What a crappy month it's been

5 min read

Deviation Actions

lonewolf3878's avatar
By
Published:
353 Views






 This month has not been very good for me. At least the second half anyway.

The first half was fine. Got some railfanning in, and went to see Iron Maiden (with Ghost opening for them) again on the 11th.

 Then on Saturday the 15th I woke up with a bit of a sore throat. I went to work and by the end of the shift It was worse, plus I was burning up, was weak, and started to get a cough. Went home and found my temperature was over 102. Went to bed, and woke up for round 2 of my 3 day work. Temp was still over 101, but I had to go to work. It was a struggle to get through the first half of the (12 hour 7PM to 7AM) shift, but I managed to get the next day off, and then I got lucky. With some machines down and 2 other people on my shift that could run a forklift, they let me go home early.

Went to the doctor that Monday morning and was diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection (something I get maybe 3 times a year, but I haven't had one this bad since 2008). Just told to keep taking over the counter stuff and get some rest. Which is what I did (I've tried 8-10 different meds so far).
When it was time for work again Thursday I was feeling a little better, but now my cough was even worse with chest congestion, and my voice was starting to go. By Saturday morning the high end of my voice was gone. Went to the doctor again and they changed it to acute Rhinosinusitis, AKA a sinus infection. They prescribed me some moldy bread extract (amoxicillin :P ).

By work time Tuesday I was  feeling much better. My cough wasn't as bad, but the high end of my voice was still gone. I was eating my usual before work meal when things got even worse for me. I was chewing on the right side of my mouth and suddenly POW. My last wisdom tooth on my left side almost put me on the floor with pain. The dentist office was already closed, and work time was approaching so all I could do was take a couple of Alieves and hope for the best. I managed to get Wednesday off so I could get to the dentist. The pain subsided until about 1AM when it hit me again. It was gone by the end of the shift, but started to come back. In another stroke of luck they were able to get me in at 9AM due to a cancellation. One hour later and my last wisdom tooth was gone.

 And so  now as I type this I'm both trying to put and end to this URI, and nursing the extraction site of the tooth. The high end of my voice is sounding a tiny bit better, but I'm worried my vocal cords may have been damaged by the infection, coughing, or both.
Hopefully It will all be gone by next weekend. The Midland Railway in Baldwin City, KS is going to have some steam pulled excursion trains. And I definitely don't want to miss it.

This downtime has gotten me  working on a bit of art again though.

MLP Deal With it Discord Stamp by Kevfin Derpy Hoove's Life Lesson For Us Stamp by NaMiKiTtIn:thumb275059961:

.
© 2017 - 2024 lonewolf3878
Comments1
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
lonewuf's avatar
damn well i hope you feel better soon