Yes, folks, I’m on Day 3 of strep throat. And I’m MISERABLE. It started Tuesday evening with a little tickle in my throat and a few muscle aches, so I took Nyquil and went to bed at 8:30, hoping to sleep it off. No dice. I felt even worse in the morning—and actually had a temperature of 101! I normally run below normal, so I figured I was really sick. I kept taking Tylenol all day and slept most of the day (except when I had to force myself to take Maggie out).
I was even worse Thursday morning so I had Tom take me to the doctor (I was too out of it to even drive). My temp was 101.9 (!!) and the doc took one look and said it was surely strep (although he could let me know for sure when we got the labs back—Monday)…but he started me on antibiotics and Motrin anyway (and said I could go back to work Monday). I slept most of the day, which was good, and I have to say I loooooove Ambien (I also requested something to help me sleep, as Nyquil wasn’t cutting it). Today, unfortunately, I haven’t been able to sleep all day—and I laid in bed all day trying. It’s completely frustrating as I do NOT make a good patient.