I am grateful my doc saw me last minute & got me an antibiotic!

Starting last week, I started feeling really sick. I couldn’t figure out why. I didn’t have any noticeable drainage from my sinuses. Yet, I started getting more fatigued and started suffering from brain fog.

Well, I got awful over the weekend, starting late Friday evening. My head was in constant pain, and my migraines were coming and going. I felt dehydrated, and I ended up with laryngitis.

At one point, I went to sit with my better half in his office. I closed my eyes and fell asleep while leaning back in an office chair! I heard everything around me. I just wasn’t fully awake.

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By Sunday evening, I was done for. I was asking ChatGPT about my symptoms. I was wondering if I needed the ER because the world was spinning. I just knew I was not okay.

I called at open on Monday, and Nicole, a PA-C, was willing to see me. I’ve seen her for a few years, and she is passionate about patient care. She offers tough love and gentle kindness at the same time.

Even the elevator ride made my head spin.

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It turns out I have a sinus infection with fluid in my right lung. She was concerned it turned to pneumonia, but we chose to start with an antibiotic first.

When I woke up this morning, my voice was back! I am clear-headed and feel almost normal. I even realized that I had been excessively dehydrated! It is amazing how awareness hits you once the brain fog lifts.

Obviously, I wasn’t septic. I still feel this uncomfortable pressure in my chest on the right side, though. Nonetheless, I am grateful that the antibiotic is working and I am improving.