piglet1979
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 18, 2015
I went to the doctor this morning and I have an upper respiratory infection. I am now on 3 different meds. I can't take the 2 good ones (the one to stop the cough and the congestion one) until I get home though. They both make you drowsy. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. I don't think i have felt this sick in a long time. I can handle the being sick to your stomach but a cough kills me every time. I am going to take it easy for the next few days before I jump back into working out. I think by mid next week I should be back to normal.
On top of being sick this week I have been very worried about my mom. She has been sick too. She is home alone this week since my step dad is in Myrtle Beach golfing with friends. She was diagnosised last Friday with shingles. At the clinic that she went to they gave her anti viral meds and a steroid. She started to have some major side affects and talked to her friend that was a nurse. She stopped the steroid right away but was still having problems. I talked her into seeing her primary doctor today and she does have the shingles (the clinic wasn't sure) and all the issues she is having is from the steroid. She is a teacher and has only worked 2 hours this week. She found out today that shingles is highly contagious to someone with a weakened immune system. Thankfully she was only at work for 2 hours because they have kids with cancer and other issues with a weak immune system. This was news to me. I had shingles when I was about 30 and I was not told this either. Hopefully she will start to feel better soon too.
Also, we have been having some issues with my daughter and the bus to and from school. She came home yesterday crying and it took my husband about 30 minutes to calm her down. She was refusing to get on the bus ever again. This is not like her. It seems like the bus driver has singles her out and she is getting in trouble for what other kids are doing. Now I don't think she is completely innocent but something is going on for her to be this upset. i talked to the bus garage and the school already and I am just waiting to hear back.
It has been one rough week around here. I am ready for vacation. 2 more weeks and I am off for 2.5 weeks. Yay!!!!! Sorry for such a downer post. I promise I will not be like this all month.
On top of being sick this week I have been very worried about my mom. She has been sick too. She is home alone this week since my step dad is in Myrtle Beach golfing with friends. She was diagnosised last Friday with shingles. At the clinic that she went to they gave her anti viral meds and a steroid. She started to have some major side affects and talked to her friend that was a nurse. She stopped the steroid right away but was still having problems. I talked her into seeing her primary doctor today and she does have the shingles (the clinic wasn't sure) and all the issues she is having is from the steroid. She is a teacher and has only worked 2 hours this week. She found out today that shingles is highly contagious to someone with a weakened immune system. Thankfully she was only at work for 2 hours because they have kids with cancer and other issues with a weak immune system. This was news to me. I had shingles when I was about 30 and I was not told this either. Hopefully she will start to feel better soon too.
Also, we have been having some issues with my daughter and the bus to and from school. She came home yesterday crying and it took my husband about 30 minutes to calm her down. She was refusing to get on the bus ever again. This is not like her. It seems like the bus driver has singles her out and she is getting in trouble for what other kids are doing. Now I don't think she is completely innocent but something is going on for her to be this upset. i talked to the bus garage and the school already and I am just waiting to hear back.
It has been one rough week around here. I am ready for vacation. 2 more weeks and I am off for 2.5 weeks. Yay!!!!! Sorry for such a downer post. I promise I will not be like this all month.