Some days I really do think my body hates me.
So, I've been dealing with
hyperthyroidism for a couple months now. I'm taking something for it and still waiting for the pills to work their magic in a noticeable way. In case you're wondering, the normal range for your thyroid is .02 to .4...my thyroid initially scored 29.2. No, the decimal point is not in the wrong place. ;) I'm getting better there though; my most recent test showed I'm back within normal range (.3), but still on the high end of things. Hopefully I'll be back to normal soon!!
But while I'm coping with my thyroid issues and all the oh-so-lovely symptoms that come with that (I hope you noticed the dripping sarcasm there), my body decides to take another swipe at me: strep throat. Over the weekend I went from having just your run of the mill frustrated bad day to feeling sweaty hot but chilled to the bone and my throat hurt really bad. My tonsils were red and swollen and had white spots on them. I had no interest in eating. On Saturday Mr. S sent me to bed at 7:00. Sunday wasn't much better since nausea decided to join the list of icky feelings. By Sunday evening we actually thought to take my temperature (101).
By now you're probably wondering why I'm so perturbed by this. Well, strep's one thing but it's the TIMING of it that is really aggravating. At work this is a particularly big week on campus. My office has 2 events running simultaneously this week, with today (Tuesday) being an especially big day because a student is earning his Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (not an easy feat; usually takes a year or more to do).
So Sunday night I realize that this is bad and I most likely wouldn't be able to make it to the office at 6:45 the next morning to set up for our events as I was scheduled to do (make note, at this time I wasn't sure I had strep throat; I just felt terrible). So I call my boss at home to forewarn her and also hope she'd be able to help my colleague with setup in the morning. If only it were that easy though....turned out her youngest developed chicken pox. Are you laughing at this comedy of errors yet?? So, of the three people who are used to and capable of setting up the first day of a really big week, 2 are our of commission.
At this time I'd like to ask my mom and MIL to stop reading because they probably won't like what I did.... On Monday morning I went to work to setup. I'm sorry!!! I had to! I went with the intention of setting up and then going back home again immediately. My fever was down (99.6) and I couldn't abandon my colleague. So I setup for the events, go home, and snuggle into the couch to take periodic naps and make sure I can go to work in the morning.
WRONG!! Oh, this so gets better! At 11:30 Mr. S calls... Gavin has a rash on his arms and legs (we thought it was rug burn) and I need to go get him. Are you kidding me???? So I call the doctor, setup a 2:00 appt for him and go get the kid. Day care thinks he's either got an allergic reaction to the ear infection medicine he's on or maybe strep throat. The latter caught my attention because by this point I was beginning to wonder if I had strep throat but I didn't want to acknowledge it or know because if I had it, I'd have to stay home from work for another day and there's just too much to do. But if my child had it and I had unknowingly given it to him that's a whole other deal. So we go to the doctor that afternoon and learn that I pretty much do have it (doctor was so confident she didn't wait for test results, just started treatment for strep) but Gavin does not. We're not sure what the rash is but we have some cream for it and it's already looking much better.
I sit at home today now. During a big week for my office. This just sucks. I'm feeling MUCH better now but am insanely frustrated that I can't get into the office and pull my weight. I'll try and rest today but will most likely work off some frustration by cleaning the upstairs.
