Tuesday, September 23, 2008

My body can't make up its mind

I've been sick for 4+ weeks. I know because I've been counting. Well not exactly but I woke with a sore throat the morning before I came back up to oober land (aka Utah) for school and have continued to harbor those germs for the last month or so. It's been quite fun! Not. There were mornings where I could barely talk and others where I would skip about giggling. And then Sunday night hit, well more so, Sunday hit. Church at 9am, was promptly home taught afterwards, which took a couple hours since they made us lunch, I then attempted a much desired nap, failed in that area, ran off to visit teach, jumped off to sing at the nursing home, flew off to visit teach, and finally slid into home to prepare for our traditional pancake night. I over exerted my body and it finally shut down on me around nine that night. My glands were so swollen I could have played catch with them, which of course caused any movement of the neck to send searing pain all over. My ribs were sore, my neck was sore, my head was throbbing, and even my legs were sore. But of course I continued to stick it out, socializing with the several miscreants who were milling about our apartment. By ten I was near tears and I had my dear home teachers come over and give me a much needed blessing. I then collapsed into my bed sobbing on the phone with Spencer who of course was the much needed comfort I had been looking for all day.

Anyway, I went to the doctors' this morning. I hate the doctors. I always feel like I am either going to go in and find that it is something way serious or nothing at all, this morning was the latter. Kind of a kick in the butt, no I didn't have strep which everyone thought it was on Sunday (never had it before so I had no idea) and thankfully I didn't have mono either. It's a sinus infection, a nasty one at that. But the doctor prescribed Amoxicillin and I am now doped up on antibiotics and oober amounts of sleep. Personally, I'm done being sick and I would love for my body just to make up its mind about whether or not to be sick.

PS I've been in the same pajamas for two days now...mmm, yummy :)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

So Spencer isn't a mono dispenser? Good for you! :)

Unknown said...

Nope, never had the stuff. Don't plan on it either... Although Mia made me nervous that I would have gotten it from her just before she left as I have been sick with the same thing since she left.

RJ said...

Ooooh, that sounds 'orrible. I'm sorry poor Amelia. I'm joining the, I'm sure, crowd of those wishing they could be there to help nurse you back to health. :)