I actually haven't done one of these in 2 weeks...........just goes to show you how exciting my life is!
Actually, last weekend I didn't really write anything b/c I had dropped Chris off at the airport Friday morning knowing he wouldn't be back til Wednesday....didn't really want to advertise that I was going to be home alone for 5 days, even on this seldom-read-by-anyone blog.
Also last weekend, I was sick. AGAIN. It started kind of on Friday with the sorta-itchy ears, sorta-itchy throat, nothing too serious and didn't think much about it. Saturday it wasn't too bad either, got a little bit of work done around the house but not really that much since I slept so badly Friday night (sleeping in the house by myself made me a little more nervous than I cared to admit), and by Sunday I was resigned to the couch for the entire day. Saturday night and Sunday night both I slept like crap but dragged myself to work Monday since we'd had 2 snow events the week before and I knew I would have snow timesheets and billing ALL over my desk. I somehow made it through the day, only to have an AWFUL night Monday night (woke up at 10:15, then again at 2am; at that point I was pretty sure both eardrums were about to burst they hurt so bad........was up til 4 laying on a heating pad......) and go in late Tuesday. By Wednesday I felt slightly more human but by Thursday the sore throat and everything else was still sticking around, so I gave in and went to the doctor. Sinus infection. Lovely. This has been the worst winter EVER for a lot of people I know for sicknesses (20 degrees and snowing to the next day being 50 and sunny, then the next day 40 and rain....)! Insane! I'm on day 4 of antibiotics and am still really tired and wrung out but feel a lot better than I did.
Yesterday was pretty exciting - we FINALLY decided on some new front room furniture!!! It really stinks b/c it'll take about a month to come in (stupid Chinese New Year), but it will totally be worth the wait. I can't wait to get it all here and get rid of all our old mismatching stuff. Slowly but surely all this stuff in our house is OURS and not just hand-me-downs from friends, etc! We were able to get a great deal - we got the couch, loveseat, rocking recliner AND a coffee table/ 2 end tables for the price we originally were just going to buy a sectional with, so it worked out.
Also, last night, we went to the Melting Pot for a belated V-Day dinner. I LOVEEEEEE that place....since it's so pricey we definitely don't go there often (we counted and last night was #4 in the 9+ years we've been together), but as always it was so good and just nice to have a quiet, intimate dinner - also, dressing up is always fun for dinners like that!
Other than that..........not much happening. I'm going home to Terre Haute this weekend to spend Friday night and Saturday with my parents and Anthony, then Sunday, my mom and I are going down to E-ville to meet up with my sister for her birthday and go to the Lady Antebellum concert that night. We're then staying Sunday night down there and I'm taking Monday off, so it'll be a nice little weekend away from work. I love girls' weekends!
What else what else.............not a thing. Happy Sunday!
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Thursday, February 3, 2011
About to Crash...
The doctor's office tried to charge me a copay. I flat out refused, saying that I had just seen the doctor 24 hours ago and all HE wanted me to do was to call in and request antibiotics and that I wouldn't have to pay (okay, so he didn't say that part, but COME ON). Thankfully, they just said, "oh, okay then" and went about their business. Not sure if it was because I was a) on the verge of tears, b) wearing the exact same outfit I was when I was there yesterday (okay, same jeans and sweatshirt, not underthings, but still) or c) because they just wanted me to go away already, but whatever. No extra money out of my pocket!
A P.A. listened to me wheeze and cough and try to breathe for a few minutes, and the good news is that she didn't think my wheezing came from pre-pneumonia-like symptoms - just more "superficial" wheezing. She asked if I had asthma (I did, minor cases of it, in college), and actually on Tuesday when I came home early I looked for my old inhaler. I haven't used one in years. She said that this cold, freezing weather could have been a catalyst for it acting up, and prescribed me steroids to get the avioli (sp?) - the little air sacs in your lungs - to quit being inflamed, and hopefully that should help. She also prescribed a z-pack (bless that woman) after I described 2 rather large, disgusting, greenish-brown globs that I coughed up just before coming (sorry, TMI). She said although what I have probably isn't bacterial, the little air sacs being inflamed for so long can lead to infection, and the z-pack would ward off anything sticking around.
So, I've taken my full first day's dose of steroids (6 tablets), my first day's dose of the z-pack, a good dose of hydrocodone, and I'm ready to drop. I told my boss I'd be in by noon tomorrow......I should try to make an effort to go in early, but I just feel like if I push myself too much, I'll be worn out after an hour and I'll be worthless. This way, I can go in, get the bare minimum done for end of month, and hopefully be out of there by 5 or 6. Thankfully, the guys I work with have really stayed on top of their reports so there won't be many changes to make - just getting A/P ready to go, entered and sent off will be my main task for the day. Gotta love accounting deadlines.......
I'm off to a drug-induced sleep....I haven't coughed in about 20 minutes, this could be a good sign!
NIGHT!
A P.A. listened to me wheeze and cough and try to breathe for a few minutes, and the good news is that she didn't think my wheezing came from pre-pneumonia-like symptoms - just more "superficial" wheezing. She asked if I had asthma (I did, minor cases of it, in college), and actually on Tuesday when I came home early I looked for my old inhaler. I haven't used one in years. She said that this cold, freezing weather could have been a catalyst for it acting up, and prescribed me steroids to get the avioli (sp?) - the little air sacs in your lungs - to quit being inflamed, and hopefully that should help. She also prescribed a z-pack (bless that woman) after I described 2 rather large, disgusting, greenish-brown globs that I coughed up just before coming (sorry, TMI). She said although what I have probably isn't bacterial, the little air sacs being inflamed for so long can lead to infection, and the z-pack would ward off anything sticking around.
So, I've taken my full first day's dose of steroids (6 tablets), my first day's dose of the z-pack, a good dose of hydrocodone, and I'm ready to drop. I told my boss I'd be in by noon tomorrow......I should try to make an effort to go in early, but I just feel like if I push myself too much, I'll be worn out after an hour and I'll be worthless. This way, I can go in, get the bare minimum done for end of month, and hopefully be out of there by 5 or 6. Thankfully, the guys I work with have really stayed on top of their reports so there won't be many changes to make - just getting A/P ready to go, entered and sent off will be my main task for the day. Gotta love accounting deadlines.......
I'm off to a drug-induced sleep....I haven't coughed in about 20 minutes, this could be a good sign!
NIGHT!
ARGHHH!
Have gotten worse today. Called my doctor (PER HIS INSTRUCTIONS) today to tell him as such and asked that I get something called in.
Oh, no, they want to see me.
I swear on all that is holy, dear God help them if they try to make me pay my co-pay. I WILL NOT DO IT!!!!!!!
And the worst part? I HAVE to go into work tomorrow. I have to. My last day of end of month is tomorrow, so I have to get A/P entered and sent off. Hopefully I can go in at 7, get it out of the way, and head home. I am feeling awful.
This blows.
Oh, no, they want to see me.
I swear on all that is holy, dear God help them if they try to make me pay my co-pay. I WILL NOT DO IT!!!!!!!
And the worst part? I HAVE to go into work tomorrow. I have to. My last day of end of month is tomorrow, so I have to get A/P entered and sent off. Hopefully I can go in at 7, get it out of the way, and head home. I am feeling awful.
This blows.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Ice Storm 2011
Well, "ice-o-palooza" has now come and gone. Here in Columbus we didn't get it "too" bad....it started sleeting/ icing/ frozen raining on Monday night which left Chris & I to take about half an hour each to chisel our cars out to get to our respective jobs. The weather started back up around 9am, making yesterday a big mess in Columbus.......which didn't really matter to me since I left work early to come home.
All last week I had that "tickle" in my throat and chest....minor annoyance but nothing I couldn't live with.........well, I think Monday night's run inside just sealed the deal for the big ol' bus to come run my ASS OVER. I woke up yesterday morning around 4am.....shooting pains up my legs (f'ing treadmill.......need to find an indoor track ASAP)..........along with a bad headache. I got up at my normal time and trudged into work (after aforementioned chiseling of car). I got last week's storm bills out and called it a day around 1. Every cough was hurting worse and worse, and no amount of tylenol was helping. I took a nap yesterday afternoon and then took a (probably not the best idea, but it worked) Nyquil/ Tylenol PM mix to knock myself out....which worked until about 4am when I woke up with chills and more coughing...........I got up and took some more meds and waited until about 5:15 to go back to bed. My poor hubby....my work definitely never will close for snow and ice, but his work is about 2nd in line to that - so I wanted him to get a little more rest without me tossing and turning and hacking.
I woke up this morning and felt like if I coughed one more time a lung was going to come up - so I finally called my doc's office (thank God they were open) and got in at noon. He was glad I had come in right away, but the bad thing with this "thing" I have is there's no real way to tell if I have an upper respiratory infection (viral) or bronchitis (bacterial) - since at the onset of symptoms both act the same. I guess he could've taken blood to know for sure....but no thanks. He gave me a script for some hydrocodone (cough suppresant with a narcotic in it to help me sleep) and said to monitor how I'm feeling over the next few days; if I'm no better by Friday to call and he'll call in some antibiotics.
This was my first time seeing this doctor on a non-colposcopy basis, and I'm so glad I switched to him. My old doctor was okay, just....I don't know. Never rude, just.....always kind of half-attentive, and he never seemed quite assured that I knew what I was talking about when describing symptoms, etc. Not to mention that back in March I went in for some self-"prescribed" bloodwork, and I feel like he never really acted the same around me after that. Not cool.
So anyway. That's how my ice storm has gone. Mom & Dad & Anthony just got power back in TH after being without since midnight 2 nights ago, but I know a lot of my friends and family all over IN are still dealing with no power issues. I can remember the great ice storm in Muncie in '05 - no fun!!!!!!!
Well, my 2nd dose of the miracle medicine has started to kick in. I'm off to bed.......hopefully able to go into work for at least a half day.........this week is my January month-end week (officially billed over $1 million in snow) + all the paperwork that this storm will bring in the next day or so = worst possible time for me to be out. I learned my lesson the last time though - I went to doc on Tuesday and he told me not to even think about going back until Thursday....I went back Wednesday and ended up being worse off AND getting everyone else sick. I'm no hero - I don't function well when sick! So - hopefully - a good night of medicated sleep will help.
Hope everyone is staying warm! On a good note, groundhog didn't see his shadow today - spring is on the way! (I HOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!)
All last week I had that "tickle" in my throat and chest....minor annoyance but nothing I couldn't live with.........well, I think Monday night's run inside just sealed the deal for the big ol' bus to come run my ASS OVER. I woke up yesterday morning around 4am.....shooting pains up my legs (f'ing treadmill.......need to find an indoor track ASAP)..........along with a bad headache. I got up at my normal time and trudged into work (after aforementioned chiseling of car). I got last week's storm bills out and called it a day around 1. Every cough was hurting worse and worse, and no amount of tylenol was helping. I took a nap yesterday afternoon and then took a (probably not the best idea, but it worked) Nyquil/ Tylenol PM mix to knock myself out....which worked until about 4am when I woke up with chills and more coughing...........I got up and took some more meds and waited until about 5:15 to go back to bed. My poor hubby....my work definitely never will close for snow and ice, but his work is about 2nd in line to that - so I wanted him to get a little more rest without me tossing and turning and hacking.
I woke up this morning and felt like if I coughed one more time a lung was going to come up - so I finally called my doc's office (thank God they were open) and got in at noon. He was glad I had come in right away, but the bad thing with this "thing" I have is there's no real way to tell if I have an upper respiratory infection (viral) or bronchitis (bacterial) - since at the onset of symptoms both act the same. I guess he could've taken blood to know for sure....but no thanks. He gave me a script for some hydrocodone (cough suppresant with a narcotic in it to help me sleep) and said to monitor how I'm feeling over the next few days; if I'm no better by Friday to call and he'll call in some antibiotics.
This was my first time seeing this doctor on a non-colposcopy basis, and I'm so glad I switched to him. My old doctor was okay, just....I don't know. Never rude, just.....always kind of half-attentive, and he never seemed quite assured that I knew what I was talking about when describing symptoms, etc. Not to mention that back in March I went in for some self-"prescribed" bloodwork, and I feel like he never really acted the same around me after that. Not cool.
So anyway. That's how my ice storm has gone. Mom & Dad & Anthony just got power back in TH after being without since midnight 2 nights ago, but I know a lot of my friends and family all over IN are still dealing with no power issues. I can remember the great ice storm in Muncie in '05 - no fun!!!!!!!
Well, my 2nd dose of the miracle medicine has started to kick in. I'm off to bed.......hopefully able to go into work for at least a half day.........this week is my January month-end week (officially billed over $1 million in snow) + all the paperwork that this storm will bring in the next day or so = worst possible time for me to be out. I learned my lesson the last time though - I went to doc on Tuesday and he told me not to even think about going back until Thursday....I went back Wednesday and ended up being worse off AND getting everyone else sick. I'm no hero - I don't function well when sick! So - hopefully - a good night of medicated sleep will help.
Hope everyone is staying warm! On a good note, groundhog didn't see his shadow today - spring is on the way! (I HOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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