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Went in today with a cold with a sever sore throat...

Went in today with a cold with a sever sore throat. I was most concerned with the incredibly painful sore throat that I am suffering from. I waited an hour to be taken back which really isn't bad for a walk in clinic. The nurse was was very nice and quick. When the Dr came in he looked at me checked a few things and when I coughed he asked "oh you have a cough too" and then it all went down hill. I explained all of the other symptoms that I am experiencing. He said nothing about the sore throat that I have and decided that I have a "mild sinus infection" I have a history of sinus infections which is in my chart so yeah I probably have a sinus infection not why I came. He says "you probably don't have strep we could do a culture but since we are doing a prescription for the sinus infection anyway we don't really need to." He asked me no questions about my symptoms and just seemed like he didn't care at all. When I explained that some weaker antibiotics don't work very well for me because when I was young I was over prescribed antibiotics. He basically told me that if antibiotics aren't working for me it's because whatever I have is a virus and won't be treated by antibiotics. I explained that I have been sick all month and that I feel better for a bit and then get sick again. He said "that's just the way a virus works" um sir that is also the way bacteria works. I just feel like he was treating me like I was a pill seeker all I really wanted to know is if I had strep.

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