mono- a true blast!

I’m not suffering from eye pain anymore. Gloria. However, I am now unable to speak, breath, swallow, drink, chew, yawn, hear, or clear my ears. Most of that is due to a sore, inflamed throat like no other. And I just feel sick. Like a whole body weakness that makes sitting up a strain. I don’t know when this is going to end, but I can’t possibly conceive of doing school work. I have 1 week to get better- oh, and pack for college…and fill out forms…and double check classes…and…and…

Some things I have found that help me:

• Chloraseptic throat sprays…but only for about 20 minutes
• Jello, soup, ice cream, and yogurt
• Gargling salt dissolved in hot water

I’ve taken so much medicine at this point, I have no idea which one works the best.

Oops- can’t have a post without a sarcastic comment! The best part about all this is that the doctors keep stressing that I cannot play any contact sports, especially American football. DO I REALLY LOOK LIKE I WAS PLANNING ON IT, RETARDS? Me?? Well shit, way to burst my bubble (and my spleen). Guess I won’t be filling my Offensive Tackle spot back at Duke.  Bummer.

Horse blinders

So I’m all hopped up on cold meds. Tylenol, ibuprofen, all the go-to guys. I can’t feel the sickness, but I also can’t see straight either. Like right now, my eyes, all on their own accord, seem to be focusing on a point several inches behind the screen of my laptop. This makes for rather blurry typing. It’s so frustrating though. I can’t concentrate on anything. I just made popcorn (from kernels) and I nearly burned it because I was too busy unloading the sink while I waited. Maybe you don’t understand. I never burn popcorn.

One thing I’ve noticed is that the day seems to be passing mighty slowly. Least that’s one good thing.