Average Jane Drops the Ball

I was humming along nicely with the photo challenge but then I contracted the plague and lost my will to go on.

My husband caught a bad cold from some of his studio clients and of course I got it from him. I was this close to being over the bronchitis I'd had since Christmas and then I was plunged back into the whole mess again. Yesterday I went to the doctor and was re-prescribed all the heavy-duty meds I'd already taken this year. Ugh.

The fun, new symptom of this particular cold is that I can't taste or smell anything. Ordinarily I have an unusually sensitive nose, so it's just plain weird to have that shut off completely (although it made scooping the cat boxes a lot less unpleasant). Also, I have to say that not being able to taste anything really sucks a lot of joy out of life. Right now I'm sipping a cup of jasmine tea that may as well be a cup of plain hot water.

Today the coughing has subsided considerably, which is good because I was tired of getting the Typhoid Mary stinkeye from everyone I encountered.

If this latest round of antibiotics and steroids don't do the trick, it'll be time to make the rounds of specialists. The whole allergy/asthma thing I deal with all the time has already made it so I can't sing in a band anymore. It may be time to look for a more targeted allergy treatment and make sure my sinuses don't have something going on that we don't know about.

So how's your week so far?

Comments

[Melanie]

feel better soon! My daughter complained of her throat hurting at 9pm on a sat night, since she is 3 I took her to urgent care, and she was right to complain... Strep throat it is... other than her having a completely restless/whimpering night Sat night we have done ok. Trying to stay home as much as possible because MAN there are a lot of bugs going around right now!

[East Coast Girl]

Wow, you certainly have had your share of respiratory problems in the last 6 months. I hope you feel better soon. Also, I hope all those tornadoes last night missed you -- and that you, hubby, dog, and all the kitties are safe and sound this morning.

[kcyogachick]

Typhoid Mary stink eye! Hahahaha! Yes, yes you were getting a lot of that. Woohoo for less coughing!