Yikes, Teppy. Feel better.

Ugh Steph, so glad you saw the doctor. Hope you feel better soon.

The doctor did, for real, look in my ear and say "Oh my god!" I told her that's not something you ever want to hear a doctor say. She apologized and said she just didn't expect such a horrible infection based on my description of sinus/cough/etc.

I was afraid there were tiny Lutherans in my ear nailing a manifesto to a tiny cathedral door.

I was afraid there were tiny Lutherans in my ear nailing a manifesto to a tiny cathedral door.

Ouch! No nails in the ear canal!

Oh Teppy, I'm so glad you saw the doctor!

When we were here househunting, I felt bad over the weekend and kept thinking I'd get better, but by Monday I was running a fever and H tracked down an immediate care place. Horrible sinus infection, bad ear infection, and insipient bronchitis. So I got the good drugs and promptly passed out for two days. Not really meshing with the whole "in town for three days on a househunting blitz" thing. Plus out-of-pocket doctor and meds fees.

Germs, man. They will sandbag you at the absolute worst times. I hope your drugs slay them effectively and quick.

Germs, man. They will sandbag you at the absolute worst times. I hope your drugs slay them effectively and quick.

She wanted me to take oral Cipro for the ear infection*, but I took it in the past and got the scary side effect of tendon problems. So I *really* avoid it as a first-line measure unless I am genuinely going to die (MRSA, anthrax, whathaveyou). So the sinuses get an oral Z-pak, and the ears get Cipro drops, which are apparently not on our shitty new insurance's formulary, so I am nervously awaiting the CVS total.

*(Specifically Cipro because ear infections tend to be Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is very susceptible to Cipro. But I would think that topical drops would be better for the ear infection anyway, versus a systemic oral antibiotic. We'll see. I told her I would consider oral Cipro if the drops don't work.)

And I also get Tessalon Pearls for the cough, woo! (I would have accepted codeine, but I know the Tessalon Pearls work, so that's cool with me. Plus codeine makes me itch, but it sure does stop the cough.)

Glad you got some treatment, Teparoo. I think I might be next on the phoning the doctor.

Also, insent with a quick question.

Teppy, sorry you're feeling so miserable, glad you're getting it taken care of. You might try hot compresses on your face for temporary relief of pain - I find it helps me. And it's amazing (to me) that packed sinuses can make your teeth ache - I once had an appointment for a root canal until we realized it was my sinuses causing the pain.

Yeah, the teeth pain is what got me to call the doctor. I thought, well, maybe my teeth are just fucked, but the timing is suspicious w/r/t the sinus pain. The ear infection is just a bonus that probably laid the groundwork for the pain.

If I could roto-root my skull and start with a clean inside, that would be great. (I know that's what the neti pot does in theory, but it hasn't been roto-rooting so well.)

Or one of those sucker-things from the dentist right into my lungs.