Well Z and I finally got rid of our fevers, but we both are still coughing our heads off. I am so glad we were able to join my family in Austin on Saturday. Even though it was exhausting to drive there and drive back, it is always so much fun (albeit super loud) to get my entire family together. They are all just a blast. Sis #2 got a hair cut after she donated her hair to Locks of Love and she looks great. I totally have hair envy. Sis #1 has been doing something different too because her face looks so young! As usual, she looks superfantastic. And my lil sis, Sis #3, just is so adorable. Even when she doesn't really dress up, she looks so cool and chic all the time. I hope the pictures turn out well. I was feeling super duper craptastic.
And my brothers. Man, they are funny. They made a movie for an Alamo Draft House contest and we laughed our heads off. Bro #2 and his wife catered the party with some yummy Salt Lick bbq. We hung out in their back yard and the kids ran around like bonkers and we saw deer and these monster bulls at the neighbor's ranch.
I have a dr. appointment at my transplant clinic tomorrow. My mouth is a hot mess. I took some Flonase and some albuteral inhaler stuff last week when I was desperately sick and hurting. Ever since then, I have some serious infection or something going on. I have blisters all over the roof of my mouth and my cheeks. My lips are so chapped, and nothing is seeming to make them stop cracking. It hurts to eat or smile. This is totally unacceptable.
I've been using this rinse stuff in my mouth to help heal it, but it feels worse than ever.
At least I don't feel like I'm on death's door.
And special thanks to Dr. L for letting Zoe sneak into his office on a Sunday. He fixed her up with some major cough syrup and a course of antibiotics. Hopefully that will kick this crap right in the butt. We can't have the bird-talker feeling punk, now can we?
I can do this. I just can't kiss or smile for a while.
Your assignment today is to tell me your favorite food when you are sick. So far, mine is a freezing cold Cherry Icee. And those popsicles are darn good too.
Posted by debutaunt at February 25, 2008 06:22 PMTea. Plain ol' Lipton tea for the icky mouth sores. Dr. Oz said it's the tannic acid in tea that helps heal stuff like that. It helped Cody with the mouth sores and I recommended it to a lady here that is a liver cancer patient and has mouth/GI sores that are preventing her from getting any nutrition. She tried it and voila! Her mouth sores are diminished and she's hawking tea to anyone who'll listen like it's the Cure du Jour! :)
Try it out on your sore throat and we'll see if I can add another malady to the things tea heals.
In the meantime, I'll offer cyberhugs from a safe distance as we're dealing with the fever, achiness in joints & muscles, sore throat, popcicle eatin', tea drinking whiner population of 5 at this address, too.
Posted by: Bren/Cody'sMom at February 25, 2008 11:22 PMsugar free jell-o is what i like, and baked taters.
I hope you feel better like now
Posted by: claire at February 26, 2008 07:11 AMSounds like you have thrush... ?
Posted by: Lu at February 26, 2008 10:43 AM