Ugh, last night I developed a really sore throat and, lo and behold, hubby took a peek with a flashlight and confirmed that I had some sort of infection, like strep or whatever. I had a fever, too. So I gulped down 4 advil (ibuprofen) and that seemed to help and allow me to get to sleep. Unfortunatley my sleep was short-lived, as I awoke about 5 hours later in pain again. More advil and back to bed.
Today I have been chugging hot tea, juice, ice water, etc. Actually the hot tea seems to be soothing, perhaps slightly cauterizing the infection. And now my nose is running so I think this is just gonna be a typical upper respiratory infection - although strange that I'd get it in Summer.
If my fever doesn't go away by Tuesday, then I'll take a trip to the doc to get some antibiotics, but since its a holiday weekend, I think my only option is tea and advil.
I am bummed about this because next Sunday I am supposed to be in a women's triathlon - I just hope I don't have a stuffy/runny nose for that! I mean, if I feel lousy, then I'll have to blow off the event, but I'd rather not.
Since I don't want to spread germs, I cancelled my 4th of July get-together with a friend and my father-in-law - or at least we postponed things until tomorrow, to see if I feel better by then. But since I have to "save" the fodd I bought for dinner tonight I have no idea what we'll be having; perhaps just some soup. I think I have a few cans in the pantry.
We had a wild storm yesterday, and my neighbor lost a tree. He's been chopping it up with a chainsaw all morning. Thus, I eschewed any birdwatching for today since it's just to noisy outside to attract any interesting vistiors, I suspect.
