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(sick)
Well, the saga continues. I didn't end up in hospital but rehydrated at home. Turns out the Eye and Ear hospital was only guessing the ailment was viral, as it involved conjunctivitis, of which there is a particularly nastly viral strain going around. After considerable effort, l finally got someone to prescribe antibiotics (they didn't want to waste them on a viral illness) and the effect was almost instant (l could almost feel them work) and l am now much improved and eating small but regular meals. I was not contagious after all.
The upside is l thought l was a bit fat before (after looking at photos of me in the finish chute), but after 7 days of no food, seem to have shed those excess pounds.