Well... THAT'S an interesting bag of beans!
Whew! Got my rontoberfest finished up and sent off, what a RELIEF!!
Talked to my mom. Dad is going to be in the hospital for a while, but he's doing much better. He has pneumonia, but from the sounds in the background as I talked to her, is as feisty and mischievous as ever.
I've been under the weather myself. As I mentioned, the Asthma Monster has made a reappearance, and I've been Auntie the Human Slug since Sunday. And yesterday, Miss Priss woke up with a fever, head and chest congestion, and a very, very sore throat.
We went to the doctor today, both of us, and I told the doctor's PA about our activities on Saturday. She sighed, and said, "Well, you're not alone. We've had people in since Monday, all of them folks who went in to Houston over the weekend, and all of them are coughing, with low-grade fevers, and body aches... all of that. We're kind of jokingly calling it the Ike Flu."
Wow. But then not that surprising, really, considering the mold spore counts are off the scale in Houston, and there's rotting vegetation, garbage, backed up waterlines, water damaged houses and buildings, dead animals, etc... I got scolded for not wearing a mask outside, and all I could say was, "I didn't even think about it!"
The Impertinent Daughter got swabbed for strep (yes, Steve, the Strep Bug was looming over us with glee), but she was also sent for a mono panel, because looking at her throat, and listening to her symptoms, especially her fatigue, the PA is concerned Miss Priss may have mononucleosis. Great. I missed from Thanksgiving to well after New Year's my sophomore year because of mono. I certainly hope she doesn't have it! And yes, I've already let my mom know so she can tell the docs that Dad has possibly been exposed to it. We should know by tomorrow.
Her throat looks... awful. *shudders* I think perhaps I'll avoid looking at it, and just keep making warm salt water gargles for her.
As for me, my lungs sound clear (which is a relief) but the constant low grade fever is a concern so... I'm on an antibiotic, and a mucus thinner to make breathing a bit easier. Plus, I've also gotten a steroid shot. To tell you the truth, I'd rather get the shot than have to take one of those 6 day packs. I actually end up feeling worse after that!
So, I will trundle off to bed to read for now, maybe Inkheart or the newspaper... whichever I find first.
Talked to my mom. Dad is going to be in the hospital for a while, but he's doing much better. He has pneumonia, but from the sounds in the background as I talked to her, is as feisty and mischievous as ever.
I've been under the weather myself. As I mentioned, the Asthma Monster has made a reappearance, and I've been Auntie the Human Slug since Sunday. And yesterday, Miss Priss woke up with a fever, head and chest congestion, and a very, very sore throat.
We went to the doctor today, both of us, and I told the doctor's PA about our activities on Saturday. She sighed, and said, "Well, you're not alone. We've had people in since Monday, all of them folks who went in to Houston over the weekend, and all of them are coughing, with low-grade fevers, and body aches... all of that. We're kind of jokingly calling it the Ike Flu."
Wow. But then not that surprising, really, considering the mold spore counts are off the scale in Houston, and there's rotting vegetation, garbage, backed up waterlines, water damaged houses and buildings, dead animals, etc... I got scolded for not wearing a mask outside, and all I could say was, "I didn't even think about it!"
The Impertinent Daughter got swabbed for strep (yes, Steve, the Strep Bug was looming over us with glee), but she was also sent for a mono panel, because looking at her throat, and listening to her symptoms, especially her fatigue, the PA is concerned Miss Priss may have mononucleosis. Great. I missed from Thanksgiving to well after New Year's my sophomore year because of mono. I certainly hope she doesn't have it! And yes, I've already let my mom know so she can tell the docs that Dad has possibly been exposed to it. We should know by tomorrow.
Her throat looks... awful. *shudders* I think perhaps I'll avoid looking at it, and just keep making warm salt water gargles for her.
As for me, my lungs sound clear (which is a relief) but the constant low grade fever is a concern so... I'm on an antibiotic, and a mucus thinner to make breathing a bit easier. Plus, I've also gotten a steroid shot. To tell you the truth, I'd rather get the shot than have to take one of those 6 day packs. I actually end up feeling worse after that!
So, I will trundle off to bed to read for now, maybe Inkheart or the newspaper... whichever I find first.