I'm Not Dead...(But I Sure Came Close!)

I've been sick this week. Miserably, horribly, Wish-I-Could-Curl-Up-In-A-Ball-And-Die-Because-Anything-is-Better-Than-This-SICK!!!
I have NO IDEA what I've had. But I think I'm going to have to call it "The Dreaded Green Gomboo of Mucus Lagoon". Pure, unadulterated MISERY!!!
It began on Friday night. It hit me like a Mack truck. I was just sitting there, watching late-night TV with Ty when all of the sudden: "BLAM! You're sick, Be-Otch!" I went to bed, worried but hoping it was just a reaction to staying up so late and that I'd feel better in the morning.

Saturday, I woke up HURTING!!! My head felt like my brain was trying to burst through my skull. My entire body was racked with aching pain. I took some pain killers, and once they kicked in I felt much better, and figured it was a fluke. As the day went on, however, my throat started hurting and swelling up. It was getting more and more difficult to swallow. My sinuses became painfully stuffed up, and even my ears joined in the fun. My voice is sounding gravelly and weak. I'm definitely going to lose it.

Sunday, I felt about the same. However, I took medication in the hopes it was just REALLY bad allergies or something and went about my day. I felt pretty horrible by the end of the night, but I tried to pretend I didn't. My voice is almost completely gone.

Monday morning, I woke up in pain. AGAIN. Head, abs, throat, sinuses, coughing, couldn't breathe through my nose. I took meds again. They only took the edge off of the misery. Voice: Officially gone.

Tuesday was the same, only worse. I was coughing so much Ty told me I needed to go to the doctor. I promised that if it wasn't better by the morning, I would do just that. Still no voice. Blood vessels have burst in my eyes from all the coughing and sinus pressure, making them red and scary-looking.

Wednesday morning, worse. AND, since I was going to the doctor I wanted to make sure that he could make an accurate diagnosis so do you know what I did? I didn't take ANY medication. No pain killers for the head and body aches. No anti-inflammatories for my swollen tonsils, and NO Sudafed for my packed sinuses. By the time I finally got the "Sinus infection + Ear infection" diagnosis and my Amoxicillin prescription, I was all but sobbing with misery. I took all of my meds--including the antibiotic--and after about 30 minutes they all finally kicked in and I was able to feel somewhat human again. Voice, still gone.

Thursday, I actually felt better. Still crappy, and I still had most of the same symptoms, but the fog seemed to be lifting. Voice, mostly gone.
Friday, I feel MUCH better, but still need meds to avoid a few of the more troublesome symptoms. My voice is coming back and I'm no longer turning my innards inside out with coughing. The cough is still there, but more as an annoyance than anything else. My voice is still pretty much gone, but is showing signs of returning in the next few days.
Now, I shall list all of the medications that I have to take in order to function (most of them at the same time):
Mucinex D (Active ingredients include Guaifenesin and Sudafed)
Ibuprofen
Tylenol (Sometimes Excedrin, depending on how bad my headache is)
Saline Solution (Hate using it, but it helps. A LOT! Ty, don't you DARE be smug about this! ;) )
Amoxicillin

So...Lesson learned? Candice is a big, fat whiner that hates being sick and experiences no shame in taking drugs to feel better.

However, I don't care if I seem whiny today. The world needs to know about the Dreaded Green Gomboo of Mucus Lagoon. Only public awareness can help the world avoid a Gomboo epidemic!

Spread the word, people! Only YOU can prevent the spread of the Gomboo!