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Yep. It's a Monday.
Dec. 13th, 2010 04:27 pmRemember when I was whining yesterday about my throat hurting? Yeah. Well, I woke up this morning with my throat so swollen that I choked. I literally choked so much and so often that I threw up three times before I managed to get my contacts in, wherein I opened my mouth to stare at my throat... and freaked the fuck out.
It is... not pretty. NOT PRETTY. My uvula is so swollen that it and my throat lining were hanging down into my throat. I thought it was an allergic reaction and that it might be closing shut, so I ran and woke up V, made her look, and then called my mom to see if I needed to go to the ER or if I could wait for the doctor in an hour.
I ended up at the doctor, who sort of made fun of me until he actually looked in my throat (this is a long time friend, so I don't mind that he was being sort of snarky, especially since he worked me in AND gave me 3 months of my Advair inhaler!). Once he looked in my throat, all humor was gone and he said, "Wow. Umm, okay. Wow."
Yeah, not so funny now, is it?
He is pretty sure I have an abscess in my throat, although I am the only person without tonsils he's ever seen have one. My sinuses are compacted and filled with blood and everything about me is disgusting at the moment.
I'm now on steroids (my old friends! Yay, weight gain!), two antibiotics and a pain killer. I also have strict instructions to call him immediately if my throat starts filling like there is cotton stuffed around my voicebox or I cease being able to swallow at all.
Ummm. These things can happen?! *cue panic*
Plus, he told me I couldn't go to work today. I know it's ridiculous, but that's a crushing thing to tell a workaholic. But he said if the abscess ruptures (from talking too much or doing too much), I will end up in the hospital. I don't want that. I really don't want that. So, I worked from home today.
I did get a few things done, not nearly enough, because the pain killer knocked me the fuck out and I slept for like 3 and half hours. I'm still exhausted, though, and could go back to sleep in an instant.
Mostly, I'm left wondering what my body will think up next. A throat abscess? Really? According to the Internets, the most likely causes are tonsillitis (and I don't have tonsils) or TB (and I got tested about a dozen times last year what with the asthma issues). So, who the hell knows?
It is... not pretty. NOT PRETTY. My uvula is so swollen that it and my throat lining were hanging down into my throat. I thought it was an allergic reaction and that it might be closing shut, so I ran and woke up V, made her look, and then called my mom to see if I needed to go to the ER or if I could wait for the doctor in an hour.
I ended up at the doctor, who sort of made fun of me until he actually looked in my throat (this is a long time friend, so I don't mind that he was being sort of snarky, especially since he worked me in AND gave me 3 months of my Advair inhaler!). Once he looked in my throat, all humor was gone and he said, "Wow. Umm, okay. Wow."
Yeah, not so funny now, is it?
He is pretty sure I have an abscess in my throat, although I am the only person without tonsils he's ever seen have one. My sinuses are compacted and filled with blood and everything about me is disgusting at the moment.
I'm now on steroids (my old friends! Yay, weight gain!), two antibiotics and a pain killer. I also have strict instructions to call him immediately if my throat starts filling like there is cotton stuffed around my voicebox or I cease being able to swallow at all.
Ummm. These things can happen?! *cue panic*
Plus, he told me I couldn't go to work today. I know it's ridiculous, but that's a crushing thing to tell a workaholic. But he said if the abscess ruptures (from talking too much or doing too much), I will end up in the hospital. I don't want that. I really don't want that. So, I worked from home today.
I did get a few things done, not nearly enough, because the pain killer knocked me the fuck out and I slept for like 3 and half hours. I'm still exhausted, though, and could go back to sleep in an instant.
Mostly, I'm left wondering what my body will think up next. A throat abscess? Really? According to the Internets, the most likely causes are tonsillitis (and I don't have tonsils) or TB (and I got tested about a dozen times last year what with the asthma issues). So, who the hell knows?