To follow Bella, or not to follow Bella, that is the question.
by Bella Rum
my bedside nightstand – check out that fancy thermometer
I now know (thanks to Shoreacres) that Cul-de-sac’s “follow” button disappeared when I changed skins a few weeks ago. So tens of subscribers may not be receiving email notifications when I post. Scroll down to the very bottom of this page and you will now see that wily little “follow” button, and there’s always the WordPress “follow” button if you prefer. Thank you, Shore. You know I’m always the last to know about these things.
You haven’t missed much because I’ve been too sick to post. The antibiotic prescription I received in the ER didn’t work. I’m only worse. As luck would have it, my PCP is on vacation, but I have an appointment with another doctor in her practice tomorrow. Fingers crossed.
We’re hunkered down here and watching a slew of Mad Men episodes on DVR. I recommend it – watching consecutively a bazillion episodes of one of your favorite shows while hanging head off side of bed to settle stomach, keeping one foot outside of the covers, sipping cough syrup, popping Tylenol and coughing up a lung or two. Good times. I think they have a name for watching a bunch of episodes like that: power-viewing, binge-watching, marathon-viewing, addlebrained. It’s all good. I swear.
I’m out of here for now. I think The Good Wife is next on our marathon list. Here’s to mindless viewing. May you have it at the ready when your lungs turn to putty.
Miss you guys.
Now scroll down and hit that “follow” button.
Voila! The follow thingie worked! Your truly pathetic little post popped up in my mailbox.
No, wait – I didn’t mean your post is pathetic. I meant you’re pathetic. No, that’s not right either. I mean – your condition is pathetic. You may say it’s all good, but I’d bet a dollar to a dimetapp it’s only 25% good, if that.
Hope you get a magic pill tomorrow and are soon on the mend. (Yuk, yuk!) It’s not the season for this sort of thing.
GEEZ OH PETE GIRL!!! Are you on Mucinex? That makes the lung particles come our easier when you cough. Fred swore by it–but–then again—YIKES, maybe you shouldn’t try it?
I just want you to know I woke up last night at 3 a.m., thinking, “OMG. That comment I left on Bella’s blog could have been interpreted as snarky!” I didn’t mean it like that at all – I’m sure you know that, but I thought I’d better record the fact.
Of course, I could have rolled out of bed and done it at 3 a.m., but I fell back to sleep before I figured that out.
Oh, my gosh. I wouldn’t want you to lose a minute of sleep over little old me. I didn’t see a bit of snarky in your comment, and I am hopeful that I did get the “magic” pill this time. The doctor assured me that it’s one of the strongest and fanciest oral antibiotics available. If this doesn’t work it’s off to the hospital for a magic drip, drip,drip.
I have to quit laughing at Linda before I comment on your post – I thought her first comment was VERY clever. I use mucinex when I’m VERY ill, but oh my sweet lord in heaven is that stuff NASTY. Blech. I hope your appointment today revealed what’s really going on & that there is a magic pill for it!
Thank you, Bug. Judy recommended mucinex, too. I got some last night and took it for the first time. I’m taking a much stronger antibiotic now. Hoping all will improve…. puleeeze.
Make sure you drink LOTS of water when you take the Mucinex! And lots more of advice…advice advice. do this, do that…more advice. chicken soup! Garlic! Raw onion sandwiches! Or…y’know..whatever the doctor says.
Feel better! Soon!
Ugh. Sorry you are still feeling awful — hope you’re better by now! And delighted to follow by email. My favorite way!