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[the_rck]

My throat almost doesn't hurt any more. I'm taking the antibiotics faithfully in spite of the side effects. I'm not keen on contributing to antibiotic resistant bacteria or on becoming contagious again, with or without getting sick again. The side effects are as bad as the illness, unfortunately, and I won't finish the antibiotics until Tuesday. (I'm not taking penicillin. I've had allergic reactions to two antibiotics, one of which is in the same family as penicillin. That means I'm stuck with the next line of antibiotics which are the next line in part because they're less pleasant.)

Now we're just in a countdown to see whether I come down with what Scott and Cordelia had or either of them comes down with what I have. I figure that, if we make it through the weekend, we're probably clear.

I'm not entirely clear as to whether or not I'm still contagious. I poked around online and found numbers ranging from 24 hours on antibiotics to 72 hours on antibiotics. I've chosen to be conservative with regard to the school and won't be helping out at the library this Friday. I think I'll be less conservative in dealing with Scott and Cordelia, not by a vast amount just to the extent of not washing my hands quite as obsessively as I have been and not letting myself worry about the possibility that the germs are on my sweater and will make Cordelia sick if I cuddle her.

Right now, I'm trying to come up with ideas for dealing with the side effects of the antibiotics without being ridiculous about it. I'm also procrastinating on tidying for the cleaning lady (it's going to take hours and more spoons than I have) and on looking at the Yuletide fic.

I don't think the fic is going to be up to my usual standards. It won't be actively bad-- I think-- just not as good as I could have made it. I suppose I could say that that's always true of any project. One just has to pick a point and decide that it's done. All the beta readers I've had look at it point at the same general problems. I'm going to see if I can fix some of those. I think I have an idea that can fit in the time I have if I'm lucky.

I think I will call Scott's parents to see if they're willing to risk the germs to take Cordelia for a night this weekend. Scott and I need some time to shop when she's not around if we're going to fill her stocking (and ours) with stuff she hasn't seen us buy and if we're going to give her some things that aren't books, DVDs or CDs. Not that there's anything wrong with books, DVDs and CDs.

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[adrian-turtle.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you're still sick. Cuddling Cordelia seems fairly low risk (especially considering how much comfort it gives both of you), though it's probably a good idea to keep up the handwashing and avoid things like taking a bite of each other's food. Antibiotics are wonderful, really one of the things I like best about living in the future. I spend more time with the easy long-distance communication, but I care more about antibiotics when I stop and think about them.

[the_rck]

I'm not planning to stop being careful about food and other stuff going into people's mouths. I'm just going to give myself permission to worry less that every bit of me is a danger. I didn't realize how often my hands go from face to sleeve or hair or skirt until I was tracking it. I kept wondering how many germs were on the arm I was putting around Cordelia, but I also knew that, unlike hand washing, changing clothes every time I suspected contamination wasn't going to work.

We are very, very lucky to have antibiotics. I hope that we can stay ahead of bacterial resistance in developing new treatments.

I, too, much prefer living now to any time in the past.

[adrian-turtle.livejournal.com]

I kept wondering how many germs were on the arm I was putting around Cordelia, but I also knew that, unlike hand washing, changing clothes every time I suspected contamination wasn't going to work.

Hon, even if you are putting germs on Cordelia when you put your arm around her, you're putting the germs on the back of her shirt. I don't think she *can* get them in her nose or mouth from there.

[the_rck]

The way we usually cuddle ends up with her tucked in very close under my arm so that my hand and forearm are in front of her. We don't stay like that for too long because I usually want to use my arm again.

Still, she's showing no signs of strep as of yet. I'm hopeful. We're nearly out of the incubation period. ::crosses fingers::

[leorising1959.livejournal.com]

Hon, you've been having a month, haven't you? Well I'm glad to hear the antibiotics are working, at least, even though the side effects are sucky.

I've been a bit myopic lately, not commenting when I read your posts. I've been pulling for you! Just not, y'know, commenting. Sorry about that.

I hope Cordelia and Scott feel better soon. What are the odds that you'd end up very ill, only to be the only one "ambulatory"? Jeez. >_<

Why do we clean before the cleaning lady comes? LOL! I don't know anyone who doesn't do it, though. If I had a cleaning lady (oh, so tempting!), I'd be right there with you. :D

Wishing you easier times,
Marcy ^_^

[the_rck]

I clean up before the cleaning lady comes because I get two hours of her time every week, no more. I want her to deal with the underlying dirt that I can't handle. If I don't put away the crap spread through the house, she spends her two hours washing dishes (badly) and putting things away in places where I'll never find them. If I deal with the papers, books, dishes and laundry, she does the counters, the bathroom, the beds and the floors.

Thanks for letting me know that you've been reading. I know how easy it is to think supportive thoughts but not write them down. I do it far too often myself. Writing uses more spoons than thinking does.

[leorising1959.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, I know, but cleaning for the cleaning lady will always be amusing to me, good reasons or not. :D

Ever have those days where your brain has a little corner that's working on writing something BIG (or so it thinks), and any other writing besides that seems impossible? That's where I've been. And yeah, writing is W-O-R-K.

We get by, though, don't we? *hugs*

^_^

[evalerie.livejournal.com]

(I'm here thinking supportive thoughts too. Also thoughts along the lines of "Should I invite Cordelia over to visit? Are we healthy enough? Is our day sane enough?" -- and realizing that we are not.)

[the_rck]

::hugs:: Thanks for thinking about it.

It's the season for illnesses, I guess. Everyone seems to have something of the sort going on.

Get healthy again!