And now........ clogged ears :(

JBDamonM

UGH. Warning - this post is probably going to turn super whiny.

So - last Monday I woke up with the flu, chills, body aches, fever....etc. The good news is I thinkte flu shot kept it from totally blowing up into a full blown bout. Lasted about a day and a half, and then the head cold took over. Nasty Cough, and head congestion.

I've been getting better each day - taking tylenol during the flu symptoms and sudafed during the head cold.

Yesterday morning I woke up feeling great, thinking I had finally kicked it and therefore didn't take any Sudafed. MISTAKE. Last night my left ear was so clogged that I don't think I slept more than 3 hours

As I'm sure you all know, the problem with Sudafed is it's Non Drowsy, so you can't take it before bed.

I've totally reached my breaking point this AM. First of all - there are few things I find more of a nuscance than a clogged ear. My left ear was literally red b/c I kept pulling on it to try and get some air in there. Second of all my sinuses are so swollen - that my face looks swollen and third of all -- I simply can't deal being pregnant and not sleeping, feel like I got hit by a truck.

Of course normally I would take Sudafed and use Afrin for a couple days and the clogged ear would go away, but Afrin is not on the approved list

How many more days do I keep popping Sudafed before asking the Dr. for something stronger? AND is there something stronger that that they can offer me?

I had such an ugly meltdown this morning. I have had sucha  great, easy pregnancy however I feel like I have I am dearly paying the price over the past week. SOOOOO frustrated.

Andplualso - at 6:30 this AM I decided I might as well get up and work if I wasn't going to sleep,in hopes I could nap later. Logged in to 25 emails that came in on SUNDAY. YEs, 25 that I now need to answer. And that is why I hate my job.

"Happy Monday"