GP

At 04:20 temperature was still 38.5° but at 09:00 down to 37.1°. I felt well enough to be able to drive and so decided to ring my GP, knowing they were closed today, as they are every Wednesday as it is the day they do house  visits. Most GPs here are one doctor operations, mine is unusually three, the semi-retired father, daughter and a trained surgeon doing her GP training as she seems to want to do that in the future.

I was actually just hoping they would give me a fixed appointment on Thursday outside the normal surgery hours (Mo, Tu, Th, Fr: 8-11am; Mo + Th: 5-6pm) so that I didn't have to sit around in a waiting room. Although I should go to my GP once a month for a vitamin jab and once quarter for blood test, haven't been since first lockdown and have no idea how they now operate.

The receptionist who knows me well said straight away to come in, one of the doctors would be in soon to fill up on something or other. So I went and was the only person. Gave a urine sample but did have to wait 20 mins or so alone in a new extra waiting room. Bet English electricians will like the PA system box sitting on the washbasin - standard stuff in Germany!

Anyway, daughter doc turned up after 20 minutes or so, concurred with my diagnosis and gave me a prescription for antibiotics & stabbed my backside muscle with a vial of vitamin B that I had taken along.

At home phoned the chemist in Ottobeuren who said the pills would be there at 4:00 pm. Angie drove over, took Luna for a walk and brought the pills back along with the free three FFP2 masks government has told chemists to issue to OAPs. Took the 1st pill and almost within hours could tell it was doing its job.

Slept well & the temperature now back to normal for me, just under 37°C

Just add: Dr did sort of understand me not wanting to come into surgery regularly but straight away said, "We will do monthly house visits to you". I turned the offer down but said I would consider it, I didn't want to give them extra work right now. Nice to have a "free" health system that works so well.