So my co-worker who tested positive on the rapid strep test got a different antibiotic than I did. He got cephalexin, which sounds like it comes from reclining octopi, when I got amoxicillin. I looked them up and his is good for pneumonia and mine is good for that and also for gonorrhea. Unless you can get catch nasty diseases through a web browser, I’m not likely to need it for anything beyond possible strep, though.

I did notice that there are a bunch of anecdotal stories of people rupturing their Achilles tendon doing box jumps while being on amoxicillin. I found it on a bunch of Crossfit sites. The general posts were about the dangers of box jumps, especially for old dudes like me, and it made me a bit wary of them for a while. But now I’m wondering why all these Crossfitters are on amoxicillin. I’ve met a bunch of Crossfitters and I’m guessing they’re taking the antibiotics for the thing I’m unlikely to have, not the thing that I’m most likely treating. I think you know what I’m talking about.