January 28, 2005

• In the words of that great philosopher, Me, " Hoo,boy, have I been sick!!" December, January, and February have always been difficult times for me. During those months, over the years, I have sprained an ankle, broken my shoulder, caught the flu after a flu shot, and became very ill last February, going from a GI thing to a full-fledged upper respiratory gunk festival. Well this year, I once again went from a tummy problem to a major coughing celebration. I have this condition called post-nasal drip which is  impervious to any kind of over-the-counter remedy, be it cough medicine, nasal spray, cold pill, whatever. It all started Tuesday with a really sore gut; I mean, sore to the touch! It then progressed to a cold-type condition, which got worse as the week progressed, culminating in an all-night dry hacking session Wednesday night, from which there was no relief.  No sleep, either. I went to see the doctor yesterday, who discovered I had a 101.9 degrees temperature. That's funny; I had the chills real bad, yet I had a fever that gave me the same body temperature as my cats. So he prescribed some industrial-strength cough medicine which came with three pages of warnings, basically saying, this will knock your socks off. Uh-huh, sure. Can you say " ineffective," boys and girls?  My ribs are so sore from coughing,  I screw myself in all sorts of positions to make it hurt less when I cough or sneeze. I look like I'm having a seizure. I must admit that I do feel a little bit better; some of my stamina is back, so I am scheduled to work today from 12:30 p.m. until 9 p.m., and I'm going to go in and do it. After all, I am the relief driver, and what kind of relief do you get if the relief driver isn't there? Hey, I just got a call! They want me to work from whenever I can to 4 today. Thank you, Lord. This is better! 

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