Seven 9s and 10s

Truthful Tuesday

  • Yesterday started alright but by the end of the workday my brain had pretty much drained its cache of optimism and positivity.
  • I need something to look forward to between now and May 31st.
  • This afternoon I’ll have my fourth therapy session. I suppose it’s going pretty well, though I don’t know how one is supposed to judge such a thing. I leave each session with a clearer mind and a mental list of items that I want to address with people, but I’m finding it difficult to actually cross any items off that list.
  • I am searching for more things to write here, yet coming up empty. So, I guess this is all for now.

Day 3 Honestly, the pain has been completely bearable. When the Roxicet and the Ibuprofen are cooperating, this is hardly as bad as the dozens of bouts of tonsillitis that I’ve suffed from through the years. The nausea, however, I was not anticipating. I’m starving and I’m ready to start eating, but each bite of anything other than these Edy’s bars brings a wave of discomfort to my belly region. It’s a good thing these things are so delicious.

Day 3

Honestly, the pain has been completely bearable. When the Roxicet and the Ibuprofen are cooperating, this is hardly as bad as the dozens of bouts of tonsillitis that I’ve suffed from through the years.

The nausea, however, I was not anticipating. I’m starving and I’m ready to start eating, but each bite of anything other than these Edy’s bars brings a wave of discomfort to my belly region.

It’s a good thing these things are so delicious.

High-res While recording a vocal track* for song #41, I bit the inside of my lip. It has been bleeding profusely for 5 minutes. I’m pretty sure that this Q-tip is the only thing keeping me alive right now. The best part: the mic was live so the moment was captured. It the most hilariously painful recording of my life. Maybe I’ll release it as an outtake. *If anyone asks - I was in a hockey fight.

While recording a vocal track* for song #41, I bit the inside of my lip. It has been bleeding profusely for 5 minutes. I’m pretty sure that this Q-tip is the only thing keeping me alive right now.

The best part: the mic was live so the moment was captured. It the most hilariously painful recording of my life. Maybe I’ll release it as an outtake.

*If anyone asks - I was in a hockey fight.

High-res GPOYW Anyway. My predictions were spot on. When the doc walked in he gave me a look like “Really? Again with this shit?” The rapid strep test came back negative. He took another culture that he’ll send to the lab for a full test. He still thinks it’s probably Group A Strep and he sent me away with a script for Amoxicillin and a recommendation to continue my Advil/Tylenol regimen for the swelling and the pain. I just swallowed 8 pills in one sitting. Experience tells me that if this is indeed strep, the Amoxicillin will kick in after a day and I’ll feel almost 100% better by Friday. If it’s not strep, I’ll just be needlessly eating antibiotics and for 10 days. In either case, I’ve got 10 days of Stinky-Pee™ to look forward to.

GPOYW

Anyway. My predictions were spot on. When the doc walked in he gave me a look like “Really? Again with this shit?”

The rapid strep test came back negative. He took another culture that he’ll send to the lab for a full test.

He still thinks it’s probably Group A Strep and he sent me away with a script for Amoxicillin and a recommendation to continue my Advil/Tylenol regimen for the swelling and the pain.

I just swallowed 8 pills in one sitting. Experience tells me that if this is indeed strep, the Amoxicillin will kick in after a day and I’ll feel almost 100% better by Friday. If it’s not strep, I’ll just be needlessly eating antibiotics and for 10 days. In either case, I’ve got 10 days of Stinky-Pee™ to look forward to.