I am still sick. However, I hope today is the last day I have to suffer. I have the flu, a sore throat due to post-nasal drip, and 2 ear infections. The throat and ear problems are secondary complications from the flu. I really wish I knew where I caught the flu. But since Tuesday night, I have been miserable. I've darn near slept nude the past 2 nights because I have sweated so much, my whole body is wet. There's been no getting comfortable.

Saturday, I tried to help myself, but ended up hurting myself. I used some homeopathic ear drops my mother bought but never used. After doing that, my hearing decreased. So, I decided to clean my ears. I don't normally use Q-Tips, but I did this time, in hopes of absorbing the ear drops. I cleaned my ears, but my hearing got worse. I could hardly hear for over a day. Finally around 5, my dad took me a doctor. My ear drums were blocked by ear wax. The Q-Tips just impacted the wax. They had to irrigate my ears. Boy, were they blocked! My dad was shocked at the amount of wax impacted. However, I could hear and the doctor confirmed the ear infections. He gave me amoxicilin for the ear infection and told me to get some more rest. He told me not to return to school today.

So, I haven't been on vacation. I have been in and out of consciousness. I have been spent most of my time in bed, save for the few times I've been in the living room, the trailer, or in the bathroom. I've been on the computer a bit, thanks to my laptop, but I have mostly watched TV. I caught the Buster Keaton Twilight Zone episode last night. I saw a CSI marathon, seeing some episodes I have never seen before. I saw a soft rock infomercial. I cried for my mother the same time I wanted the CD collection. I lost it last night at the end of Cold Case. They used the original version of "Landslide" at the end. Having a sore throat, it was hard to try to hold back the tears. I had to cry when the pain got too much. My father just had to hold me after that outburst. My father understood what I was thinking, because he was thinking the same.

Illness sucks.

[♪ Listening to: "21 Things I Want In A Lover" - Alanis Morissette]

Posted by Shawn at November 13, 2006 12:49 PM in General.