With the August month closing in, most people are getting ready to go back to college. But, if you're like me, then you have already. Supposed to be fun and exciting, right? More like wrong, especially in my case scenario. I found myself having nearly a 103-degree fever on the first day of classes this year. I also found myself without my mom to take care of me while I am sick at school. If you've ever been away from home and have been sick, you can probably relate to one of these things.
1. You have to schedule your own doctor appointments
This one is by far the worst. Nothing is scarier than having to talk to a stranger on the phone about what is wrong with you and then having to try and work out a time to fit into your schedule with this stranger.
2. Having to take yourself to your doctor's appointment
This one comes to a close second in being the worst. If you are lucky, you can go to a doctor's office on campus, but if you aren't lucky, you have to find a way to get there on your own. This often involves lots of walking, the last thing you want to do when you are sick.
3. Filling out paperwork
I swear I will have questions for my mother about what goes where and how to answer what until the day I die.
4. Waiting for your mom to tell the doctor your symptoms
Only to realize that she isn't there with you and you have to man-up and hope you tell the nurse everything that is wrong with you.
5. Staying hydrated
Even though you know that you need lots of fluids but no one is there to keep refilling your water bottle for you.
6. Having to remember to eat before you take your medicine
But having to fend for yourself when all you want is your mom to make you some chicken noodle soup and then deciding to take your medicine without food anyway because making food takes up too much of the energy you don't have.
7. Dealing with the pharmacy
When no one knows how to ask questions about your medication and its side effects like your mom.
8. Having no one there to encourage you to get some much needed rest
Because you are too busy doing all of the things that your mom would be doing for you while you're sick by yourself.
9. Having to stay in while all your friends go out
Since you don't want to risk getting even sicker but you know if your mom was there, she would gladly stay in with you even if that meant she would get sick too so instead you suffer all alone.
All in all, being sick is never fun. But being sick away from mom at school is the definition of my worst nightmare.
