Thursday, Antibiotic in hand!

 I don't know what I was thinking, (I find myself using this phrase a lot....)but as I was waiting in feverish anticipation of getting to the night clinic, I soon realized (about 4 p.m. when my bride called and said she was stuck at work) I would have to drive myself to the doctor. Hub's was working at the school. He is one of two people that know his job and he could not call in a replacement.

So I called Lil sis and asked her to come get me after work and take me to the clinic.  The infection was spreading into my ears and neck and I was having trouble with vertigo. She came over masked and gloved and made me take a covid test (which was negative) in order to get in her car.  Isn't sister love great?

Got right into the clinic, with hardly any wait.  They did a rapid strep test which was also negative, but my ears, throat and nose, were very red and my glands were swelling.  So they will long term the strep and sent in a prescription for a sinus infection.  I called Lil sis who had gone back to work and she picked me up and took me to Albertson's for the dope. I could not wait to get that first pill down my throat, just like a junkie I was. Then home and back to my bed. Which I relished and I waited for the wonder of modern medicine to kick in. 

About midnight, as I was just starting to think I could sleep, I mean I was tired and sleepy,not something I have been able to feel or do the last two nights.  It has been constant pain and tossing and turning. I started to cough and I have never had this happen before, I coughed out some alien creature about the size of my palm.  Disgusting I know, my ears were cracking and it scared me to death. It was the first sign that the infection was breaking up. I slept well and woke feeling not dead.

I am still wonky, but have take my second dose and I know it is working.  I still get really sweaty when I try to do too much, which means that I still have not put away some of the things that I unpacked.  I put a few things away every time I go into the room. I have no appetite, but forced myself to eat a cracker and two pieces of cheese. 

While having a good long talk with my Sissie on the phone I managed to slice the pad of my left thumb open with anew pair of scissors.  I should never be allowed a new pair of scissors.

The cut is not deep enough to stitch, but deep enough to not close.  I am now thinking?  Do I need my left thumb to sew on wedding dresses?  They are white after all,.....maybe....

It took over twenty minutes to  quit bleeding, and I have band aids and surgical tape wrapped around it to catch anything if it opens and leaks.  Boy you are getting a very gory look at Kim's oozings (yes, this is a word) Poking out your mind's eye yet? 

I had to change jammies twice in the night, and when I got up this morning, daughter came over between surgeries and changed the bed sheets for me.  I have managed to do 5 loads of wash and still have the last two loads in the dryer and washer. Oh, for inquiring minds this time it was sweat.

I have had at least 15 pairs of pants come into the shop in the last two days, and I am grateful as those are very easy. I have at least 2 wedding dresses that are not super difficult to get done.  But I have to wait until I feel a little better. Just a little too shaky. Every round of antibiotic I take will make it better.  It is going through my system I can tell because,okay,okay you have had enough and your mind's eye may be recovering, I will let you off the hook.

Oh by the way B's  (the youngest)plant workers are all coming down with Covid and she has been called into emergency work detail, after having done a straight 10 day shift.  Signe's (the second) sister in law has just completed her 5 months of chemo and had a double mastectomy yesterday and is due home to a messy house, which is beyond her control. So Sig will drive to Spokane after work tomorrow, to get the house back in shape. I know Sig has put in a 5 day week at different offices, to help with the COVID situation.

Hey, my life is easy, I have some magic pills that are making me feel better. I get to see my grand babies tonight. The shop is busy, I have work. I don't have to work at a sewage treatment plant with a bunch of sick men, trying to keep them well, while I run the place.  I don't have cancer.  I didn't have to work all week and then drive two hours, to clean house all weekend. I have a sinus infection.  I am feeling pretty darn good about my life right now.

Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.

Kim