Running Chick

Oh, yay! Oh, yay!  I’m sick again.  Oh YAY.

I was rudely awakened at 3:00AM on Wednesday with a throbbing headache.  When I still had it this morning, I broke down and dragged my ass to my doctor.  Diagnosis:  sinus infection & ear infection.  Yay!

So, now I get to take a 10-day course of antibiotics, antihistamines/decongestants, nasal sprays, and pain killers.  Yes, my headache is so bad that they gave me real, live pain killers.  Ooo.  If I didn’t feel so bad, I would probably have a beer or two mixed with the pain killers and see what happened.

JUST KIDDING

Well, maybe not. 

Yes, I am.  Kidding.  Ha. ha.

Anyway, doctor lady said that if I don’t get better after all the drugs, then I get to go see an otolaryngologist (that’s the fancy name for a ear, nose & throat specialist) where I’ll probably end up having a CT scan.  Fun!  I don’t really like the sound of a CT scan on my head.  Don’t they put you in a tube or something?  Or is that an MRI?  I’m not claustrophobic, but just thinking about being in a tube makes me feel like I could be, just a little bit.  I’m hoping it doesn’t come to that, but considering my history with headaches and sinus problems, I’m thinking it’s going to be happening sooner than later.

I haven’t talked about running at all because I’m not doing any.  But, I really want to.  Really bad.  But I know if I don’t give the tendonitis a full course of rest, it’ll come right back as soon as I start running.  So, I’m thinking about buying a trainer for my road bike and picking up some spinning DVDs.  I’ve also been looking into getting a set of kettlebells to mix up my weight training routine.  I don’t have experience with either spinning or kettlebells, but I’ve read that they’re both really good workouts and I’m all about coming up with new ways to spend money frivolously torture myself.

Well, time to go experiment with drugs and booze.  Happy weekend!