After Laura pointed out something on my back, I was able to get a doctors appointment the next day and had a prescription filled right after that. Less than 24 hours between discovery and treatment and I was on the way to recovery.
I feel so lucky to live in a time with modern medicine. I recognize that in 50 to 100 years what is now practiced will seem quaint and possibly negligent, but it's all I've got for now.
Thinking of my immediate biological family, I think that we'd all be dead by now if it wasn't for modern medicine. Childhood illnesses, illnesses later in life, diabetes, etc. We'd all be dead. Most things can be somewhat simple - here, go on this dose of X for Y days and it will clear it up. It usually is such a small event that it's not mentioned to others, but in the past it would probably have been lucky to have survived.
It's strange to think about the simple things that have kept us alive and healthy - clean water, sanitation, and everything that's encompassed in the term "modern medicine". I feel really lucky, but I recognize that it's not based on luck, but science.
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