it looks like i'm suffering from sinusitis, and it has reached a stage when it's already echoing pain all over the left side of my head. basically i just need to take meds (antibiotics and a mucolytic) and a nasal spray that will flush it all out. so i guess i will probably look sicker than i really am in the next few days --- runny nose, coughing, teary eyes and a face like a punching bag from all that liquid. i'm required to drink a minimum of 10 glasses of water a day because i'm under treatment (normal is 8-10).
but it is a relief because i realized, and only after the diagnosis has been given, that i have been worried about worse things. such as an official migraine diagnosis that will tie me to pain medication for the rest of my life. or a head or brain problem that could mean the end of my sword practice.
i'll have to postpone the introduction of wine and champagne to my beverage repertoire until i am done with all the medications. other than that, the doctor did not put me on any diet or forbid me from taking in certain foods. just the 10-glass-minimum water intake.
to celebrate the non-deadliness of my diagnosis, i dropped by Starbucks and got a Toffee Nut Latte, two multi-grain bagels (one i ate as soon as i got home and the other i'm reserving for snack when i work late tonight), a slice of white chocolate sans rival, and a slice of christmas chocolate bliss. no i'm not going to eat them at the same time. they should last me until tomorrow.
meanwhile i'll go now and fix my stuff and prepare for a bit of overtime work. since i'm not going to die anytime soon (not from this sinus problem anyway), i cannot afford to slack off too much from work. oh well.
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