Saturday, February 28: Get strange headache while watching friend sing at coffee shop. I blame it on the caffienated atmosphere, but gets worse after I leave. Have been unreasonably irritable/grouchy all day. Hmmmm....
Sunday, March 1: I spent several wee hours of the morning (between brief periods of slumber), wondering why my sinuses felt filled with a painful combination of fire, electricity, and concrete. My throat was very sore as well. My immediate thought: "I wonder if sinus infections are contagious?" My aide had one that week, and I feared she had gifted it to me. I hoped it was just dry air/bad allergies. Just in case, I stuck a zinc swab up my nose, drank some OJ, and took Sudafed. After watching a gay little B movie about semi-retired fighter pilots, I sat engrossed in an edited for TV version of "Blow", awestruck by the craziness that was cocaine dealer George Jung's life. I also started to appreciate Penelope Cruz as an actress, at least for the hour she was onscreen.
By the end of the movie, I determined that I was indeed sick. I don't really remember much about that night.
Monday, March 2: Spent day on the computer moaning to all my facebook friends how much I hate being sick-this was the third time in 8 weeks-first the violent vomit/super squirts, then an icky head cold, now this! Cannot breathe out of left nostril-stuck Zinc swab up it anyway, drank OJ. Sick spoiled girl gets homemade veggie beef soup for dinner.
Tuesday, March 3: Drug my sick butt out of bed a half-hour early in order to be on time for a meeting. Wanted oatmeal, but due to time constraints, I settled for toast and OJ. I'm not much of an OJ drinker so three days in a row is saying something. Despite being late (go figure), meeting was mercifully short. Had hard time talking due to lack of oxygen. Decided not to go work or Bible Study due to fatigue. Left nostril still completely obstructed, despite Sudafed. Blow giant holes in countless kleenex trying to rid nostril of obstruction, to no avail. Stick small heat pad on nose/sinus area, hoping for relief. No such. Take nap, keep complaining to my mother that I can't breathe. Late that night, I improvise my own homemade version of one those ridiculous Netti pots using a straw and little paper cup full of warm water. Does nothing except make me cough and makes my throat/sinuses throb and burn.
Wednsday, March 4: Slept in, which helped some, still miserable. Got oatmeal for breakfast-sat and hung head over steaming bowl for long time, still clogged. By evening, I am coughing. My head and teeth hurt like a...well, figure it out. Give up on zinc. Throat huts too bad for OJ-drink White grape instead. Moan, groan, desire death.
Thursday, March 5: Cough all day long, nose runs like niagara falls-at least it's not all clogged up anymore. Lots of snot & sinus pain, wonder if I am getting a sinus infection. Mom gets me some cookies, then decides to procure me some cough medicine. Returns nearly hour and half later with the only medicine that works for me. Mondo stomach cramps. PMS kicks in. Determine that I have not been this cold sick in 4 years. Moan, groan desire death. No head start (work) for me today.
Friday, March 6: Shower. Oatmeal. Cough, hack, snort, honk, sniffle, sneeze, moan, groan, repeat. Truly lose my voice for the first time in my life. Have to forgo evening plans.
Stunned and amuzed by the fact that my voice sounds like the chihuaua barks on 'Beverley Hills Chihuaua', which we rent. Also watch 'Changeling.' Feel like I need to take a shower after watching creepy murderer guy.
Throat stings and burns like a...y'know....
Saturday, March 7: Starting to feel better. Request fish sticks, more cookies, and some kind of frozen fruit bar for my raw throat. Tired of breathing through my mouth and drying out the aforementioned raw throat, I ask for menthol nasal spray. On phone with mother while she scouts for fish sticks without MSG-no such, so we settle for pack with least MSG. Scout for raspberry fruit bars and nasal spray successful. Upon arriving home, discover fruit bars have Splenda in them-a headache waiting to happen.
Mother freezes white grape juice in small paper cup-has desired effect.
Continuously amazed at my lack of voice and volume of mucus my sinus cavity can hold. Relaxing evening in front of the television.
Sunday, March 8: Consider myself back in land of living. Weak, tired, raspy, but better. Nose still giving me fits, but nasal spray is helping a lot. Had hasty pudding, aka cornmeal mush for breakfast. First time. Dad made it-good stuff. Bothered by weird smells/tastes in nose and throat. Occasional hacking, snorting, honking. Breathing more freely through nose at last. Amazed at what a crappy typer I am while infirm. Fish sticks or pizza for dinner? Hmmmm....
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