Never google your symptoms

It's been a long couple of weeks that started with a sore throat and runny nose.  I figured I could kick this with the Sudafed from home, some Equate cold and sinus, tissues for blowing my nose, and hot tea/water.  I was wrong.  I woke up this AM with a cold sore on my lip (also known as a fever blister) and a swollen/painful face.  That's right, my jaw line is swollen, so I look like my face is shaped like a damn PEAR!  I took some ibuprofen for it this AM, that did nothing.  Ran into one of my Korean co-teachers, K, before work today and he said 'I had a dream about you last night.'  Apparently in his dream I was at his house for some reason.  I told him that I needed to see the doc, and we signed into work and went.  The doc speaks good English, I told him all my symptoms and that they've lasted about 2 weeks.  He told me it's bronchitis and he'd prescribe 3 days of meds.  Even though the doc speaks English, the ladies at the pharmacy didn't, so I'm glad I had K with me.  This is also why I always go to him with all of my health-related needs.

Now, in the states, 3 days of meds would not be nearly enough.  In Korea, I'm tempted to say that it'll be plenty.  I'm pretty sure that they have some strong meds here.  Anyway, I have 9 packets of 3-4 pills that I'm to take morning, noon, and night, along with 9 antibiotics, and 9 packages of cough syrup, which I was told can make people drowsy, so wait until night for that one.  As always, I'm shocked/loving the cost - less than $10 for the doc visit and meds. 

So here's hoping that I'll finally feel better.  The thing is, I googled my swollen jaw this AM and then remembered why you NEVER GOOGLE YOUR SYMPTOMS!  It had everything from clenching your jaw during sleep to syphilis to cancer.  If Google doesn't tell you that you are dying in some way, are you even really sick?!  Anyway, I guess my 2 weekends of staying home and resting didn't do the trick like I was hoping.  I'll be done with the meds by Sat, so I can still make my haircut appt.  I've decided to see what Jay thinks about doing a slightly different cut so that I don't look quite so much like my dad.  He told me that I just need to part my hair on the 'right' side.  Sigh.  Never saw it until my aunt pointed it out - now I can't unsee it.

Anyway, I don't want to show you what I look like with a swollen jaw, let's just say that when your job involves talking all day, it SUCKS to be sick.  My jaw hurts, my ears hurt, my nose seems to be ok at the moment, but it's red from blowing it all the time... I'm looking forward to having Indian food with J and then going home and passing out.

Update - woke up this morning and the swelling in my face and neck were worse.  I think it might be the mumps, in which case there's not much I can do about this... but it hurts, SO BAD!!!!!