Aside from that, I have been very sick and in major pain 24/7 since Thursday. Well, that's not 100% true. I felt bad on Thursday but fine on Friday and then not great on Saturday or Sunday and then woke up in a lot of pain on Monday - to the point where I couldn't talk. Or swallow. And by pain I mean excruciating pain. I've had surgery before - I'd prefer the surgery. This si what mine looked like (but these aren't mine... and only my right one was swollen but you get the picture... literally).
When it started to spread last night I said enough is enough and called the dr and left a message. This morning went in for the second time in a week and she referred me to an Ears, Nose & Throat surgeon. I immediately started praying he'd rip the darn tonsils out. He didn't. I can't take it if this happens again. It's only been twice in my life and twice is enough. All within the past 3 years. Anyways, after a minor oral surgery involving slicing the roof of my mouth open and sucking out pus (gag), taking some antibiotics and some steroids, I feel like a new person. I am still a little sore - don't get me wrong but if this morning I was a 10 for pain on a scale from 1-10, right now I'm a 2.
It will be a LONG time before I take little things like swallowing and talking for granted again. Do you even know how many times a day you swallow? It's thousands. Try not swallowing for an hour and you'll see what I went through for around 72 hours. I would've KILLED for a chance to swallow normally. I ate only frostys - and thank God for them. Lost 7 pounds though. Finally... maybe it is all about calories.
Also, it has been quite lonely not being able to communicate as much as I'd like to and from staying away from people so they didn't get sick. I have a severe anxiety disorder and on more than one occasion I basically freaked out about everything you can imagine because let's face it - I had time... Downtime and I don't normally get along. Especially when I was feeling too bad to do much besides sleep and watch tv.... when I have 3 classes of tests to grade and stuff to read for my class on Saturday and trying to get ready to show my parents and Scott's dad two houses we like on Friday afternoon... and cleaning the house a little. S-t-r-e-s-s-f-u-l.
One thing that came out of this was my realization that I NEED to either make more friends or strengthen current ones. Or both. I know I have many friends and I do have a few bet friends. I am blessed but life is only going to get lonelier (as we move away and have kids). Someday I may be a stay at home mom and while kids will take up a lot of time, I can't let that be my all. I need to start being more involved in other things besides work (although being more involved there is a good start). Maybe join a church or some other kind of organization. I've really enjoyed the book clubs I am in. Maybe I will join one with people I don't know. Something. This week was scary. I really do wish life was like Friends or How I Met Your Mother and all of your best friends and family lived next door. I am super jealous of anyone who lives near their parents.
I am looking forward to exercise again because it manages my anxiety pretty well.And I could barely breathe so that will hopefully help some.
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