Strep Throat

The sore throat never improved, although the fever went away after Wednesday.  So Friday morning I went to the doctor, who confirmed that it was Strep Throat.  She prescribed five days on a Z-pack and a special mouth rinse called Magic Mouthwash that includes benzocaine and prednisone.

I am doing both faithfully, but here it is Sunday morning and my throat is still sore.  UGH.

The good news is that while staying home feeling like crap, I binge-watched the final 7 episodes of this season's Amazing Race as well as all 10 episodes of the second season of The Crown.  I also love the new recliner we bought.  It's very comfortable when you feel sick.

Yesterday Mark went to the synagogue by himself because he wanted to see the try-out of one of the several new Rabbinical candidates.  I would have liked to see him, but I was afraid that I was still contagious.  Also I cancelled going to the Purim Schpiel and Casino Night last night, too, for the same reason and because I just felt sick all day.  The good news is that I later found out that they are doing the Purim Schpiel again Wednesday night for the actual Purim evening service.  That's nice. I will definitely see it then.

Today we have two things that we are going to do no matter how I feel because I know I'm no longer contagious.  We have tickets for our season at The Garden Theater.  Today's show is a play called The Lieutenant of Inismore, a show we know nothing about.  Then we will rush home for a TV dinner and then meet friends at The Palms for games of Trivia.  We are on a team of six, and we all have different strengths.  We think we are a good team, but I also thought I'd be healthy. LOL

One bit of good news is that I have lost all but 1 and 1/2 pounds of the 9 that I gained on the vacation.  I have lost 7 1/2 pounds in four days by just sitting around being sick.  LOL  Helps a lot when everything you try to swallow hurts like hell going down.  That really curbs your appetite.  Also some of the weight gained quickly on a cruise is just water weight which leaves as fast as it arrived.

Have a good day no matter where you are or what you are doing.