Saturday, September 27, 2014

New Reality

The last couple of days have been good days.  I think it is an effect of the prednisone I have to take.  I have been able to exercise and get things done and hadn't felt any sickness.  Until today.  I woke up with a sore throat that made it hard to swallow and eat.  There is a list of side effects that the doctor wants to you call the office about, no matter what time it is.  And a sore throat is one of those things.  So as a result of that call, Ken took me to the Instacare clinic.  There is no messing around with anything that might be an infection!  The doctor did a strep test, which was negative.  So I probably have a slight cold virus.  It actually feels somewhat better than it did this morning.  I guess it is my new reality that I can't ignore something that I would not have worried about before.

Here are some things I am grateful for the last few days:
-Friends who have visited and been so thoughtful.
-Smoothies that are easy to swallow.
-The frozen packages of homemade soup that our son, Brian, made for me.  That came in really handy today and tasted so good.
-Not having any nausea.

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