I'm sick :(

[mistressofmuses]

Woke up with a sore throat this morning, which has gotten steadily worse as the day has gone on. It's a frustrating sore throat that nothing seems to help - cold drinks, hot drinks, warm drinks, water, food, broth... it all feels like I'm chugging battery acid. (I know I bitch about it every time, but sore throats are my absolute least favorite way to be sick; I'd rather have almost any other symptom.)

Otherwise just tired, with a runny nose, a little bit of coughing and sneezing.

Yesterday was an awful day at work, just an absolute mess, but it was also the conclusion of our summer season classes, which is at least a relief.

So I guess kind of just living up to expectations: much like in college after finals, the *instant* the worst stressful period is over, I instantly get sick, ha.

In reality, the timing is probably just unfortunate coincidence, and I've been vaguely expecting it - Alex started to get sick early in the week and still isn't feeling great, but I was juuuust starting to hope that I'd escaped it. Alas.

I had good intentions about getting caught up on some stuff, getting some writing done... but I think tonight is a wash.

One more workday and then at least I can be miserable in bed for my weekend, lol.

Comments

[spikedluv]

Oh no! I'm sorry you're getting sick. Sore throats are the worst!

Stress can really screw up your immune system. I wouldn't be surprised if work wasn't responsible in part.

[mistressofmuses]

Sore throats are miserable! They're just so inescapable.

Yeah... the last couple weeks have been really rough at work, so it doesn't surprise me that I'd be unable to fight the crud off.

[adore]

:( sending you hugs and healing. I hope your throat feels better soon.

[mistressofmuses]

Thank you!

My throat is still a little sore, but far better than it was!

[umadoshi]

:( I hope it doesn't get any worse, and that it passes quickly.

[mistressofmuses]

Thank you. It got a little worse, then held steady over the next couple of days, but today was the first day I started truly feeling a little bit improved, so I'm hoping I'm actually on the mend!

[scarlipswolfwife]

Oh noooooooo. I hope you feel better so so soon! Sore throats suck, as do coughing and sneezing. Esp coughing.

[mistressofmuses]

Thank you! Today was the first day where I started feeling a little better, so I'm hopeful that the trend will continue. The sore throat has been the worst, but it's improved today. (I'm relieved it doesn't seem to involve much coughing. The bronchitis I started the year with was horrible and took FOREVER to shake.)

[omens]

Nooooo! I agree, sore throats are the worst! They are absolutely demoralising. I hope you had the most healing (if miserable) weekend!

[mistressofmuses]

Sore throats are so demoralizing. They're just completely inescapable! I slept a lot yesterday, and felt a little better today, so hopefully it'll keep improving.

[cosmicjellyfish]

Ugh, miserable (sore throats are just the worst, I agree). I hope you feel much better soon!

[mistressofmuses]

Sore throats can just absolutely fuck right off, haha. Thank you! Today was the first day I've felt slightly better, so I'm hoping the trend now continues!

[galadhir]

I hope it's starting to feel better by now?

[mistressofmuses]

Today was the first day where I've felt a bit better. Still a sore throat and still sniffly, but I *feel* better and less foggy. Hopefully that means its on its way out!

[vriddy]

Urgh, something is definitely going around :( I hope you're feeling better.

[mistressofmuses]

Yeah, we've had a few different sets of crud going around our office and the other offices within the company... I'm not surprised I finally caught a bug. Thank you! Today was the first day with a bit of improvement, so I hope that continues!

GAH I am so sorry about the throat

[disgruntledgirl]

How was the weekend? Were you able to recover or did it get worse?

Re: GAH I am so sorry about the throat

[mistressofmuses]

Got a bit worse on Sunday at work, though the sore throat itself was slightly more bearable. It still hurt about the same, but at least it could be soothed by things like tea or soup. Monday was the start of my weekend, and it felt roughly the same as Sunday, but I was able to spend a lot of the day asleep, which seemed to help. This morning was the first day so far that I've actually felt a bit better; while all the symptoms are still there, I feel less exhausted/foggy/cotton-packed, so I'm hoping things are on the mend.

[olivermoss]

Ugh, that sucks. Hope you are doing better. Smoke and stress can do a number on people and it sucks.

[mistressofmuses]

I kind of hadn't even considered the smoke impacting it, but you're right. That could absolutely have been part of what made it easier to catch the current bug. Plus the work stress.
Fortunately today I did start feeling at least a little better, so I'm hoping that continues.

[olivermoss]

Yeah, smoke messing with the throat can make infections easier, not to mention the smoke maybe carrying weird stuff. I hope you keep feeling better

[mistressofmuses]

I hadn't really thought about the irritation from the smoke making me more susceptible to the wandering crud, but it definitely makes sense.
Thank you! Feeling about the same today as yesterday, but hoping for a general trend toward better.