No Bueno

I'm sick.  So sick that I went to the doctor on Monday for a strep test.  I rarely do stuff like that.

The nurse did a rapid strep and it was negative, which is good.  BUT DAMN!  I've never ever in my life had such a miserably painful sore throat.  The symptoms started Friday and it's now Wednesday and it's still very sore.  I thought it was a little better when I woke up this morning, but as the day went on, the pain came back with a vengeance.

Also, the internet says rapid strep tests are less accurate than the real ones.  I don't know the difference other than I had my results within 10 minutes of having my throat swabbed.

Speaking of swabbing, I woke up in the middle of one night thinking that all I wanted was to swab my throat with a piece of ice. It was burning so badly. Anyway, when my husband came home with a box of popsicles, I started deep throating those things.  Judge me.  I don't care.

Yes, I'm sneezing, coughing, really congested and have such watery eyes that my husband asked if I was crying.  God, I wish this was just a good cry instead of the hell on earth I'm experiencing.

Needless to say, this is not a very good diet and exercise week, but I'm not too mad at myself.  I just want to get back to breathing normally and swallowing without bracing for pain each time. Also, who wants to count calories when it's been 10 popsicles and 20 Ricola?  I haven't really been eating much so I should probably weigh myself sometime soon. 

Anyway, are y'all sick of me bitching by now?  It's actually nice to complain sometimes.  LOL