Why I should not let friends plead with me until I agree to something

[whogeek]

So, Friday I was sick, and I ended up missing two of my classes.  Saturday, however I was going to be riding 3 hours West into Tennessee.  Yay, fun stuff!  So the drive was pretty uneventful, aside from being pretty bored and not really being able to breathe properly.  Today I fenced.  And I had to borrow a pair of knickers(yes, that is what they are called) from the hosting school.  I also had to use one of my teammate's stuff when I subbbed in.  I ended up subbing in for her to go up against one of the best teams at the event. !!!  Was very NOT FUN!  So, aside from only having fenced four short bouts, I'm exhausted.  I didn't get a good, full nights sleep, yesterday was long, and today was stressful.

I did take the time to call my dad and wish him a happy birthday.

Comments

[jetpack-angel.livejournal.com]

So that's why you've been so quiet lately. What'd you come down with? It's nasty-bad sinus season here.

And there's where you and I differ. You get sick, you still get friends to talk you into doing rigorous physical activities. I get sick, I stay home from work and make soup and blow my nose until I get a nosebleed and have to walk around the house with periodically fresh wads of toilet paper up my nose. I feel like a wuss now.

[whogeek.livejournal.com]

Sinus-allergies exacerbated by going 200 miles east for spring break(into spring, which started off my allergies), then coming back 200 miles and changing elevations, which made my sinuses NOT HAPPY.

And it wasn't so much talking me into it as it was getting the "PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEEASE!! We REALLY need someone to be our fourth for the competition!" from one of the older fencers. And don't, I'm too stupid most of the time to take care of myself when I get sick. My roomie had to order me to go get some afrin(ended up with generic, but whatever) because I was miserable. And remind me not to get sudafed, because it would be very bad for my heart. I was that out of it Friday. As I was heading out to get the generic-afrin, I said sudafed, when I know it makes my heart go all wonky.

[jetpack-angel.livejournal.com]

I have the same problem with meds: I can't take anything with a nasal decongestant because it's bad for my heart. So I either have to try an antihistamine and suffer (because it's not targeting what I need it to) or go to the pharmacist and get something specifically non-heart-fuckuppy.

[whogeek.livejournal.com]

I just avoid sudafed. Last(read: first) time I took it I was really little, and my parent's kind of panicked because my heart went crazy. So yeah, I use afrin if I've got sinus problems, and the antihistamine if it's not enough.

[jetpack-angel.livejournal.com]

I really wish I could remember to stop blowing my right nostril for at least 24 hours. I'm tired of folding Kleenex and stuffing it up my nose to stop the bleeding. -_- Sinuses suck.

So, I take it the fencing thing didn't really go as well as it normally does when you're not sick?

[whogeek.livejournal.com]

Yeah, being not-sick would have made it much easier, but it was kinda fun.