Allergies and more

I am SO tired of being sick. My allergies are in full swing and then some. I've been sick for the last 2 weeks. The thing that irritates me most is that I have NEVER ever had allergy problems before.

When I co-hosted AWTR with Star a couple weeks ago, I had just come in from a run and taken a shower. As the night went on, I could feel my glands starting to swell and ache. When I woke up the next morning, I felt like death. I was glad not to get a call to sub. As that day went on, I started running a fever of 102. My wonderful husband went and got me some Won Ton Soup (what I really love to have when I'm sick) and some allergy medicine. I took that and laid in bed watching The Biggest Loser. The next day I felt better but still not good. Thursday came and I felt great. I was ok Thursday, Friday, and Saturday morning. My body apparently knew that I had to get through those few days because it was my best friend's wedding and I was her matron of honor. At her reception Saturday afternoon, I crashed. My body just said - ENOUGH! I had to leave my car in Louisville (her parents offered to bring it back to us the next day) so I could take a Benadryl and crash the whole 2 hour drive home. Sunday all I did was lay on the couch. I started to feel a little better in the afternoon, but then started feeling bad again at night. Monday morning, I woke up and told my husband that I had to go to the doctor. I had no choice. I went to the doc, and he said, "Well it's not strep (thankfully) but your allergies are awful. Your nose is so swollen when I look up it that I can tell you are having a hard time breathing. It's turned into a sinus infection and an upper respiratory infection. I'm going to put you on an anti-biotic." I was thinking, ok, an anti-biotic, I'll start to feel better in a couple days. I feel better but still not 100%. I had to take my Praxis (teacher certification) exams on Saturday morning while I had a headache. Being that I'm a music teacher, I had to do a listening section on these exams. ACK! I am just praying that I passed, because I do not want to pay to take these things again. This week has been better, but still not great. At church on Sunday, I was singing with the choir, and the choir loft is up near the altar. The fresh flower arrangements were beautiful but by the end of the service, my eyes were red, swollen, itchy, and watery. I just want this to end. I haven't been able to train or work out at all because I've just felt so lousy. I'm going to try to do at least the EA Active workout today for the first time in 2 weeks. We'll see how it goes.