I think I’m feeling slightly better today and yesterday than I was during the previous weeks. The improvements I’m seeing are nothing earth shattering, but I’m SO very thankful for them! Dr. Guselle was right. Nothing was going to make this incessant cough go away with actually suppressing it. No other sickness was bringing it on or making it worse. Coughing was making my cough worse. How stupid, really.
The last couple of days, I’ve rested my voice more than I am usually able to. I whisper as much as I can, so my voice is saved for phone calls, or being out where I need to speak up, or those moments where I have to raise my voice because the brawls just get too loud. Besides that, though, I have physically rested, and its been amazing! We are fever free, at the moment, but the kids still have colds and no one is at 100% just yet, so we all sleep in nice and long. Then I whisper as much as I can in the morning. The kids go down to nap, and Brady and I keep things low key while they’re sleeping. Better yet, the last couple of days, I’ve fallen asleep during their nap time, and thats been a LOVELY rest for everyone involved!! I never nap. Ever. But both medications I’m on right now are very very drowsy. I take the worse one at night, and the much milder one in the day, but they still both put me out pretty well. But that was a chunk of the reason they were given to me. Because of these meds, I’m able to sleep a bit better, and deeper, and I don’t wake up with every little tickle in my throat. I sleep through most of them, therefore resting my throat. Its been lovely! My throat still feels awful when I do have a coughing fit, but I have some of my voice back, and I’m not as miserable as I was a handful of days ago. For that, I am VERY thankful.
All three kids still have colds, but they’re just messy, and not as much miserable for them. Just snotty noses. They’re ok 🙂 Brady is almost all the way back! He even has a voice, which we swore would never come back! Tho while he’s feeling good, I think he’ll still be pretty tired going back to work tomorrow. Thank goodness Monday won’t be a super long day for him!
Rest and naps aside, I am still bushed, and I feel weirdly sick to my stomach. Brady is out fetching me the ranchiest BLT he can get his hands on (YUM!) and I will watch YouTube now until he arrives. Kids are in bed but not sleeping yet. I’m sure we’ll all get our chance soon enough.
Wish me and my voice good luck tomorrow! Having Brady home has helped so much in my very gradual healing. Pray it doesn’t stop today!