Prednisone

I'm still feeling much, much better. Took my first 8 pills of prednisone tonight and I see I really should have waited till tomorrow morning. One of the side effects is insomnia and I really don't feel all that sleepy here at 10 pm-ish. The codeine cough syrup has got me feeling a little calm. I definitely would not get behind the wheel of a car right now.

The COUGH is still with me although less persistent. I have something going on in the lungs that's very wheezy sounding. Not much mucus (I know you've been clamoring for that statistic) but lots of wheezing. The cough syrup definitely cuts the coughing.

I went to the RiteAid to pick up the meds and stopped to rake up the oranges that had blown down in yesterday's storm. It was maybe a 5 minute light raking job. The lungs did not like that and the COUGH said you will now go in the house and lie down. The lungs felt like they were on fire.

Still, I'm a little worried about the prednisone...it suppresses the immune system which I need to fight off infection? I'm sure my doctor has carefully considered that, but maybe I should ask him. Maybe I should ask him for no other reason than that I can then explain why I trusted him. He is a good doctor. I have my personal experience as weak anecdotal evidence. He was also featured in a local magazine as a noted doctor which is stronger evidence. One of his diplomas is from Stanford, so if he's really bad, he's at least somewhat smart.

STILL sick, maybe hope is at hand though

It's been about 5 weeks and I've still got paroxysmal coughing, haven't slept in I don't know how long and I just generally feel sick. Went to the doctor again yesterday morning because I developed an earache. He prescribed an antibiotic that I think is going to kick this bug's ass! I finally slept last night and only woke up maybe 2 or 3 times. I did have a lot of weird, weird sensations. I could hear myself breathing (like Darth Vader) because of all the goo in my ear. I also imagined that I could hear birds chirping (a LOT of birds) sometime in the early, early am. Then I seemed to hear some kind of loud thumping or booming (probably me snoring) and the cat decided it would be a good time to come sleep on top of me. No.

Anyway, I'll be off work for at least 2 days and that hopefully will be it. Is it wrong to go to the IKEA opening when I'm off sick? Yeah, it is.

Home improvement wish list

1. Paint front and side
2. Pull carpets, refinish floors
3. Landscape? Weed front flower bed, prune orange tree, make back patio off of bedroom, make raised flower beds, remove more of the pink stick bushes, remove trees, make patio area by back fence.
4. Replace gate
5. Replace roof of shed
6. Fix bathroom
7. Renovate bathroom with new tile, toilet, sink, possible framing
8. Remove cottage cheese ceilings This is in progress as of March 4
   
9. Paint inside (geez, pick a damn color already)
10. Remove problem addition and move sliding door and windows to dining room
11. Install IKEA closet in bedroom
12. New mattress
13. Remove blow in insulation in attice, replace with pink roll out insulation
14. Remove gutters? replace gutters with ones I don't have to clean leaves out of?
15. New roof (well, about 1/2 a new roof)
16. Replace those spinning things on the roof
17. Pest control inspection for rats and termites
18. New sheetrock in dining room area
19. Fix areas of hardwood floor that have termite damage and where the old, old heater unit is
20. Covered patio over problem addition area
21. Move front door and slightly reconfigure living room
22. Strip paint from fireplace
23. Paint or cover front cement with dark gray tiles
24. Molding in bedroom and kitchen, finish painting trim in new construction including door
25. Organize and clean garage, paint white, install shelving, etc.
    

Still freaking sick

I'm taking some antibiotic (Biaxin) and it's making me nauseous, especially if I take codeine cough syrup with it. Still have the cough too. This cold has now blown 3 (THREE) weekends including a 3 day weekend. I am not a happy camper.