These two weeks were miserable for me. My cough got worse and worse and I started feeling completely run down and drained. I thought that by resting a bit more I would get better but no such luck. By friday July 29 I left work early and headed for the Doctor's. For me to go to the doctor's is a big thing for me. I knew my family doctor was on holidays and the thought of seeing someone that has never meet me before does not appeal to me. I feel like I'm just a number when I see a doctor. I have found in the past that its " how do you feel", breath deeply, check the throat, then its here's some pills- see ya later.
How much can they really assess you when they have seen you for less then 5 minutes? Fortunately the doctor I saw was a little more thorough and had a pretty good idea what was wrong. I had a bacteria infection in my sinuses. I was coughing so much because my body was doing all it could to keep the flem etc from getting into my lungs.
So I started taking the 3 medications I was perscribed. They helped after 4 or 5 days, but they drained me even further. It wasn't until the 6th day that I actually got a good solid sleep. I wasn't coughing nearly as much and thought yay I'm past the last hurdle. So I thought I would go to Tai Chi and the fitness class. I made it through both ok. I felt tired , but the good tired I feel after a great workout. That was until about 4 or 5 hours after, I got dizzy and felt like someone had run over me with a mack truck. Obviously I wasn't quite as ready to get back into the swing of things as I thought I was and my body was letting me know it. Note to self, ease back into things next time, don't be all gung ho and jump in with both feet.
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