On being sick
Jun. 28th, 2003 08:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jwghSome of you know that I've been sick since last Monday night (cough, sore throat, slight fever, &c &c). Different symptoms have been choosing to emphasize themselves at different times, but last night was pretty nasty, as my ears and throat were causing pretty constant background pain, and I was trying to drink lots of water, but whenever I swallowed it caused major pain in the throat area, which caused me to wince, which caused my ears to hurt. (Run-on sentence? Me?)
None of which kept me from kicking Rid and Joe Manfre's butts in Scrabble, I might add. (Final score 178-167-298.)
Anyway, last night around 3 or 4 am the pain in both throat and ears essentially disappeared, even when drinking water, and it hasn't come back all day today, despite going to a party where there was much eating, a certain amount of talking, and some singing. So, basically, yay! After the party I came home and took a nap, where I pretty much slept like a log for a couple of hours.
I am still sick -- I've got the cough and I can feel my throat is not entirely happy with the afternoon's hijinx, etc. -- but I'm encouraged by how it's going. The smart thing would be to take it easy tomorrow, but in fact the same guy who invited me to today's party (and asked me to bring my guitar) invited me to another one tomorrow with the same suggestion. So I think I'll do it. We'll see how it goes.
None of which kept me from kicking Rid and Joe Manfre's butts in Scrabble, I might add. (Final score 178-167-298.)
Anyway, last night around 3 or 4 am the pain in both throat and ears essentially disappeared, even when drinking water, and it hasn't come back all day today, despite going to a party where there was much eating, a certain amount of talking, and some singing. So, basically, yay! After the party I came home and took a nap, where I pretty much slept like a log for a couple of hours.
I am still sick -- I've got the cough and I can feel my throat is not entirely happy with the afternoon's hijinx, etc. -- but I'm encouraged by how it's going. The smart thing would be to take it easy tomorrow, but in fact the same guy who invited me to today's party (and asked me to bring my guitar) invited me to another one tomorrow with the same suggestion. So I think I'll do it. We'll see how it goes.
