Ways to spend a day in Bangkok

Possible ways to spend your first day in Bangkok:

1. Go for run in morning. Come back to hotel and realize that rash on back of left knee is bigger and redder than it was a few days ago.
2. Become concerned. Smack forehead as I did not listen to wise kate when she told me to see a doctor on friday.
3. Get taxi downtown to Citrus Hotel, soi 22.
4. Drop bags in nice hotel room.
5. Walk up to Soi 1 to the international clinic near Bumnangrat Hospital.
6. See doctor who expresses concern over big ugly rash.
7. Get antihistamine shot and blood taken for complete blood work panel.
8. Spend afternoon jet-lagged in room eating fresh pomelo.
9. Walk back to Soi 1 at 5pm for CBC results.
10. Be told your white blood cells are really, really high and you have an acute bacterial infection - acute cellulitis, likely a staph infection.
11. Acquire massive quantities of antibiotics for a week's worth of fun.
12. Have very nice long discussion with cute, friendly doctor, Nok. Get told to rest and not drink alcohol while on said antibiotics.
13. Take skytrain back to hotel, $100 poorer, with doctor's card in pocket, CBC results as a souvenir.
14. Walk back to hotel from BTS station in the rain.
15. Decide on what to eat for supper and ruminate on the thought of no Chang for the next week.