Unhealthy Friday

Sicker than ever: Sore throat, congestion, cough. Going to doctor today, but for an unrelated reason. I may discuss it with her (she won't be able to miss the symptoms) but I know what she'll say: rest and fluids. May also discuss my bad shoulder. But that's not why I'm going primarily either.

On the whole rest thing? I'm not allowed to watch spooky TV shows anymore, especially "A Haunting," which I've been watching far too much of lately. I spooked myself so badly that I was unable to put yesterday's episodes out of my mind and got two hours of sleep--from 7 AM to 9 AM. I kept listening to the house, waiting to hear the sorts of sounds so effectively recreated in one episode. Yeah. I was awake the whole freaking night.

I suspect I may sleep away a lot of today. Either that, or consume enough caffeine to keep me awake until a reasonable bedtime hour and then pass out for about 15 hours.

Ugh.

Unhealthy Friday, part two

I didn't realize until I got home that I was unintentionally obscure about the primary reason for going to the doctor today. I apologize if I alarmed anyone. Here's the full scoop:

Issue #1: You know how they say you need to watch moles and growths in the skin and suchlike? Well, I had one on my back that has recently changed shape. The doctor looked at it and said that she's 99% sure it's benign. I'll be going in for a punch biopsy on Tuesday just in case. I'm sure it's nothing and she told me not to worry, so that's that.

Issue #2: About two weeks ago I did something to my right shoulder and it hasn't been right since. It's still just as painful as the day I injured it. Doctor says she's thinks that I must have torn some soft tissue. She prescribed three ibuprofen every 8 hours with food, ice pack as needed, and several sessions of physical therapy. We'll revisit after the PT. I'll be setting that up later after I get some rest.

Issue #3: The never-ending cold: Fluids, vitamin C and zinc for the immune system, tea with honey and lemon, and rest.

That's the full rundown, friends. I'm off to bed now.