If you can breathe without pain right now, be happy

[thistlechaser]

Unsurprisingly, after two weeks of nonstop coughing day and night, I've pulled(?) something in my chest. (Unless I snapped a rib, which is possible to do from coughing, but I don't think I did.) This morning it only hurt when I coughed ("only", though I'm still coughing a lot). Tonight it's every time I inhale.

I sneezed three times this afternoon and thought I was going to die from the pain.

Even blowing my nose makes my chest hurt. I'm trying so hard not to cough, but the tickle builds and builds until I can't resist it anymore. Ow ow ow. I took my bottle of painkillers (over the counter stuff) to Alaska with me, and the bottle opened in my backpack so I had to throw it away, and I hadn't replaced it yet. Sure do wish I had saved some of the ones that were rolling around in the open, I'd happily take some now.

And in sick cat news: Ellie took her first dose of liquid medicine surprisingly well, though half of tonight's went on her cheek instead. Ugh. The blood tests for this cost about $150, so I don't want her to miss any doses and for us to have to go through this again...

Comments

[liedra.livejournal.com]

I cracked a rib when I had bronchitis as a teenager, it was terrible. It's apparently pretty easy to do, so my doctor said. Not much you can do about it, sadly. I wouldn't worry too much about it (even though it's very painful!). It'll probably get better as your cough gets better.

Get well soon!!

BTW there is a shop here in the UK called Jenson's, and they sell DIY type stuff, but also to builders and things. The one near where I live has a poster outside for Thistle plaster products, which always reminds me of you. http://www.british-gypsum.com/products/thistle_plaster_products.aspx The poster says something like "For the best of British, choose Thistle!" so there you go. :-)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Ah ha ha! I love that link, thanks! I was grinning. "For the best of British, choose Thistle!" I think I need to move! :P

And thanks! My cough is somewhat better, but my rib/side/whatever is just as bad. x.x