Month of ill health

One of the reasons that I didn’t post much in December is that we were all so sick for so much of it.

Sylvia had a bad cold just after Halloween.  She coughed for two weeks, had a good week of clear health, and then just after Thanksgiving came down with another cold.  Soon, Bryan, Andrew, and I all were sick too.  That’s all normal enough, but a couple weeks later, she started running a fever again.  The fever went away and was replaced by an evening of the stomach flu.  At a birthday party no less.  A doctor’s appointment revealed an ear infection.

Then in addition to my cold, I got the worst sore throat I’d had in years.  And I lost all energy – exhaustion and fatigue were the name of the game.  A wonderful doctor – my fairy-god-doctor – diagnosed me with strep throat.  After a couple days of antibiotics, my throat felt soooo much better.  But it took me a good week to regain my ability to be up and about.  So glad to live in an age of modern medicine!

Around that time, Andrew’s cough got worse, so I took him to the doctor to have them check his lungs.  I was glad that he wasn’t having bronchitis or pneumonia issues, but they did put him on antibiotics to treat what they thought was a sinus infection.

So for the next 10 days, Andrew, Sylvia, and I were on a ridiculous medicine schedule.  Sylvia took her medicine once a day.  Andrew took his (refrigerated med) twice a day with food.  I took mine three times a day – one hour before or two hours after eating.   We all had a sticker chart to keep track of who had taken what.

Now, a month after we all initially got sick, I think it’s safe to say that we’re all on the mend.  The kids and I are still coughing intensely now and then, but we’re close to normal.  I’m back to giving 100% at my workouts.  And I’m hoping that we all get a little reprieve before we get the next bug that is inevitably on the way.