Foolishness

Maybe I'm foolish, but at this point I don't really care.

Last weekend, I started getting dull, throbbing headaches and they never ceased for four days or so.  Then on Tuesday I developed a stuffy nose and a fever blister on my lip.  Fantastic.  Sinus infection.  I slept a TON Tuesday and Tuesday night (thanks to NyQuil).  However, I knew I had to do something because the last two sinus infections (this is my third in 18 months) started off the exact same way; within 3 days I expected to be battling high fevers, dizziness, migraines, weakness, and more.  Then I'd be forced to see the doctor.  No thanks.

Last two times I took antibiotics, decongestants, corticosteroid nasal sprays and god knows what else.  What has that gotten me?  Three sinus infections in 18 months and lots of doctor bills.  Once again:  no thanks.

I'm tired of medicines, chemicals, and all the other crap.  I've been delaying buying either a sinus rinse or a NetiPot because they like torturing devices to me.  It ain't natural looking.  So I'm going to flood my sinus cavity with salt water?  What?

Tuesday night I felt like utter crap and Wednesday I was fighting the crap-ness off and on all day.  We had a pot luck lunch at work (last day of post-planning) and I couldn't smell or taste anything.  It looked so yummy.  The principal let us loose 3 hours early, so on the way home I bought a sinus rinse thing and some distilled water.

After taking a 4 hour nap, I gathered the courage to try this torture device.  I can't say that I like it very much.  Very unnatural feeling.  Very bizarre.  Not sure what I can say about that...

Needless to say, I feel better this morning.  So I went running.  not my brightest of ideas, but I lasted 32 minutes before my body said, "don't push it."  That was probably a foolish thing to do, but damn to I feel so much better right now.....