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nekosenseiIt'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.
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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.
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.
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Date: 2008-11-19 02:52 am (UTC)Hmm...maybe I should give it another go...
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Date: 2008-11-19 07:34 pm (UTC)