[teacherjenn4]

H-Husky. That's OK J-9, I'm trying to relax a bit--home with a sinus infection.

[J_9]

That sucks! That made it's rounds through our house. I had it last weekend and actually called in sick to work. I haven't called in sick in 5 years.

[teacherjenn4]

I had 5 my first year of kinder, 3 last year, and now this one, my first in 15 months! Allergy shots are helping, plus getting used to the germs. They are awful! Sorry you had one...

[J_9]

Sorry you are going through this. Schools and hospitals are the worst places to work if you don't want to get sick.

[teacherjenn4]

My allergist said Kinder teachers are seen more often than any other patients. We should get hazard pay working in schools and hospitals.

[Synnen]

The sinus infection (and upper respiratory infection) is making its rounds at my house too. I'm finally feeling more human with antibiotics (xrays showed cysts), and now Lan has started coughing and sneezing.

I can't wait for this winter to be over with already.

[Alty]

I'm sort of in the same boat over here. I coughed so much that I broke a rib, doctor confirmed it. The sinus part no, but the cough is killing me. My entire right side feels like I hit a brick wall and didn't give up until it lost. Sadly it didn't lose. :(

[Alty]

Okay, this rib thing is driving me nuts. It felt better yesterday, but today I can barely move. Driving the kids to school was a nightmare, they had to help me put my seatbelt on, and Jared had to steer for part of the time. It's that bad!

I can't take this anymore! Pain meds don't work, hot compress doesn't work, cold compress doesn't work, wrapping it works but I was told not to do that. I'm in so much pain and I really just want to cry, but I know that will make it worse. :(

[J_9]

I'm so sorry you are going through this. I wish I could help.

[Alty]

Any advice would be appreciated J. I'm okay typing because I only move my hands. Anything that requires me moving my right side, putting on a shirt, putting on underarm deodorant, washing my hair, driving, you name it, is excruciating.

It's pain from the back to the front, starting at my right breast, just under it, all the way to my back and everything between.

I've tried everything, pain meds, muscle relaxants, hot compress, cold compress, and nothing is helping. I can't sleep, I can't function, and it's pissing me off!

[J_9]

Unfortunately you have used every intervention. There is nothing different I would recommend. But you know I'm only a nurse not a doctor. Lol, just had to rub it in.

Didn't this happen to you last year?

[Alty]

Unfortunately you have used every intervention. There is nothing different I would recommend. But you know I'm only a nurse not a doctor. Lol, just had to rub it in.

Didn't this happen to you last year?

It happens to me and Rod too often. We get sick, cough and cold, and we eventually bruise or break a rib.

Fact is, I'm stuffy, sneezy, coughing, but not enough to have caused this. I'm not that sick! Not nearly enough to break a rib! I don't even consider myself ill, but still I have broken ribs! What?

I don't get this. I only know it hurts, I can't sleep, I can barely function, and it's ticking me off! It's been a week now and it's getting worse, not better. I can't sleep, it hurts to lay down. Yesterday I felt better, than today it was worse than the first day. At this point it hurts to take a deep breath. I want to cry. I can't take this anymore!

Oh, and LOL! Ya, you had to rub it in. I would have rubbed it in as well. :)

[J_9]

Back to the doctor you go. It's not common to break ribs that easily, or that often.

[Alty]

Back to the doctor you go. It's not common to break ribs that easily, or that often.

It happens to us all the time. Rod has had it happen twice in the last 12 months. For me it's the first break in the last 12 months, but I've had multiple bruised ribs, which are almost worse.

Is there a supplement we're not taking? Are we not getting enough of something?

[DoulaLC]

Alty... have you ever had a bone density test done?

[Alty]

Alty... have you ever had a bone density test done?

I haven't. I should. I know my mom had issues with that, as did my Oma, and my Grandma.

Great, more tests. Just love tests! NOT! ;)

[Synnen]

At least you're in Canada, where health care is free!

[Alty]

At least you're in Canada, where health care is free!

True. Very true. That's the only blessing because Rod and I would have no home if we had to pay for health care. Just my parents alone would have cost us everything and then some if we lived in the US.

[J_9]

Alty, how old were your parents when they passed?

[Alty]

Alty, how old were your parents when they passed?

My dad was 60, my mom was 63.

Yes, she married a younger man. :)

Go mom! :)