Well, I'm home from work today. My throat feels like I have a ball of spikes in it around which my tonsils and the back of my throat constrict each time I swallow. Apparently, Snap Crackle and Pop (TM) have hidden in my left ear canal, too.
Hopefully a full day of rest will get me back up to par. I'd hate to miss two days of work only a week before my first annual review/evaluation.
My guess is that I caught what Briana had last week and over the weekend. My further guess is that she caught it at the eTech Conference (the State educational technology conference). A conference full of teachers and other educators is bound to be a cesspool of sorts. It's like coming into contact with the germs of every school kid in the state. F.
>>Update: Just got back from the doctor. I seem to have a really bad sinus infection that is spreading into my ear and throat. Solution? $20 for the copay to get a massive antibiotic treatment ("At this dosage, you will have diarrhea for about 10 days"). And for the chronic sinusitis that caused it? $35 for zyrtek ("well, if claritin, nasacort, flonase, and nasanex didn't work, maybe this will"). Oh and a free sample of some nose spray that will also cost me $35/month if I start getting it. Of course, without insurance the medicines would be $120, $85, and $90 respectively, so I guess I should be grateful...
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