Day 244 of 365: Fricking fracking sinus infection!

More hot tea. And I'm almost out of kleenex. I'm so over being sick. I would be happy at this point to stop the constant sneezing. And the coughing. I really hope I am better by Friday! I leave Saturday morning and can't be feeling like this on a plane.

Day 223 of 365: Meds

Well, since I went to the doctor in March for my sinus infections, he's had me on a lonnnnnnng course of Cipro and daily Allegra. The thing is, the pharmacy keeps doing partial refills and I have to keep returning, so I've ended up with all these medicine bottles all over my apartment (I just threw 3 away!) I'd recycle the buggers, but they have all my personal information firmly affixed to the sides so I just throw them away. I'm gonna be glad when I'm done with the Cipro especially!

Day 199 of 365: Help!

So I went back to the doctor today since I was feeling worse. (See last night's wine experiment which did NOT work unfortunately.) The doctor I had today was much better. It seemed he actually gave a carp and listened to what I was saying. He prescribed a zPack and nasonex for me. He even suggested I get a shot of steroids to jump start the recovery! It was a shot in my ass and it was kinda achy after, but I've been lifting 50 pound weights all afternoon with my left butt cheek! :D I do feel a little better. The oncoming sinus infection seems to have bit the dust. It's mainly just the coughing. I think I'll have to sleep sitting up again, though. As long as I can sleep, I'll be happy!

Day 198 of 365: More whine, please

Everyone seems to think a little alkeehol will help with the sore throat. So far, I'm not convinced. I did get to enjoy 3 glasses of wine tonight, though. It was all in the interest of science, mind! I'll report more conclusive results tomorrow, I hope.

Day 195 of 365: Giving in..

I've had a nasty sore throat and clogged ears and nose since last Friday. I finally gave in and went to see the doctor. Bleh. Waited about 30 minutes and they did a rapid strep test. The doctor came in and said the test was negative and basically I've got a cold and there's nothing I can do. Booooooooo. He said I should be "turning a corner" in a couple of days or so. Doesn't he realize I have a half marathon in 2 1/2 weeks?? I need to run! I can't be sick any longer. Grf.

Day 170 of 365: Enough already

Seriously, enough is enough. I'm so tired of sneezing, blowing my nose, trying not to sneeze, hoping my head will stop sloshing.......... Been a week now and this is the third bad sinus infection I've had this winter. It's getting old. I'd better be feeling better by the morning. I have 6 miles to do.

Day 163 of 365: Magic pills

Seriously, how did I live without ibuprofen before? Always love a late night trip to the pillbox, though. At least within 45 minutes, all is well again.

Day 119 of 365: Hair change.. sorta

Ok. Here it is. I think I'm ok with the color, but not sure about the style. People who've seen it say it's not really that different? I don't know. I will live with it for now. I'll play with it over the break and see how it looks if I use the straightener.

Oh, and sorry for the goofy angle. It's actually harder than I thought to do self photos in the mirror! Plus, I still look kind of bad due to continuing to feel all stuffed up. I may have to give in and get some antibiotics tomorrow... great timing.

Day 117 of 365: My excuse

The reason for my recent lapse in posting....Stupid sinus crap still hanging around. I'm hoping that tomorrow I will start to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I have so much to do (shopping, errands, cleaning, etc!) and hardly any of it got done this weekend.

Day 75 of 365: Sick again

Guess where I got to go this afternoon. Luckily it's not strep, despite the intense sore throat. I think (and so does the doctor) that it's just a regular old sinus infection. Lovely. He gave a prescription for a z pack that I will fill if I'm not better by Tuesday. Hopefully it won't last that long. I see lots and lots of hot tea in my near future!

Day 18 of 365: Sick

These are my three friends for the past couple of days. I've got some kind of cold/allergy crap going on. Apparently friends all over the country (that I haven't even had face-to-face contact with lately!) have had this same thing. Just hoping it goes away by tomorrow so I can have one productive weekend day, and so I'm ready for my first day at the running store! *sniffle sniffle!!* *ahchoo!*