Antibiotics for a cold? It sounds like the doctor doesn’t know the difference between a viral infection and a bacterial infection. (Or the writer doesn’t.) And if she was that sick, the randomly-chosen sex partner must have been pretty desperate.
In summary, it’s a shame the infants can’t be adopted by an appropriate married couple.
The writer doesn't. She probably had a secondary infection as a result of the cold -- either a sinus infection or a bronchial infection.
And if she was that sick, the randomly-chosen sex partner must have been pretty desperate.
Antibiotics are usually prescribed long enough to make sure that the infection is completely eliminated. The patient appears to be well (and feels well), but there can be some remaining bacteria.
That's one of the ways that bacteria mutates into an antibiotic-resistant strain: the patient thinks they are fine and stop taking the medication prematurely. Then, the resurgent infection requires a different antibiotic.