I went (the medical center, the supermarket) there were A LOT of people everywhere coughing in the same manner as me.
2. In addition, my Mother was also sick at the same time that she presented the symptoms, but she recovered quickly, it lasted 3 days her symptoms at most, and she didn't have the Cough that I still had.
3. I've had problems with allergies before in my life, but I've never had an allergy that made me cough or anything, especially so persistently.
4. I have also never had an allergy that affected my voice or my ability to speak.

And the thing is that because everyone is sick everywhere in my city, I was waiting several hours for the Doctor to check me, but when the time of my consultation arrived I was tired and my brain wasn't in its best state, which leads me to worry that perhaps I didn't explain my situation well to the Doctor and I wasn't as attentive to his questions as I would have liked to realize that I was answering correctly, the Doctor was also tired because he had a long day reviewing many patients and I felt like he wasn't checking me in like great detail and I rushed the job a little because it was obvious that he just wanted to finish his job day.
So all these factors together lead me to worry if the Doctor did his job well and/or if I did my part well and a If actually correct Diagnosis was reached, because the idea that what I have is an Allergies thing given the reasons I explained sounded Odd to me.
Then the Doctor prescribed me that he had to take the following:

1. CAM ( 2,00 Mg Dexchlorpheniramine maleate , 0,25 Mg Betamethasone) every 8 hours <- Antihistamine , one tablet
2. Diclofenac sodium , every 8 hours , one tablet (50 Mg)
3. Bion3 (Something with Probiotics and Vitamins), one tablet the day.

Whenever I have to take Medications, I Google everything about them, and I understand what Antihistamines are and how they work, that they are these things that calm your Immune system, to put it in simple words.
And well, what my Doctor told me is that I am going to take these medications for a week, let's see what happens and next Tuesday he will check how I did with those meds.
So to be honest, I'm really quite Scared and worried that I maybe fucked up??
What if I have Bronchitis that for some reason is happening with a Dry Cough without mucus/phlegm nor chest pain, or I still have an Active Flu and this persistent cough that I want to end and my voice problems has nothing to do with an Allergy??
Since, if that is the case, shouldn't taking Antihistamines make my health much worse by calming my immune system when a real illness is still happening??
Like, that's what worries me, what if taking those medications and following the Doctor's instructions actually entails a risk to my health due to a wrong diagnosis??
Because what I want to read and have tried to investigate is that well.
Something, whatever, that tells me that if it turns out that the Doctor gave me the wrong diagnosis, and I have Bronchitis or the Flu that is still active or perhaps with few symptoms but still there, taking these meds (Antihistamine) for a week shouldn't it do much damange??
I know I sound a little paranoid, but I already had a crisis in the past with a Doctor (another one) giving me the wrong medications for an illness, which ended up making my health much worse and it was horrible and I seriously don't want to relive that experience again.