My lungs, ftw.

[devilgrrl]

Great.

So the little cold I thought I had over the week-end? Had big aspirations. I started coughing more and more today and by the end of work, I could hardly breathe and was running a temp of 101*. I took some tylenol and figured I'd suck it up and take half a drawing class.

During dinner, I went from feeling "Eugh" to "Holy monkies, I am going to die in the next 15 minutes." I went up to art class and told the professor this and he pretty much said to go and not darken his doorstep again until I am not feverish.

Tyhpoid Mary, table for one?

I went from there to Health Services. I might as well take advantage of it, right? I went in, talked with the nurse for a couple minutes, she listened to my lungs, and gave me a choice: go to the ER or go to the walk-in clinic in Smithfield, but I needed to go somewhere tonight.

We chose Smithfield. They were just a copay.

I got to blow in the little breath thingy. I blew between 250 and 280 three times and it seems that is not so good. So I got a nebulizer treatment, a urine test (not pregnant/no UTI), and a chest xray (still have lungs/no TB). I came out with three scripts and I'm off work till at least Thursday night. Woot.

So tomorrow, I will be watching telly, cracked out on cough syrup, and doing some painting, I think. Sadly, this will be a nice chance to catch up on homework.

Comments

[lassie-faire.livejournal.com]

Augh! I'm so sorry! That sounds terrible! I hope you get better soon--until then enjoy some telly. :)

[devilgrrl.livejournal.com]

I actually think I am going to enjoy the time off. I can catch up on reading and such.

[aechei.livejournal.com]

yow! feel better soon.

[devilgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

How's the new apartment going?

[aechei.livejournal.com]

pretty aight. a bit lonely, and my stove doesn't work yet. but otherwise good.

[devilgrrl.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Nothing says suck like not having a stove. You can't even make a cup of tea.

[aechei.livejournal.com]

i have a microwave. stove's pilot lights were out, so it should work now.

[squigglz.livejournal.com]

Aww, I hope you feel better soon! Being sick fails. But I guess catching up on homework is good (provided the cough syrup isn't the sort that'll interfere with cognition-I made that mistake more than once :3).

[devilgrrl.livejournal.com]

Luckily, the homework is abstract painting. Cough syrup can only help, right?

How are you doing? I saw where you posted about Ash having a growth spurt?

[squigglz.livejournal.com]

Yep! I'm doing okay, just exhausted and can't put him down for more than five minutes before he's screaming to be held again. Kyle is cuddling him at the moment :3

[devilgrrl.livejournal.com]

I can imagine you must be exhausted. Were you babywearing?

[squigglz.livejournal.com]

No-I still have to figure out how my sling works, exactly. (I have a Maya wrap.) It doesn't seem to hold him right when I put him in it, so I need to watch the DVD when I get a minute.

[wickedshadow.livejournal.com]

Time to grab the green stuff with the Giant Q and get knee walkin high and get some sleeps.

[devilgrrl.livejournal.com]

Oh man, the cough syrup does that well enough. I took a half a teaspoon this morning and an hour later I was OUT. It makes NyQuil look like sugar water.

[nowitsdark0.livejournal.com]

Feel better soon! And enjoy your time off.

[devilgrrl.livejournal.com]

I am. All I've done today was sleep and it was great.

[amity26.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry that you are sick. I hope you feel better very soon. *hugs*

[devilgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

How are things going with you?

[maa3120.livejournal.com]

Weeeellllllllll... while I do NOT want to be sick, I could really use some time off myself. Enjoy yours, and feel better.

[devilgrrl.livejournal.com]

I am enjoying all the couching.

Hope you get some time off too!