Sicky Sickerton

Oi.  Still sickly, but on the mend.  I hope.  Waves of not feeling well still come and go, and I'm in a constant state of either being under water or floating.  Energy is slowly returning and my throat still looks like rancid meat with maggots embedded in it.  I attempted to take a picture of my throat, but it didn't really turn out and the only thing that really showed up was the hair in my nostrils from a wider angled view.  Needless to say, I deleted those photos. 

Anyhoo, my brain is basically mush from all the TV watching that has been occurring as a result of being couch ridden for almost 5 days in a row.  Still, I have learned a few tid bits from my journey in sickdom.  Here goes:

1).  Swallowing two tablespoons of liquid is about the grossest thing I have ever had to do.  Get your head out of the gutters, people, I'm talking about DayQuil!!  Apparently they have a capsule version of DayQuil, but I ignorantly bought the liquid form.  That shit does work, but its not fun going down.  I think I have a solid technique figured out:  Plug nose.  Take a sip of water (for a buffer).  Chug Gross Shit.  Chase with water. 

2).  Watching my temperature vary has been addictive.  When I felt my temperature rising, I used the thermometer every 15 minutes.  It was fun to watch  my temp go from 99.3 to 99.9 to 100.5 to 100.8.  When it got over the 100 degree mark is when my vocalizations increased.

3).  Speaking of vocalizing, my cats are quite tolerant.  Those poor creatures are still listening to me moan and whine most of the night.  Like I said before, my poor future nursing home roommate.  I'm quite annoying when I am sick.

4).  TV options on Saturday and Sunday is very limited even with Satellite TV.  There was nothing worthwhile on TV those two days which also happened to be my two sickest days.  Boring!

5).  I am never going to wish sickness upon myself again.  Instead, I will take "mental health" days throughout the year.  I say that now; let's see if I can follow through with that.

6).  Popsicle quality does make a difference.  I got myself some cheap ass generic Walgreens brand of Popsicles to help soothe my throat.  Though it was helpful at the time, those Popsicles are really gross!  Never again will I buy cheap ass Popsicles.

7).  Something is seriously wrong when I lose my appetite.  Not only did I lose my appetite, but I lost any and all desire for ice cream!  Gasp!  I had a few friends offer to get me some ice cream which did not sound good at all.  Yes, something was definitely wrong.

8).  Finally, Friends make it all better.  A lot of people say they have the best friends ever, but they are liars.  It is me who has the best friends ever.  Several people called me every day to see if there was anything I needed.  Some even called twice a day.  Everybody was very generous in offering to get me quality Popsicles, ice cream, medication, or food.  Most were patient with my incessant whining on the other end of the phone. 
And one was brave enough to make a face to face encounter to bring me some chicken dumpling soup.  Yes, It is me who has the best friends ever!

Now that I have been sick, I should be good for another 20 years or so.