This cold will not go away. Is it becoming bronchitis? Why won’t it go away? Why can’t I stop coughing? Why do I feel better one day and the next feel like hammered dog shit? Why has this lasted a month?
I was at the point today where I almost, I said almost, went to the ER. As I was considering driving over to the local hospital, I was looking at myself in the rearview mirror. “What the HELL was wrong with me? Was I really going to show up in the ER to get checked out for a cold that I’ve had for a month?”
Consider it a momentary lapse of reason.
Needless to say, I didn’t go to the ER and embarrass myself in front of my EMS brothers and sisters. But I will be at the doc’s tomorrow. Antibiotics? Maybe. I need something. This is not getting any better, and I had to cancel tomorrow morning’s clinical because of it. That sucks.
In other news, I just got back from two weeks in the south with my wife at her new place. It’s pretty weird splitting up the household like this. She’s rented a little townhouse and she’s got some furniture from our Seattle house in there. The dogs are with her, too. It’s pretty weird. It’s like “Hey, here’s my stuff and my dogs, but this is not my house and I go home in a week…” Weird.
Well, it’s just until I finish school. Six months seems like forever, but it’ll go by quickly.
Another thing I’ve discovered about the south, I like all the food, except biscuits. Can’t stand biscuits. I like grits. I like BBQ. I like collard greens and black-eyed peas and sweet tea. However, I can’t stand biscuits. When I have breakfast, I want toast. How hard is that? It’s just bread, warmed up. Easy-peasy. Don’t look at me like I’m an idiot, I’m a Damn Yankee. I like toast. I know y’all got some bread back in that kitchen. Work with me.
Hack, hack, hack…it’s going around. We all have it and it hangs on forever. My daughter has had it for over 6 weeks now! My sympathies.
My father is from Shreveport, La. I hear you. I cannot stand bisquits either! Ick! Try some of the chichory or cold pressed coffee. If that doesn’t ‘wake one up’ I don’t know what will.
Good luck and godspeed!
Happy new year!
Get well soon!
Im hacking up a lung with you….I actually gave myself my very first neb treatment while I was at work today (at the advisement of my own boss, “go in the decon room and close the door so no one will see you, but theres usually some extra albuterol in the drawer there….”) Turns out I really don’t like the after effects of albuterol…..