Meningitis (SP?)

So one of our students was sent home yesterday with meningitis. All of the teachers were asked to keep a health check and if they experienced any of the listed symptoms (neck pain, headache, fever, vomiting) they were to go to the nurse right away. This past week I have been experiencing all... but a fever. So nervously, I went to see to the nurse. She quickly threw me into a cab and sent me to the hospial.
At the hospital I waited for maybe 5 minutes, when a Korean nurse came over to talk to me. Once I mentionned the word meningitis, she took three steps away from me and continued to keep that distance for the remainder of our conversation. She then quickly walked away and then returned only to shuffle me into see the ER doctor.
I explained all the symptoms and my troubles and then he said... "well let's do an examination... and we might have to do a spinal tap." Now I have seen ER on TV... I know how painful those things are... so being already wound up tight out of fear... and now with the possibility of a spinal tap lingering over me... I started to cry. I was so embarassed... but I just couldn't contain my fear... sometimes you really want your mommy.
Seeing that his words had completely freaked me out... he then quickly added: "well a spinal tap is a last resort... let's just do some tests."
He then took some blood and did a physical exam.
He then smiled and said "it is not meningitis.... but it is still serious. You are suffering from severe heat stroke, dehydration and heat exhaustion. We are going to give you an IV and then I want you to take it easy for a few days."
RELIEF! I mean it sucks to be dehydrated... but anything is better than meningitis.
It is so weird... no matter how old I seem to get, there are still times when all I want is my mom to say that everything is alright. Oh well... I guess her comfort on the phone will have to do.
4 days til moving day!
Cheers!