Bouncing Back (I hope)

I know I’ve been neglecting the blog a little, but I have my excuses, uh I mean, reasons.

For a little while now I’ve been feeling pretty blah. I could feel a lot of pressure on my ears and knew something just wasn’t quite right. I’ve had an inner ear infection before and knew this wasn’t the same - it wasn’t bad enough to make me stay in bed all day. But it was enough to just totally drain all my energy, to have some serious head pressure, and just want to put on the comfy clothes and lay on the couch all evening (after supper, laundry & homework were all done of course). So last week I finally bit the bullet and went to the doctor. When the PA looked at my ears, she couldn’t believe how much fluid I had built up. She said my ear drums were bulging, and she couldn’t believe that my hearing wasn’t disrupted. There was no infection. . . . just fluid, lots and lots of fluid. . . . . I think I would have preferred an infection. . . . you know, get an antibiotic and move on - but no, no infection. She gave me a 13 day steroid pack and said to take an over the counter sinus medicine, and a nose spray (which I hate, and honestly haven’t been using it, I know, shame on me). I guess so much fluid takes time to totally drain, and I did not (and still do not) know how it all drains, but I’ve felt a lot of weird things in my ears, head, neck, back, etc. as it does. This just caused more time on the couch or in the recliner with the heating pad.

So, hopefully as I reach day 13, all of this will be cleared up and I will be bouncing back to my old self again. . . . . I have to, there’s a lot coming up. . . . stay tuned. . . . .