Stupid throat

My throat is legitimately hurting today. Swallowing, yawning, thinking about swallowing... it all hurts. And now it's starting to make my right ear hurt. So my coworkers are making me go to teh doktor. I did the web checkin thingy, and I'm waiting for them to call me back.

Also I'm tired because it actually started legitimately hurting last night, and I couldn't sleep. Bah humbug.

Also I'm hungry because nothing sounds good.

I am pretty much just full of complaining today.

Stupid throat

My throat is legitimately hurting today. Swallowing, yawning, thinking about swallowing... it all hurts. And now it's starting to make my right ear hurt. So my coworkers are making me go to teh doktor. I did the web checkin thingy, and I'm waiting for them to call me back.

Also I'm tired because it actually started legitimately hurting last night, and I couldn't sleep. Bah humbug.

Also I'm hungry because nothing sounds good.

I am pretty much just full of complaining today.

DRUUUUUUGS

The doc gave me meds. Yay meds!

Nothing is infected yet or anything, just all icky from drainage (YAY ALLERGIES) so I got some nose spray and Magic Mouthwash. It's equal parts Lidocaine, Maalox, and Benadryl. The lidocaine I understand... it numbs my mouth and throat. The benadryl helps with allergies if I swallow it, that makes sense, too. But Maalox? I do not have the heartburn. But whateva, it makes my throat all numb and happy. I also got some OTC generic claritin.

(I do not swallow the stuff, though. Benadryl knocks me the heck out. As in, I took some early one afternoon and was still feeling woozy the next day. I do not like Benadryl.)

I ended up leaving work early and crashing till about 7. Apparently just gargling liquid benadryl is enough to make me woozy. It was fun. I'm about to gargle some more and maybe go to bed again. I'm tired enough, from the all not-sleeping I did last night.

I do not like that this is making my ear hurt, too. That makes me nervous. I do not want more ear infection fun! NO THANK YOU.

For dinner I had plain noodles with a little butter and salt and pepper, and my throat was happy. Then I baked some chicken from my freezer, and my throat was really happy. Mmm. Warm food on a sore throat is awesome.

Mmmmm. Bed sounds amazing. I think I will go there.

edit: For the record, while the Magic Mouthwash smells exactly like cherry Twizzlers, it does not taste like twizzlers at all. It instead tastes like gross.

DRUUUUUUGS

The doc gave me meds. Yay meds!

Nothing is infected yet or anything, just all icky from drainage (YAY ALLERGIES) so I got some nose spray and Magic Mouthwash. It's equal parts Lidocaine, Maalox, and Benadryl. The lidocaine I understand... it numbs my mouth and throat. The benadryl helps with allergies if I swallow it, that makes sense, too. But Maalox? I do not have the heartburn. But whateva, it makes my throat all numb and happy. I also got some OTC generic claritin.

(I do not swallow the stuff, though. Benadryl knocks me the heck out. As in, I took some early one afternoon and was still feeling woozy the next day. I do not like Benadryl.)

I ended up leaving work early and crashing till about 7. Apparently just gargling liquid benadryl is enough to make me woozy. It was fun. I'm about to gargle some more and maybe go to bed again. I'm tired enough, from the all not-sleeping I did last night.

I do not like that this is making my ear hurt, too. That makes me nervous. I do not want more ear infection fun! NO THANK YOU.

For dinner I had plain noodles with a little butter and salt and pepper, and my throat was happy. Then I baked some chicken from my freezer, and my throat was really happy. Mmm. Warm food on a sore throat is awesome.

Mmmmm. Bed sounds amazing. I think I will go there.

edit: For the record, while the Magic Mouthwash smells exactly like cherry Twizzlers, it does not taste like twizzlers at all. It instead tastes like gross.