Health update

Did you know that if it's been weeks since you were diagnosed with strep throat, and you took all your antiboitics like a good girl and you still feel sick and like your throat hurts, that means you need to go back to the doctor?

Learn something new every day.

My appointment is in 2 hours. =)

Health Update #2

I'm back.

The good news is that all trace of strep is gone. The bad news, if you can call it that, is that apparently I've got a mild virus, so that's where the low-level fever, runny nose, sore throat, etc. is coming from.

Can't do much about a virus except treat the symptoms, so I'm to take Advil for the sore throat and I have a prescription for a decongestant/antihistimine combo that's supposed to help with the runny nose (which in turn should help the throat and the coughing). It's also very likely to make me sleepy, but consdiering how little sleep I got last night due to coughing I'm really not going to complain about that.

I was not told that I needed to take off work, but I've decided to take the rest of the day off anyway, and tomorrow I'll play by ear (but my guess is I won't be going in). I'm back home, I'm having some lunch, then I'll go take a nap and play the rest of the day by ear.

So that's the latest. =)

That's it

I've officially decided that I'm not going into work tomorrow. It's stupid. My boss is in San Francisco, I'd be sitting in the office literally by myself, and if my nap this afternoon is any indication I'm going to be coughing too much tonight to get much sleep anyway.

So - day off! That gives me tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday to hopefully shake the worst of this. I plan on doing nothing, nothing, a whole lot of nothing, writing, possibly vacuuming, possibly making pancakes, then some more nothing. Hopefully that will help.