Yeah.. this illness has been brutal. I feel like I've been sick for a month.

Misery loves company.. I had Strep when I went to Hawaii over the summer. Spending half my trip in bed, away from my wife & son (thankfully we had 2 bedrooms in our rental), was brutal. I had some trippy hallucinations / dreams while I had Strep too ... I never felt closer to dying than I did with that sickness. Oh, and Hawaii doesn't accept "mainland" insurance at most clinics... so, there's that complication to deal with. Thankfully I was able to find a one-off doctor who was able to diagnose me and prescribe some medicine.

I'd never seen a doctor afraid of me before when I was sick.. this guy was seriously taken back. To be fair, I'd never seen such a huge infection before (and it was in my throat!).