Archive | January 2016

Funny story

Jan19

My daughter, who is 19, has inappropriate sinus tachycardia, which means her heart will start racing for no reason. Caffeine only exacerbates the condition. Cardiologist said most of the time this will pass once girls get into their early 20s and their hormones settle down a bit.

So last night we were talking and she was saying something about work, adding, “Well, I might just have to drink some coke that day.” I asked if she can now drink caffeine w/o it affecting her heart rate. She responded, “Mom, I’ve learned to drink responsibly.”

Acute respiratory virus

Jan19

I’ve been sick since Thursday evening.  I went to see the doctor yesterday.  Just as a precaution, he ordered an Influenza swab.

I work at the hospital where the test was done, so it was one of my very familiar coworkers who did the nasal swab on me.  When she finished, I said, “Girl, this takes our friendship to a whole new level!”

The test came back negative, but I am on a round of antibiotics because the doctor did hear some crackling in my right lung.  I return to work tomorrow and am looking forward to going back to work.  Still coughing, still sneezing, but feeling so much better that I’m in that cleaning mode today.

And it feels so good to have a clean, disinfected house!