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erickajm · 08-17-2009, 08:15 PM

So, as far as I know, I've never really suffered from a sinus infection. I have seasonal allergies and will get stopped up from time to time and I have been down the path of bronchitis, especially when I used to smoke! I have been to hell and back with this one.

It started about a month ago. I started with a mild cough. Didn't really notice much drainage, no fever, no congestion.. just a kind of weird cough in my chest. This cough wasn't raspy but I thought it was weird because my "colds" always start in my head first...anywho, after a week I reluctantly went to the doctors where she said it was due to sinuses and that I had a lot of drainage. Also, it could be my esophagus spasming causing me to cough harder and longer. Antibiotics, cough syrup with codeine to sleep, pay my $15 and out the door.

Two weeks later (this past Thursday) the cough is only getting worse but still no fevers, congestion or any of the like.. However, I have managed to blacken my eyelid and bust a vein in my eye coughing and my back is now killing me. I go back to the Dr. and she gives me a stronger antibiotic, steroids, cough pills.. I pay my $15 and out the door.

Friday I go to work, feel like poo.. my eye is now totally red from the corner to where the green in my eye is... I go about my day. Get off work and as I am talking to my DH.. I tell him that maybe if it doesn't get better by tomorrow (Sat) that I will visit the hospital... just in case my Dr. doesn't have a clue (like usual). As I say this, I start coughing up a lung and have to adjust my body so that I don't pee myself ( hee hee.. I cough that hard!) Well, all of the sudden, BAM! I bust a rib.. go to the ER where we take a slew of Xrays to confirm what I am telling them is a broken rib (mind you, its from coughing?!?) The xray tech had horrible breathe. One shot in the bum, pain pills $35 later I walk out...

So... I have a house that we just moved into one week ago that needs paint so we can lay down the floors, boxes unpacked, school clothes bought, mom & dad are coming in town tomorrow. Kids are starting school in one week. I have two bloody eyes, yellowish eyelids, one broken rib, a bruised rib on the opposite side... whew, oh but I did forget one thing!

My husband has been the best care taker I could ask for and even the boys helped out (some)! I love my boys & my new house!

Whew, that was a long one... I must have needed to get that one out!

08-17-2009, 08:15 PM	#1
erickajm Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central Pennsylvania Posts: 3,200	My Weekend was complete Poo! So, as far as I know, I've never really suffered from a sinus infection. I have seasonal allergies and will get stopped up from time to time and I have been down the path of bronchitis, especially when I used to smoke! I have been to hell and back with this one. It started about a month ago. I started with a mild cough. Didn't really notice much drainage, no fever, no congestion.. just a kind of weird cough in my chest. This cough wasn't raspy but I thought it was weird because my "colds" always start in my head first...anywho, after a week I reluctantly went to the doctors where she said it was due to sinuses and that I had a lot of drainage. Also, it could be my esophagus spasming causing me to cough harder and longer. Antibiotics, cough syrup with codeine to sleep, pay my $15 and out the door. Two weeks later (this past Thursday) the cough is only getting worse but still no fevers, congestion or any of the like.. However, I have managed to blacken my eyelid and bust a vein in my eye coughing and my back is now killing me. I go back to the Dr. and she gives me a stronger antibiotic, steroids, cough pills.. I pay my $15 and out the door. Friday I go to work, feel like poo.. my eye is now totally red from the corner to where the green in my eye is... I go about my day. Get off work and as I am talking to my DH.. I tell him that maybe if it doesn't get better by tomorrow (Sat) that I will visit the hospital... just in case my Dr. doesn't have a clue (like usual). As I say this, I start coughing up a lung and have to adjust my body so that I don't pee myself ( hee hee.. I cough that hard!) Well, all of the sudden, BAM! I bust a rib.. go to the ER where we take a slew of Xrays to confirm what I am telling them is a broken rib (mind you, its from coughing?!?) The xray tech had horrible breathe. One shot in the bum, pain pills $35 later I walk out... So... I have a house that we just moved into one week ago that needs paint so we can lay down the floors, boxes unpacked, school clothes bought, mom & dad are coming in town tomorrow. Kids are starting school in one week. I have two bloody eyes, yellowish eyelids, one broken rib, a bruised rib on the opposite side... whew, oh but I did forget one thing! My husband has been the best care taker I could ask for and even the boys helped out (some)! I love my boys & my new house! Whew, that was a long one... I must have needed to get that one out! __________________ Zoe Peppee Brady EARL!