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[Crankin]

I did exactly that. While I had a short burst of energy, I started feeling crappy again, and I had stuff I wanted to do. So I made my lamb meatballs, went to the store, and then took a short walk in the woods, up the steep climb. I probably walked 1.5 miles at the most, but it made me feel a lot better. I was good for my clients. Now, the aching is totally gone, and mostly I feel like I might lose my voice, a lot of throat clearing. My stomach's weird, a little, but I think the zinc tablets may have done this.
Debating whether to go to boot camp, and i have a feeling it will be a no.

[Catrin]

Hang in there Crankin, rest sounds like a good idea right now.

I will be skipping my special "Fight for Air Climb" training session tonight, my neck and shoulder is complaining more than I like this morning. I will, however, be hitting 12-15 floors of steps at some point today. Working my way up

[Crankin]

Woke up a little worse today, but the sore throat is gone, even though I still feel like I'm going to lose my voice. I keep drinking tons of water, which is keeping that from happening, but it's a problem in my line of work, where I can't just get up and pee when I'm with a client! My stomach is definitely off, but this always happens when I have any respiratory thing. Taking Claritin and using nasal rinse and will asses at the end of the day if I am going to head to the Minute Clinic. One of the moms I work with has strep throat, so it's a possibility, even though I don't have any burning sore throat and all of that. I can cut my last person short and go there before I go home, maybe just to give me peace of mind before the blizzard sets in tomorrow. I will be resting until Sunday, when I have a date with the ski trails at Windblown up in NH.

[OakLeaf]

Ugh. Hope you feel better soon and the blizzard isn't too bad!

[Catrin]

Yikes Crankin, I just put your location together with the blizzard warnings I've been hearing about! Hope it isn't as bad as forecast, or it is at least moderated in your area! Hope you feel better soon.

[snapdragen]

My favorite "I feel like crud and I might be coming down with something" tea is Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Echinacea Complete Care. I don't know if it helps anything, but it sure makes an itchy/scratchy throat feel better.

http://www.celestialseasonings.com/p...-complete-care

[malkin]

Free time and flexibility are the way to go.

For that 'maybe I'm sick' feeling I'll spike my Sleepytime tea with Jaegermeister.

[snapdragen]

Free time and flexibility are the way to go.

For that 'maybe I'm sick' feeling I'll spike my Sleepytime tea with Jaegermeister.

Can't do the Jaeger -- but perhaps a bit of brandy for me.

[Crankin]

Right now the thought of liquor isn't thrilling me. I feel like crap. Heading off to the Minute Clinic in about 45 minutes, as the snow hasn't started yet.

[Catrin]

Right now the thought of liquor isn't thrilling me. I feel like crap. Heading off to the Minute Clinic in about 45 minutes, as the snow hasn't started yet.

I hope they can give you something that will knock it out quickly!

[Crankin]

Sitting waiting for my appt. The clinic 3 miles from my house *still* isn't taking BC/BS as it's a new location and they are still waiting for approval. So I'm in Maynard, where there are 2 people ahead of me. I have nothing to do, but wait.
Still no snow, but it's close.

[malkin]

I thought BC/BS was like the gold standard with the highest reimbursement.

Feel better soon. I hope you got good care.

[emily_in_nc]

Hope you feel better very soon, Crankin. Maybe with the snow coming you can take a few days off work, rest up, and watch the beauty out your windows?

[Crankin]

OK, well, that was a waste. We waited 1.5 hrs., not sure why, there were only 2 people ahead. DH wanted to be checked out, as he has been sick for 2 weeks, though not as bad right now. We got in and saw why. The NP took a whole history about medications and chronic disease... we have both been here before, oy. She gave me the quick strep test, didn't show anything, but she did send it off to be checked more thoroughly. Basically she told me to do what I'm already doing, despite my plea for developing sinus trouble and kind of flinching when she tapped my sinus area. So then, she seemed to be charmed by DH, and said since he had been sick for so long, he was getting a prescription for an antibiotic! Mind you, he has no sinus symptoms, but his throat was hurting and we were both worried about strep. He also got a scrip for Flonase, that he gave to me. That took, like an hour. We usually go to a locally owned pharmacy, but since we were in CVS, DH felt we should just get the drugs there... I said no, by the time we drive over our normal pharmacy, they would be ready. He didn't see the point, so we waited. And waited. Another hour and a few minutes! Everyone and their relatives must have decided they needed to get their prescriptions at the beginning of the snowstorm. I did buy some Mucinex, as I have never tried that before. It was about 1:15 when we got home. It seems to be working.
I probably should have gone to my PCP, but this is usually faster. Well, I'm at home, going to rest, do a little paperwork, etc. Also am going to make the pork carnitas later on. Tomorrow, the storm won't be over until later in the day, so I might help out with the snow removal, but otherwise, it will be rest until Sunday, when we are going skiing and I WILL feel better.
I think BC/BS of MA is the issue. Instead of giving the minute Clinics a blanket corporate approval, each separate clinic has to wait for approval. Based on what I know about getting on one of their panels for mental health reimbursement, it takes an act of God. They suck, big time for providers, although as consumers, we have "Cadillac" coverage.

[Catrin]

I hope you are feeling better soon! The carnitas, by the way, are just plain awesome. I never dreamed that the flavor of pork cooked in lemon/lime juice would be so...yummy, tender and moist!