Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
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Glad to hear the EKG is good. But I hate to think of you being a candidate for a House episode.
This pain induced insomnia is really for the birds. I don't know how y'all who deal with it regularly cope so well without utterly giving up and/or cutting people.
Last time I went into ER I was post-feverish and tachy (heart rate of 120). The doctor seemed concerned, but a litre of saline seemed to even things out.
(((Windsparrow))) I'm sorry your in pain.
I'm up early because my body seems to be totally confused by the concepts of day and night.
You know what is incredibly sweet? Sammie, my little spaz of a cat, has been keeping me company, purring for me, sitting on my desk, reaching her little paw to my head as if to pet me. All in all, much more intense contact from her than usual. Upstairs when I was sitting up in bed, she put both her front paws on my shoulder. She's never done that one before.
Awwww. What a dear, dear cat.
Nothing helps to lessen the pain, WindSaprrow?
I'm taking 1000mg of Tylenol plus 600mg of Ibuprofen every six hours. This makes it so I'm not sobbing most of the time, but it still is very painful when I swallow, so just as I relax enough to almost fall asleep, I have to swallow, and then wake up all over again. I started an antibiotic yesterday. So hopefully it will do its thing fast, so there is less pain to be felt.
What did the doctor say was going on in your throat, Andi?
Well, they gave me the double-barreled strep test (quick test, then the culture), and both came up negative. But because there is so much pain, and it is not getting better with just the pain meds, gave me an antibiotic anyway. The treatment summary sheet says the primary diagnosis is "Acute Pharyngitis". IIRC that means I have a really bad sore throat.
It started on Friday, when I spent the whole day hanging out in the home of people who smoke. They tried to be polite about it, but somehow I always end up downwind of it.
Windsparrow, did your doctor suggest a warm salt water gargle or anything like that?
Way ahead of you there, sj. I tried the warm salt water gargle before I ever called to make an appointment. Didn't help. Chloraseptic lozenges have helped a tiny bit, but seem less effective after the first couple of uses.
It is getting a bit better, so I'm sure that I'll be ok soon. Fortunately, there aren't a bunch of other symptoms. It's just the sore throat, and lack of sleep. I'm really thankful there isn't a cough to go with this.