Sinusitis

You may have noticed lately that I have been absent from any social activities that I've been invited to attend.  The reason is that for 12 days now I have been suffering from a cold and then a sinus infection.  It all started a few weeks ago when Nathan got a fever and displayed symptoms of a cold.  We headed to see the pediatrician, for fear that he had contracted the awful flu virus (Nathan has never really run a fever when he's been sick).  The doctor checked Nathan for the flu and for strep throat.  Then, she determined that he had neither and stated that he had a cold that would stick around for about 1 week.

Next, Chris started saying that he was getting whatever Nathan had.  As soon as Chris gets a sore throat or anything else, he buys a bottle of liquid Dayquil and drinks it over 1 day.  Chris' cold impaired him the weekend of the 14th, but he was on the verge of improvement after the weekend ended.  I, however, was only getting started!

I had the post nasal drip for a while leading up to the cold, but thought it was just a part of my nasal passageways being swollen from my hormones.  Then, I got a huge headache one Saturday.  We were able to take Nathan out to the Aquarium for his day of fun, but after that we were both stricken to the couch that night and had to miss meeting the church group at Fuddruckers.  Come Monday, I was suffering from a runny nose.  Tuesday, I had to go to a training and had to blow my nose every 10 minutes.  By Wednesday, I couldn't hear very well because my ears were stopped up.  On Friday, I finally relented and went to see a doctor at a local clinic, thinking that I had a sinus infection.  The clinic agreed and prescribed me some antibiotics. 
I started feeling better on Monday, but by Tuesday evening I was feeling very badly.  My jaw had begun to ache, making it hard to eat.  Today my ears are popping and stopped up again.  My face hurts and my nose is not happy either.  I know that I am past due for a visit with my ENT.  So, I have an appointment there later today to check my ears and nose and throat.  I also again called my OB this morning to make sure that antibiotics are ok for me.