mlerules

Tried to sleep. Failed. Got up and read. Now feeling exhausted, but not necessarily sleepy. Hoping I can fall sleep before long.

It feels SO good to be able to recline without my head immediately filling up with phlegm and coughing - sometimes enough to come close to vomiting - and needing to blow my nose. Now on antibiotics (twice a day on an empty stomach, only now I'll take with a few Saltines after coming SO close to throwing up about 1/2 hour after my second dose - and Prednisone (before 9amm, WITH FOOD). I've had to use the emergency inhaler a few times since the wheezing began on Sunday and a few days ago not long after laying down to try to sleep I coughed/choked on phlegm so much/hard I nearly puked. More than once.

Got sick 3 weeks ago. Felt far better after 3 days, but still w/some coughing and post-nasal drip and not a ton of energy. Then last Sunday it returned, worse then ever. Took a Covid test on Thursday: NEGATIVE. Had phone appointments with nurse then doctor that day, too. (Former suggested I take the test before my ph appt w/the latter.) Then drove to Kaiser to get Rx.

Feeling far better now, on the mend but not fully recovered. Hoping whatever 'tis goes away completely this time.

Hoping I can sleep now. Exhausted, but not necessarily sleepy. BlehBlehBleh...

Okay, now and again I fear that I am secretly agoraphobic and if'n I were to stay at home for too long I'd never leave. I can say now w/out any uncertainty that this just ain't so. Other than a couple of not-terribly-active mini-adventures w/delerium3 on Friday, I've been home, doing basically diddly-squat other than reading & napping & sucking down tea since Tuesday night. (Well, I did manage to nearly decimate the creeping pile o' carp on the dining room table yesterday and I may well get around to sweeping the floors today, and mebbe even do some laundry.)

Now it's nice & sunny out (or was until a few minutes ago when the sun hid behind some clouds) and it's nearly 40 degrees and I WANNA GET OUT AND ABOUT B'C I'M STARTING TO GO STIR-CRAZY. Okay. Breathe. Mellow. BAPAMAP.

Still, my voice is 85% gone, so I figure I've still got some recovering to do. Prolly best to stay in again today, to not push anything too much, to rest/relax/recover lots (as I've got the luxury to do so), while getting some needed stuff done at the Hive.