“An Excess of Phlegm”

The past week has been kind of slow because Corey and I have been sick.  Last Wednesday (August 26), Corey started to feel achy and had a nasty, phlegmy cough.  That Friday, he went to the doctor just to make sure it wasn’t a bacterial infection that needed antibiotics to go away.  The doctor said it sounded like bronchitis, but it could be pneumonia or the flu.  She had Corey get a chest X-ray to look for pneumonia. Thankfully, it wasn’t pneumonia and because the doctor was fairly certain it was bronchitis, I thought I was in the clear because bronchitis isn’t contagious.

Whenever I start to get sick, I usually have a mild sore throat.  The sore throat graced me with its presence Saturday afternoon and just got worse as the day progressed.  By Sunday morning, I was feeling like death, but I still made it to my interview with the Stake President, choir practice, and Sacrament meeting.  I tried to stay for the whole three hours, but I could barely get through Sacrament.  I finally gave in and went home.  The same cough Corey had showed up Monday morning and hasn’t left since.

We’re both doing better now.  The achy and overall icky feelings are gone.  But, the cough still lingers and causes a lot of discomfort and annoyance.  I didn’t sleep very well last night and even though I went to work yesterday, after missing Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, I decided to stay home again today because the achy and icky feelings are back.  Thanks goodness it’s Labor Day weekend so I have an extra day to get over this thing.

PS–Bonus points if you can guess the reference of my title.