Stupid sicky

Dearest My Peeps,

Last Wednesday I started coughing for no apparent reason. I felt fine, I was just hacking like a lung was trying to escape. That was fine, at least, it wasn't too upsetting.

As the week progressed, I started feeling lousier & tireder (if that's a word) & just plain miserable. My nose is running 15 times faster than normal, which means it's sore & tender from always been blown. And I'm still coughing. A dry, hacking cough that you can hear at the other end of where I work when I come in the front door. Stupid cough. It's not getting any better.

Anyhow, tonight, I got fed up with it all. I've been annoyed with it all on a regular basis anyhow, but I finally decided enough is enough & betook myself to the hospital after work, hoping maybe they could help me. Doctor listened to me breathe, totally got some blood sample to double check that everything there was alright & sent me for x-rays. Yup. Pretty standard stuff. I endured the stupid needle for the blood (it's still sore an hour later), went to the x-ray department & went back to see the doctor again.

Apparently, I'm dying. (Don't dare stop reading here!)

*stopping for a moment to relish the suspense* Sorry. I'll continue.

Apparently I'm dying. BUT apparently so is everybody else on the planet, INCLUDING whomever I just frightened needlessly. Doctor said that it's just a cold & that there is nothing he can do for me. Try to gets lots of rest & use cough meds to see if I can't clear it up. The cough meds I was using had a warning on it to check with a doctor before using with the kind of meds the sleep clinic prescribed for sleeping. I checked with my pharmacist & she totally told me not to use it if at all possible, so I stopped. But Doctor told me tonight not to worry about it, any cough meds would suffice. I think I will take the time whilst in town tomorrow to check into a different brand to see if I can't find one that doesn't have that little warning on it, but I'm definately going to find something to use. I simply can't deal with this anymore. For one thing, I work with the public, for another it just plain hurts! MADNESS I TELL YOU *flailing* MADNESS!

However, it's 2 am, so I'm off to bed. I hope all is well out there in the land of make believe. If I scared you greatly with that bit up above, I'm sorry. It was fun though, so please don't be too angry. That's why I didn't drag it out really long. I totally would've felt too guilty.

Happy day!
Vicky Ellen
"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." -Charles Schulz