Yesterday (friday) afternoon I went to my doctor. I was feeling discouraged to be back in her office for more antibiotics, because antibiotics cause so many other major health problems for me (candida overgrowth and initiation of food allergies, for example). My doctor brought up my charts for last year on the computer, and showed me that I had been on a continuous set of antibiotics from october to march (5 separate courses of antibiotics), whereas this year I had only had two (including the current prescription) in the same time period. Then she looked in my ears and throat and said I had much less swelling compared to previous infections. So, though I wish it were going faster, I can see I am making progress.
Unfortunately, the pain in my head that started while I was on the phone in a "meeting" earlier in the day kept getting worse and worse as the day progressed. I started the antibiotic (augmentin) in the evening. At bedtime I wasn't sure if I would be able to sleep because the pain was so bad, and my migraine meds had no effect. I put ice around my head and managed to fall asleep until 11:30, when I had to get up and change the icepacks for new ones. I was able to sleep until 1, but then the pain was too strong and I got up. All I could stand to do was pace in the kitchen, or crouch on the floor in a fetal position. I did this until 3 am, then the pain settled down enough that I started to feel sleepy again. I slept the rest of the night on the couch.
Today I found myself wondering if my house is chemical-free enough for me to recover. I wonder if I could recover faster in another environment. I still have 2 rooms with carpet, and a gas stove. What if I'm being poisoned as fast as my body can heal? Can I really achieve full health here? Do I have to take more drastic steps? I want to stay if I can; I don't want to move and uproot myself and my family. No wonder MCS is so stressful for the people and their families. After thinking all these thoughts, I decided not to read too much into my current sinus infection - it's not a major set back, I've decided. I quit thinking about the what ifs and concentrated on doing light housework (it can help take my mind off migraine pain) with frequent breaks to rest.
Took a 3rd and final migraine med at 3 today, and after a few hours the pain finally started going away. In addition, the augmentin (antibiotic) seems to be working, and I have a lot less mucuous in my head, and no more popping in my ears. This sinus infection is going away much much faster than in the past (when it would sometimes take 2 weeks for the symptoms to decrease significantly, and over a month to be really gone).
After dinner, I took another ginger bath, and this time I did a lymph massage before the bath. After the bath, my nose was very runny and I felt a little pain in my head again. Still, overall I felt better than I had in the last few days.
I forgot to report on how things went with my daughter: we found out we'd forgotten her science fair in the middle of all our illnesses, and I knew this was a big deal for her to be a part of it, since her father organizes the science fair every year. Marc found a science experiment that we could do in a single day, and I worked with my daughter on creating the report. She won a prize in the science fair, and was very proud of her blue ribbon, and I felt very happy for her. I was really glad we were able to come through for her on this, despite both of us having sinus infections.
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