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I have been sick for about two weeks now, longer if you count the sinus infection I had before I got hit with the real sickness. Today marks exactly 2 weeks since the last day I was able to go to work, though.
At first, we (me and my doctor) were pretty sure I had caught my mom's bronchitis. They called in some antibiotics and when I wasn't well by mid-week, I filed for short term leave. I was feeling better enough that it was assumed I would only be out the week. But then my cough got worse over that weekend and with my youngest sister (who was here for the summer and had been sick with similar symptoms) was given a diagnosis of possible whooping cough, my doctor decided to test me for that. Because whooping cough is highly contagious, I was told I couldn't go back to work at least until the test results come back. That was Monday and we're still waiting, but they said the results could take up to 8 days.
I'm trying not to think about all the lost time, because freaking out about it won't do any good. My sleeping schedule is completely screwed up by this and the sinus-y symptoms that had faded have decided to come back. I'm still coughing a lot and generally feeling like crap most of the time. And because my leave is still "pending" I'm still having to call work every day to officially call out from each shift. PITA.
Also, the nebulizer treatments I was prescribed for the cough only seem to make my cough worse. Which is fun when I want to sleep.
I just want to be well again. :/
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At first, we (me and my doctor) were pretty sure I had caught my mom's bronchitis. They called in some antibiotics and when I wasn't well by mid-week, I filed for short term leave. I was feeling better enough that it was assumed I would only be out the week. But then my cough got worse over that weekend and with my youngest sister (who was here for the summer and had been sick with similar symptoms) was given a diagnosis of possible whooping cough, my doctor decided to test me for that. Because whooping cough is highly contagious, I was told I couldn't go back to work at least until the test results come back. That was Monday and we're still waiting, but they said the results could take up to 8 days.
I'm trying not to think about all the lost time, because freaking out about it won't do any good. My sleeping schedule is completely screwed up by this and the sinus-y symptoms that had faded have decided to come back. I'm still coughing a lot and generally feeling like crap most of the time. And because my leave is still "pending" I'm still having to call work every day to officially call out from each shift. PITA.
Also, the nebulizer treatments I was prescribed for the cough only seem to make my cough worse. Which is fun when I want to sleep.
I just want to be well again. :/
This entry was originally posted at http://lenabee.dreamwidth.org/1660240.html. You may comment here or there.