Ich-B-Gone

[alexisjane]

Today I am officially "feeling better".

I'm using the term loosely as I was still up at 3am coughing my guts up and the slightest bit of physical effort still makes me feel wobbly, but I can now breathe, speak, and there are mercifully few fluids coming out of my respiratory system.
I am missing my Kathleen Turner voice though. Part of me secretly wishes that the upshot of me repeatedly getting these throat infections is a permanant Jessica Rabbit voice. It'll more like be throat cancer but I'm keeping my fingers crossed anyway : )

I'd also like to give mad props to my immune system which fought off this bad boy without the aid of antibiotics this time *high-fives it* It was partly as I was too sick to call the doctors, and then when I did, I couldn't get an appointment, and then I felt guilty that I started to feel a little better. Admittedly, I should have maybe gone with the whole "I'm coughing up blood...for reals" as appointment slots do tend to magically appear when they hear that but tbh as a veteran of many, many chest infections, if it's not in my lungs then I'm not that worried. I do hope though that this feeling of 'betterness' isn't just a lull. At least with the penicillin I know the thing is dead for sure.

The most interesting thing though...and this is a dog-related question if there are any veterinary folk out there...is how come Lily now has a cold?

I've been assured that the transmission of dieases between dogs and people only works one way, but I swear to God, this is the second time that I have had this cold/throat infection/fever thing and then just as I was getting better, Lily gets it! This morning I woke up and she's coughing, snot coming out of her nose, she's lethargic, won't eat, and is desperately clingy. We're seeing the vet later just to rule out kennel cough but omg she so has my cold! Either that or she coming out in sympathy. Poor baby.

Anyway, normal service probably won't resume for a few days, as I have work and stuff to catch up on, but yay for feeling better! : )

Miss your faces : ) xxxx