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by Columbo
This past weekend the cold and wind finally got the better of my sinuses, and I knew that I had reached the point where hot tea and rest weren’t going to be enough to make me feel better. But trying to find a walk in clinic around here is a real pain, and I hate spending the day at the emergency room just to have an Rx written for amoxicillin. When I woke up Sunday morning complaining again of my sinus pain, my girlfriend made me try the Minute Clinic up in Bethesda (the closest Metro accessible clinic that we knew of), which is inside the CVS just up the street from the Metro station.
It’s cheap and easy; put your name on a waiting list (with your cell number) then shop around the CVS. When they call, you meet with a nurse practitioner for a very quick exam. If you’re gunning for antibiotics, make sure you say you’ve had the infection for at least 2 weeks, otherwise they’re not allowed to prescribe them. I was in and out in 30 minutes, and then able to have a cheese steak at Philadelphia Mike’s before heading home (hey it’s a sinus infection, not the flu!).
Am I missing any great walk in clinics in Penn’s Quarter?
Today we introduce, Columbo, as a guest writer. He is a bonafide E Street resident and despite the name, he doesn’t work for the MPD.
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Thanks so much for this information. I’ve been looking for just such a clinic, metro accessible or walkable. Does anyone know of any other physicians in Penn Quarter or nearby? (family, internal medicine, etc.)
Just a few weeks ago I was also feeling a little bit under the weather so I went to see Dr. Renee Chen-Lee and Dr. Andrew Lee. They are located at 618 I Street NW. They were very, very nice. I will visit them again when I need to.
Did anyone else see that two women were killed last night by a Metrobus as they crossed Penn at 7th? Did anyone else fill out the pedestrian survey (now closed) conducted by the city?
We are blessed to live in a walkable neighborhood, but sadly walking can be dangerous in DC. Too often, police cruisers are part of the problem, not the solution. What can we do about this?
You may contact Chris Ziemann at Christopher.Ziemann@dc.gov Chris is the Ward 2 transportation planner for DDOT. Chris is also planning to attend the Downtown Neighborhood Association meeting on April 10th. The DNA has been speaking with him concerning pedestrian safety in our neighborhood.
Well after the tragedy of the two women killed by the metrobus, this all seems trivial, but thought I would follow up on my original post:
I got a post card from Minute Clinic today thanking me for stoping by and hoping I felt better. I thought that was nice.
I was just looking through your post and am deeply saddened for those who think all illnesses are bacterial and all you need is a quick fix antibiotic. As a health care provider, I have read NUMEROUS research materials on antibiotic resistance. If you look through the CDC website on antibiotics you will read that it is becoming a state of urgency that antibiotics not “just be prescribed for the slightest illness”. There are numerous “bugs” out there that are completely resistant to most (if not all) antibiotics and people are dying because of it. Why you ask? Because the bacteria that were being “killed” by the antibiotics are emerging into different strains which are RESISTANT to antibiotics. So the more an individual uses antibiotic the more likely THEIR body will become resistant to treatment when they TRULY need the antibiotic. If you don’t believe me about the crisis coming down the pike, go on the CDC website and search “antibiotic” for yourself.
In my opinion, if my health care provider wants me to try other methods besides an antibiotc, I would listen because I don’t want to be the person laying in the hospital bed dying because NO antibiotic will help.
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Great to spread the word about using walk-in clinics. I started to get flu symptoms a few weeks ago on a Saturday and wanted to start on Tamiflu – I ended up at a clinic in Arlington; unfortunately, the clinic moved from its location across from Costco (Metro accessible) to Solumbia Pike (not accessibe). Lucky I had a car, but I would love to hear about a closer clinic.