get thee to the apothecary (or superdrug, either will do really)

would you believe that i've been struck down by yet another of the bloody 'winter' viruses that everyone is saying 'ooh, yes that one is going round'.

hmmm, well this time it was tonsilitis, and i have to say that it really really wasn't pleasant in any way - it went from being 'oh, i've got a bit of a sore throat' to 'struggling to get off the sofa, what with all the shivering and sweating' in about four hours and then stayed like that for the next two days.

yesterday the nice doctor gave me some penicillin for the 'pus' - nice.

now, where's the echinacea........