Taking a 12-hour sudafed for across-the-whole front of head sinuse pressure -- it works, but MAN it screws with your sleep. Hence the being awake at almost 4:00 a.m. Bah.

Taking a 12-hour sudafed for across-the-whole front of head sinuse pressure -- it works, but MAN it screws with your sleep. Hence the being awake at almost 4:00 a.m. Bah.

Oh, hello. I've been taking the super-sudafed twice a day for three days, trying to keep the evil sinus/ear pain away. It's almost worked. I dread flying next weekend, if this doesn't quit.

Woke up with still-having-the-cold, but I don't have to work today, or do more than stir forth in search of OTC meds, which are direly low. I'll throw in some Puffs Plus, which always are kinder to repeat nose-blowing.

Taking a 12-hour sudafed for across-the-whole front of head sinuse pressure -- it works, but MAN it screws with your sleep. Hence the being awake at almost 4:00 a.m. Bah.

Oh, hello. I've been taking the super-sudafed twice a day for three days, trying to keep the evil sinus/ear pain away. It's almost worked.

After a certain point in the evening, I try to not take it unless I absolutely must, because I know it'll screw up my sleep, even with Ambien.

Zenkitty, I meant to ask you -- about your ear pressure, did your doctor recommend using Afrin or any other nasal spray? If there's no reason you *can't* use it, try using it for the 3 days prior to flying, or 2 days prior and the day of flying (because you really aren't supposed to use it for more than 3 days), and that might help a LOT.

For anyone traumatized by that Friday song: BFF Colbert & Fallon's version

Wow, that's just a really bad song.

Zenkitty, I meant to ask you -- about your ear pressure, did your doctor recommend using Afrin or any other nasal spray? If there's no reason you *can't* use it, try using it for the 3 days prior to flying, or 2 days prior and the day of flying (because you really aren't supposed to use it for more than 3 days), and that might help a LOT.

The doctor did in fact recommend Afrin, and I've used it. It does help, once I stop using it, the problem comes back. The doctor said my ear looked fine, and the sulfa drugs didn't clear it up, and I can't take antibiotics, so I don't see much point to going to see an ENT. Though I probably will if I can get an appointment. The sad truth is, I'm halfway hoping it's bad enough that I *can't* fly - because I really don't want to.

I took CJ out for his first driving lesson. He turns 15 over the summer and has been jonesing to try it out. We hit a big empty parking lot. He spazzed any time he got close to 16 miles per hour. Spazzed in a responsible way, but still - it was cute. He did a great job.

No karate for me today even though I have more nervous energy than I know what to do with. My house will be CLEAN by the end of the weekend.

mr. flea left about 3 hours ago to sign Casper up for summer camp at a location maybe 15 minutes away. He's not back yet. Who'll place money on my 3 possibilities - incredibly long line (THREE HOURS?), fatal car accident, or wandered off somewhere? (He neglected to take the cell phone.)

I seem to remember discussion here before--spaz is divorced from cerebral palsy in the US? It was horrifically offensive where I went to high school.