again?

Well, I was right to worry. We went to a Christmas party last Friday night where I was in close proximity to about 50 other people--we all had a great time!--but within the traditional incubation period of 48 hours, by Sunday night my sinuses were draining so much that once again I couldn't leave the Kleenex box. Almost immediately I could feel lung involvement--wheezing and expectoration.

I thought that I might out wait this one as well, but that was not happening. I couldn't handle the sinus pain generated by my CPAP machine use. I slept very little that night. By Monday morning I was dealing with heavy mucus and in quite a bit of pain. So, I am now two days into a full course (7 days) of amoxycillin at 1000 mgs twice a day. At this point my body is grateful. But I am sleeping extra hours during the day and still sleeping most of the night.

I thought that perhaps I was being hubristic  when I harbored the possibility that the autumnal gombu wouldn't get me twice as it has before. But note that the first paragraph of my last post certainly entertains the idea that it could well happen.

While it would appear that I am self-diagnosing as well as self-medicating only the latter is uncontested. I had permission on these upper respiratory things that it they didn't clear up I was to not wait but act. I have done so. Heavy green mucus directed the act. The antibiotic  appears to be working. Hold that thought.