Guh!

Ugh! Please tell me I'm not getting sick again. I'm sitting on my sofa sniffling and sneezing up a storm. I thought I was getting over this! Both doomsey and emygination have been sick, and I'm starting to wonder if one of them had a different bug and I'm getting that one now too. *sigh* I better not spend half of this winter being sick.

As for this weekend, I opted not to go the Anti-Proposition 8 rally downtown. My voice still sounds bad (in fact, I never got it back completely) and I figured that standing around in the cold air and yelling chants wasn't going to help things. That and emygination had been up late the night before taking care of the dogs and didn't wake up in time to go with me. I wasn't really up to going on my own. I'm hoping that there will be other opportunities for me to contribute when I'm feeling better.

Instead, I did laundry and got other work done. doomsey and I also arranged to have dinner with emygination at our favorite Thai restaurant, which will be closing at the end of next week. I asked our server if they were closing because the owners were retiring or because of the economy (doomsey said I should have kept my mouth shut), and she responded it was because they hadn't been getting enough business. It's a sign of the times. This means it's time to look for a new Thai place.

Today, doomsey and I didn't do very much. We only went out to get more library books. I mostly flipped through LJ, read, and worked on my knitting. Speaking of knitting, I am now on the last round of my blanket. I hope to bind off soon. Squee! I can't wait. I've been working on this thing forever!

Seriously Do Not Want!

I so happened to look outside and noticed that there was snow on the ground. It's a tad bit early for snow, isn't it? We're in for another long, cold winter this year, aren't we.

Feh. I hate winter.

Update

It's official. I've had a relapse. I was feeling much better on Saturday and Sunday morning. Then, Sunday evening, I got congested and started sneezing. I'm still congested today. Gah.

I originally had an echocardiogram scheduled for November 24th, but this morning, my doctor's office called and told me that they were rescheduling it to December 3rd. I'm not happy about having to wait longer to get this done, but there's not much I can do about it. I was planning on getting some prescriptions refilled on November 24th, but since they pushed my appointment back an extra week, I decided to go the doctor today for them. I had been sick for the past two weeks, and I figured I should go in and get checked out anyway. The doctor told me that I definitely needed antibiotics and prescribed some.

I'm also in a bit of a quandary when it comes to getting rid of my congestion. My doctor noticed that my nose was bleeding a bit from blowing it too often. This is bad because I'm on blood thinners. On the other hand, I'm not supposed to take decongestants because they're a stimulant and can increase my heart rate. It was a little high today actually. She did give me samples for a decongestant, but she told me to take half a pill twice a day and not the entire pill. She's sounded a bit leery about giving them to me. She suggested that I buy one of those steam thingies that you can find at a drug store. You put some water and some Vicks in it and breathe in the steam. I did that and it helped with the congestion a bit. I've also tried using saline.

doomsey has also been yelling at me every time I cave and start blowing my nose again. This evening, he confiscated my box of Kleenex.

*sigh*

I hope this bug goes away quickly and that I don't kill my voice again.