Thanks for Ruining My Plans

I had plans this weekend. And they've all been cancelled because of this GD Effing cold/sinus infection/bronchitis/whateverthehellitisthatihave. I'm not writing this for sympathy, just wanted to bitch as I'm sitting here on the couch with nothing better to do. The cold symptoms started early last Friday. I was fairly miserable for about three days after which I started feeling a bit better each day. That was, until Thursday afternoon when the shit lodged in my lungs. From Thursday night until this morning I was coughing (and I'm not talking a little cough cough, woe is me, I'm talking cough cough, I sound like a barking dog) pretty uncontrollably. I took some Delsym as it's supposed to be the good stuff for coughs... and I think it just made it worse.

I had to take my parents to the airport at 6AM this morning so Noelle and I decided we should get an early breakfast, since I'd be up. (We went to Friday's up by her house last night and I drove while she left her car at my house. On our way home we decided I'd drop her off at her place and she'd get her car this morning after breakfast.) When I woke up, I felt like total ass. Dizzy, tight chest (and not in the way that made my bubbies look good), wheezing, headache, runny nose, you name it. I dropped the parentals off at the airport, picked up Noelle and apologized profusely for feeling near-death and having to cancel breakfast. We picked up the dog from my parents' house and came home. She got her car and headed home while I got in my bed for some much needed sleep.

I woke up around 1:30 PM and asked Noelle to take me to the urgent care clinic because I wasn't sure I could drive. I took my temperature while I was waiting for her to pick me up and it was up around 100 degrees. I don't think I've had a fever in 15 years. You should have seen me... by the time we got to the clinic the fever was breaking and I was soaking wet. Why I felt the need to wear sweat pants and a sweat shirt is beyond me. I should have taken pictures. (Think sweaty as in the pic to the left... too bad I didn't look that good.)

Apparently I don't have bronchitis or pneumonia which I thought would be the verdict. I might have a slight sinus infection, but not much to indicate such. I just feel like complete and total shit. Thankfully the PA gave me a prescription to combat whatever is going on in my body. I'm praying I start to feel better after the drugs kick in and a good night's sleep.

Anyway, because of feeling like death was coming for me, I had to cancel my breakfast plans, afternoon coffee plans, and the rest of my damn day. I was supposed to go see Mimi in the final night of her play at school and I had to miss that, too. I'm pissed. Especially because this play was her breakout performance. Oh well, as an honorary Auntie, I hope she forgives me.

Well, I hope the rest of you are having a fantabulous weekend and having fun to make up for the fun I'm missing out on. I can't wait to hear all about it!

P.S. The best part of the coughing fits, I was coughing so hard yesterday that I peed my pants. Try not to be jealous.