so frustrating

[dragonlady7]

I felt a little perkier this morning, so I told the receptionist hopefully when I called in that I was surely on the mend, and while I still had a fever, it was sure to break soon so I'd be better by Friday. I also told roller derby peeps I'd mos def be at practice, though I expected to be riding the wall-- eating one meal in two days does not a good skater make.
But I'm up to 102, which is the hottest I've been I think, though this thermometer seems so unreliable I can't tell. I did have the brainwave that the oral readings are likely to be cold because I can't breathe through my nose, so, duh... that won't work.
I've switched from cough suppressant to nasal decongestant, because my chest isn't bothering me at all now, but my sinuses are under so much pressure from within... but I don't know if it's safe to mix ibuprofin with Sudafed SomethingNSomething, and since I haven't eaten all day, I'm much more likely to get completely freaking high on some weird drug interaction than I normally would. I should probably take the ibuprofin anyway because that's what's been keeping the fever down all along.

Bleh bleh bleh, this is so boring, and so frustrating. I have been dying for a day off at home, and here I've had two, and I haven't gotten out of bed at all. Z did a load of dishes this morning, and I told myself it wouldn't be any big deal to follow up and do another, but I haven't even managed to take that one out-- I'm just not steady enough, and it is too cold in that kitchen for me to tolerate it long. That's why I haven't eaten, either-- I just can't deal with the process. I'm starving, but can't really visualize how to get food.

I know I know, it's pretty ridiculous. Also ridiculous is the fact that I can't untangle my hair, and have cried more than once over its sad state.

And now, just so this isn't all whiny, I present to you:
a cute Craigslist posting, which I read in the hopes it would make me cry and clear out my sinuses, but no such luck. Boo.

Comments

[kkatowll.livejournal.com]

It's the flu. You simply have to rest. Do nothing. Not even cook. Walking is too much. Tell Z to feed you.

[dragonlady7.livejournal.com]

He can't when he's not here. :(
But he is buying me oranges and more Kleenex on his way home, so that's helpful.

[buschibaby.livejournal.com]

Poor old you - it sounds like you're in much the same state I've been in all week. Just be grateful for decongestants. Apparently babies don't like 'em, so I've been mouth-breathing and wondering just how much I want this child...

[dragonlady7.livejournal.com]

If you have what I have, don't worry-- it doesn't respond to decongestants anyhow.

[buschibaby.livejournal.com]

Nice to know. I've taken to staring at packets of Lemsip mournfully, while listening to my sinuses hardening to stone through blocked up ears...

[dragonlady7.livejournal.com]

Yeh, I went to the doctor and she used one of those ear-peering-into things to look into my nose, I don't know why. Maybe because usually you can see through my head from one ear to the other but it's all so full of snot you can't?

Ugh. Ugh ugh ugh. It's really gross. And Sudafed, it does nothing.
The only thing that did anything was taking a long steamy hot shower, which was amazing, given that I had not been well enough to shower in five days, but one cannot spend one's whole life in the shower. Also I horked up so much green goo in the shower I thought a whole alien baby was going to come out at any moment.