i cleaned the tub last night coz i wanted a shower then didn't make it. just now i "traded in" my shower for doing the sink, the mirror the counter and the WC and the floor with all the respective disinfecting detergents and "rinsed" with alcohol instead of water. which removed the nice lemony scent but it's a double whammy germ-wise even though alcohol is not strictly a disinfectant it is a hostile medium to most things. degreaser.
i have more mental energy but my body is not used to doing all this stuff... it feels dumb and maybe it sounds dumb but my lower back really aches and my shoulder joint is sore from touchpad and almost went out doing the tub, and again just now with the floor. i stretched out my back and did some
very light lower-ab-strengthening before sleeping last night, but it regularly starts to hurt after i stand or stay in certain positions... hopefully it will shape up soon. but meanwhile i think i need to do things within measure. i have been laid up so long... i am just... not fit.
i am feeling panicky... my thoughts starting to race. what if this how'm i gonna do that... etc. i feel emotionally paralyzed now. there are a couple of shows i sometimes watch on tv late morning (Father Dowling Mysteries, and Diagnosis Murder) ... i think i will watch those soon. feel guilty like i need to do more... do more....
i need to breathe!
speaking of which, i already aired out the house - but for my parents' room as they asleep. kinda wish i'd done it AFTER the alcohol treatment though - ugh. i'll remember that tomorrow.
about the antibiotic:
unless there are clear signs of a secondary bacterial infection, i learned not to take them in the presence of a cold OR flu (1) not helpful against viruses, 2) can engender resistant bacteria, 3) lower natural immune response). so i don't understand the doc giving it "to use if things don't improve in 4 days." i think if things don't improve, or worsen, she should be EVALUATED/swabbed...
but they don't do that! My mom told me something: the ERs were overwhelmed at one point, so they now make everyone with H1N1 sx
just stay home and CALL their doc. other family members fetch scripts if given. i suggested to mom she avoid the antibiotic unless her sx change in a manner consistent with bacterial infection. 4 day wait is up Sunday, but Monday am we could call the doc if the situation is murky... who knows... he might even be on vacation then and the other local doc subbing... she might have a different take on things.
i am having trouble looking stuff up right now because it makes me more panicky so if anyone has feedback on this antibiotic business (taking, not taking), i'd really appreciate it. Hockey, you already mentioned an antiviral,
which makes more sense to me... but we don't have that option.
anyway... enough said. i will put up my bed now. maybe start ironing another shirt for dad before Father Dowling. i don't even know if i can concentrate on tv. dad is up. i hope he won't insist on going out again. he went yesterday.
HALp.
~ waves ~