Follow up

So I went back to the doctor on Tuesday. She prescribed a Z-pak, which is a broad spectrum antibiotic. She also told me that amoxicillin is basically a placebo at this point, so I coughed for an extra week for no reason. I'm also on Flonase, which is a corticosteroid that counteracts the effects of seasonal allergies. This is mostly to open up my sinuses. I think that we're on the right path. I get that there are bacterial strains that are becoming resistant to the best stuff we have, and so doctors need to be careful about handing out Z-paks, but I was pretty f-ing patient through this process and I'm a little annoyed that someone would be willing to play games with me after six weeks of coughing. Grrrrr.