Crap-tastic...

So, I went to Zoolights the other night and was feeling GREAT! But then, as we were walking out, the temperature drastically dropped and the wind picked up. I didn't realize as I was walking in how much of a downhill slant it was. I DEFINITELY noticed on my way out that it was mostly uphill! My asthma was really bugging me by the time we got back to Mike's truck so I took my inhaler and tipped the seat back enough to be able to stretch out and breathe for a while. I HATE asthma attacks!

So, then I woke up the next morning and my nose was a little stuffy and my throat hurt a bit. I didn't think much of it, went through my day and then yesterday woke up with a bad cough on top of the stuffy nose and sore throat. I took some Sudafed and slept for most of the day. I went out in the evening with Kurtis, Matt and Michelle and then hit Timmy's with my mom, Mike and Matt. I came home and went straight to bed with the intention of getting up and going to church this morning.

When my alarm went off at 8:00am I couldn't swallow and was feeling a little out of breath. I called and cancelled meeting Matt and went back to sleep. My mom woke me up when she got home at noon and aid I'd been coughing with a croup-like cough most of the night. I didn't know but that would explain the breathlessness and sore throat to a point. I called the nearest walk-in clinic and was told there was a 2 hour wait but I could go over, sign in and go back in a couple of hours if I want. Mom offered to drive me over and off we went.

Here's where I get frustrated. In a city this size, you'd think that finding a walk-in clinic that is open on a Sunday wouldn't be that difficult. Well, I was wrong... Here's what happened:
- We went to the one by my house and they had a sign up saying they were closing in an hour and weren't taking anymore patients. My mom called and was told they have a 2 hour wait and when she asked what time they were closing, they said about an hour. They recommended two other clinics...
- We started to head to her school so she could print some stuff and I called the clinic that my family doctor works out of. Turns out, they're CLOSED. Lack of physicians so they weren't open.
- I called both of the recommended clinics and one had a two hour wait and was closing in three so they weren't taking any other patients. The other had a "long wait" and told me they "should be open until 10 o-clock..." Oy vay.
- The one by my mom's school had 16 people ahead of me when I went to sign-in. I was told by the receptionist to call and check to see approximately how long. I told her that I had tried to call and couldn't get anyone. Her response was, "oh."
- I called 13 clinics in the NE and NW. THIRTEEN!!! Something like 5 were closed (it's a Sunday after all), one answered and then told me they were already closed (WHY did she answer the phone???), 4 had a 2-3 hour wait, 2 there was no answer and the last one I tried told me they had 6 or 7 patients in the waiting room and were open until 8. At this point, I was in Rundle and the clinic was in Ranchlands. Again... oy vay.
- Mom drove me to the clinic (it's by the DQ) and dropped me off. I signed in and a little over an hour later saw a doctor.

Bad news: I have a cold and it's viral so there isn't much they can do.

Good news: Just a cold! She put me on antibiotics so if it turns bacterial I'm already on something that should kill it! She also gave me a steroidal inhaler to take for a few days. I'm not a fan of them but if I feel like I need it, I'll take it.

Matt picked me up from the doctor and drove me to the pharmacy and then I took him out for something to eat - as a thank you and because I realized I hadn't eaten anything all day. Bad, I know. He dropped me off and I napped for a few hours. My mom picked up my prescription and brought it home so I could take it before bed.

So, surgery is in 11 days and I'm not completely healthy but I'm hopefully on the mend. I CANNOT be sick when I go in for surgery! So, if anyone wants to pray that I'm healthy by then, I would appreciate it!!!