I just got a phone call from the clinic. I can pick up a "Z" pack from the pharmacy to be taken along with my amoxicillin.

That's good, cuz my ears are still somewhat plugged. Maybe that'll do the trick.

Thanks, friends, for your concern and well-wishes.

As my dear mother would say: "This, too, shall pass."

To which I'd always reply: "Yeah, like a kidney stone."