Christmas Eve morning breaks...I wake up and trapse downstairs to snuggle up on the couch with my Phi Sig blanket to watch some quality Christmas cartoons. But then, I sniff, and I swallow and I realize...I have a rather annoying cold, stuffy nose, sore throat, and all. As the day progressed, so did my cold, eventually adding a headache and a fever to the mix. I wrapped only a few gifts and didn't go to church. But I at least was able to have dinner with my aunt and uncle that night, which was nice.
Christmas morning arrives, and I'm feeling still stuffy but better. And after a good hot shower and some ibuprofen, I was read to go! Dinner at my aunt's house was really fun. I was able to see everyone that I couldn't see at Thanksgiving.
The day after Christmas, which is always a sad day anyways because Christmas is over, was a Sunday. And on Sunday, my lovely cold decided to upgrade a massive ear infection. From the mid-afternoon to evening, my right ear went from being merely blocked to having shooting pains every few minutes. Though calling the on-call doctor, an eventual trip to the ER, and a follow-up with an ENT the next day, I was given antibiotic for the infection, ear drops to heal the ear drum, and vicodin and motrin 600 for the pain.
Today, I am feeling much much better. The antibiotics have taken started to kick in, the ear drops seem to be working as well. The vicodin seemed a bit extreme to me--so I've only taken that once on the first day. And the motrin 600 keeps the pain down to a dull pressure.
Silly sickness. Doesn't it know that it was a holiday?
I hope you're feeling better!
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