So far this is the only souvenir shopping I've done. I can't speak to the entire cocktail the kids are on right now, but so far I've been on seven different meds this week. I started with:
Antibiotic - twice a day
Post nasal drip undoer - twice a day
Expectorant - three times a day
Anti inflammatory - three times a day
Yesterday I felt even worse after trying this cocktail for two days. My mouth tasted like aluminum (we had Thai food for our anniversary and I ate several bites before I could taste anything but aluminum), my stomach felt like a steel drum, I gagged every time I swallowed and coughed and hadn't slept in two nights.
Apparently the cough syrup was making my heart race, which was why I couldn't sleep. Now I've been doubled up on the antibiotic and have to take the anti-inflammatory whether I want to or not (reduce the gagging from my inflamed throat) and have added:
Fizzy effervescent deals - three times a day (replace cough syrup)
Belly protector pills - offset the antiobiotics' effect on my stomach
Throat spray - any time my throat hurts lots
The kids have a good fistful of meds as well (and Katie and J). My cocktail is different than theirs - somehow I have a bacterial deal and theirs is viral. Go figure.
When I was a kid my grandparents would come to stay from time to time and I was always amazed at the pharmaceutical cocktail they'd take each morning - a technicolored wonderland. That's what this feels like. I hope we're about done with this and can concentrate on some real souvenirs.
3 comments:
how about we re-do that whole dinner out for the anniversary? Let's wait til we are better, and then we'll have even more to celebrate!
You guys are a mess, I am so sorry to hear how awful you all feel. Hang in there by the sound of it, it can't get much worse.
Oh, it could certainly be much, much worse.
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