I am sick again.

What’s new?

But I am understandably incredibly sulky because of this.

The burning sensation in the gastric didn’t go away so I followed the instructions of going back to the doc’s, and by-the-way sought consultation from the bad cough and stuffed nose.

I took a peek at my previous bill and nearly choked - $90(?!). I hope I see wrongly, or else I bet no insurance company would want to cover me the next time round.

I got 7 medications back with me this time round, and the list of “DO NOT EAT” just got longer… and longer.

I whimpered, “Can’t I even have a little…?” before she gave a sympathetic smile(the doctor I was supposed to go back to is not on duty till afternoon), and gave an outright no.

So I have an issue here.

I am having gastro, so there are strict diet I have to adhere to.

The problem is, I have the flu now, with thick, thick phlegm.

Just when I thought I am feeling better and I wanna take my chance of having an entire prosperity burger(Huuuaaaattt ah!) to myself…. bleargh!

Then, she rattled off.. “No spicy food(kill me), no milk, no tea(kill me), no coffee, no fruit juices, no fruits.. no vegetables..”

“WHAT?! NOT EVEN VEGETABLES?”

“Yup.”

Hokay.

“Don’t take vitamin C”

WHAT?! I just took…. since I got a flu.

“Nope, you are not supposed to take. Nothing sour. Nothing with oil(I’d rather you say oily). No meat(kill me). No chocolate(shoot me), no cookies, no ice-cream.”

“HUH?! I wasn’t told no chocolate the last time round.”

“It will be best if you.. you heard about rice water diet?”

“What? The last time the other doctor said white bread and water, now is rice water diet?!”

She laughed. “Yup, the water from the porridge, that should fill you enough.”

Are they all out to torture me?

I haven’t asked if I can eat durian, which I cheated my diet a little over last weekend, but I decided if I don’t know means I can eat.

She was about to dispense another MC, and I was quick to dismiss it.

Then, I was prescribed antibiotics for the flu despite the tummy conditions.. and I was given something to burp and to spit my phlegm.

So sexy.

I hate feeling sick. I want my prosperity burger and all the spicy food.

And I miss my teh-o-peng.