Sometimes I have to go to the doctor. You know, the "primary care" doctor. This probably happens twice a year at most, but yes, it does happen. Though my throat had been hurting for a couple days, I went about my life, ignoring it; thinking it would just go away. But then, the unthinkable happened. I woke up with more than just alittle throat pain. I couldn't smile or even open my mouth to make more than an "ahhh" sound. Crap!! Not today I thought.
Let me back up just a bit. This particular day was no ordinary day. This particular day was my daughter's 10th birthday, my niece was coming into town for a week and on THIS particular day, we were heading out for an overnight camping trip in our new travel trailer. NOT the best day to try and squeeze in a dr. appt let alone be sick.
Dr. confirmed my worst fear! Strep throat and a sinus infection. Great! Prescription in hand, I head to the pharmacy for a z-pack and a couple boxes of kleenex. Relief is on the way. Right?!
Feeling like I had been hit by a ton of bricks. Scratch that. Feeling like I had been hit by a dump truck full of a ton of bricks, I get home and continue packing up the trailer for our birthday outing with a smile on my face, head full of "gunk" and my ears echoing every sound anywhere near me.
A week has since past. My ears are still echoing, my head is still full of gunk but the strep has cleared, the camping trip was a huge success (a little wine helped that happen) and my daughter had a great birthday! Yeah. No ordinary day but a pretty good day over all.
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