finding out what's wrong with me

i went to the doctor's on Monday. despite my violent coughing, trouble breathing, fever, etc., he said he couldn't find anything physically nothing wrong with me. or rather, i didn't have bronchitis. it could be the pollen, he said. as it hasn't rained in over 3 weeks, it appears there are incredible amounts of the stuff in the air, making even non-allergic people sick. or i'd somehow contracted tuberculosis, which he agreed was extremely unlikely. in the end, he gave me medication for the cough, medication for possible asthma, and stuff for a rhinitis, with instructions to go and get X-rays if i wasn't better in two days.

i went back to work on Tuesday, despite feeling like shit. i didn't get a whole night's sleep before Wednesday night. in the meantime, i had made an appointment for X-rays because my friends insisted that i really wasn't better. X-rays were made and i'm all in the clear for whatever they were supposed to pick-up on.

so now it's back to square one. whilst i'm definitely better, i'm still coughing, my throat is still sore, and i sometimes still have fever. some people have suggested i do a full allergy test and others that i get blood work done. thing is, i hate all that kind of stuff and really don't think it's that serious. on the other hand, what if there's something i need to know?