As you probably know, I usually get up very early to feed Isabella, and then, I am not able to go back to sleep. Not so this morning. I did get up at some ungodly hour to feed Isabella, but I went right back to bed. I slept until after 6:30 this morning, and while for some people that might still be getting up early, for me, that’s sleeping in.

I’m feeling better every day. The Paxlovid seems to be working, even if it causes a terrible chemical taste in my mouth. On a side note, a friend who’d taken Paxlovid before had read about eating Red Hots cinnamon candies to help kill the bad taste, and it does work. I’ve also found that sour candy also works. The bad taste in my mouth tends to dissipate after a few hours, for her, it was a constant as long as she was taking the medicine. While the awful taste, is pretty…well…awful, it seems to be helping, and I can handle an awful taste if it helps me to feel better.

I’m still sick and absolutely miserable. Sleeping is not easy, even with the CPAP because I cannot breathe through my nose and breathing through my mouth only makes my throat more raw feeling. I’m so tired. I just want to sleep peacefully.

Well, I’m sort of better, maybe, not really. Ugh! This headache just won’t go away. It’s not jumping around my head, but staying constant on my left side. It’s mostly in my left eye and the back of my head near my neck on my left side. I slept most of the day yesterday, but the headache never fully went away. It was as bad as before when I woke up this morning. I’ll message my primary doctor this morning, and I’ll try to see if I can either speak to or make an appointment to see someone at the headache clinic. My neurologist moved away, so I’m in between neurologists at the moment. I’m kind of at a loss for how to get some relief.

I went and saw my doctor yesterday for the migraine I’ve had since Sunday. He gave me a Toradol shot and told me to take two of my hydroxyzine and a Zofran tonight, and because those will make me sleep for about a day, to not go into work tomorrow. He told me he’d write me a note if I need it, but to stay home and not do anything today. So, I’m taking a sick day today, and since Isabella has been fed, I’m going back to bed. My headache does seem better this morning, but I can barely stay awake.

I’m still feeling like crap today. I have to go into work today because it’s my last day of class. My students have an informal presentation today, so I have time there, but I will most likely leave and come home as soon as my class is over. Then, I’m going back to bed.

I’m feeling a bit under the weather. I’ve been depressed for the last several days and basically, I just can’t get out of this general sense of malaise. When you add to that a migraine and what feels like sinus pain, and I feel like crap. I have absolutely no energy and want to just stay in bed. I went to bed last night at 8:30 pm, and when I woke up at 5 am to feed Isabella, I felt like I hadn’t slept at all. I have two classes to teach today with a variety of museum objects, and if things don’t greatly improve, I will go home at lunch when I’m finished with those classes.