I'm still sick! Eeeek!

I'm still sick.  I have been stuffed up with nasty cold-like symptoms for an entire week now.  I have not run for 7 days.

I did go to Zumba on Saturday.  I thought I was not going to make it through class.  I was exhausted and clammy sweaty.  When I got home we spent the afternoon outside because it was so nice out.  I felt pretty OK.  By late evening I was really dragging, but I was hopeful I would be able to at least do part of my Sunday long run the following day.

I woke up in the middle of the night with a really sever earache.  Tom went to the 24 hour grocery store to buy Mucinex in an effort to get my ear un-stuffed and to hopefully relive the pressure and pain.  A couple hours later, still in the middle of the night, my eardrum ruptured and drained.  Fun Fun.  Sunday I felt really horrible and spent most of the day on the sofa.  My ear continued to ache and drain.  I can't remember the last time I spent the entire day in my pajamas, but that is how I spent Sunday.

So Monday rolls around and I felt much better than Sunday, but still by 2 PM I ended up on the sofa with  no energy.  I had this delusional idea that I would get up and go to Zumba at 6 PM (it's a new time! so excited about Monday night Zumba), but instead I went to the after-hours clinic.  I'm really thankful there is an after-hours clinic, but seriously there can't be a way to get medical attention that is much slower than it is there.  Because of the continuing pain and drainage they prescribed antibiotics -the Zpack.  I JUST made it to the pharmacy to pick it up before they closed.  When I got home I took my pills and plopped into bed.

Today my ear is still draining but not as painful as it has been for the past few days.  I feel a bit better but the Zpack is making my stomach hurt.  I'm probably still delusional, but I would REALLY like to try and get a teeny tiny run in tonight.  Getting REALLY nervous about the marathon coming up.  I have missed 4 runs now.

One day at a time, that's the best I can do.  Guess I had better focus on getting better or I won't be running consistently for a while.  Very big sad face.

Thanks for reading!