Still Sick ...

So I feel like I've been sick forever! I finally went to the doctor after the worst night of my life. Thank God for Nick because I really thought I was going to die. Dramatic ... I know but I was really really sick. I couldn't breathe and I had a crazy pain in my back and chest. I thought I was having a heart attack and if you know my family history you know it's not really all that unreasonable of a fear. Nick called the nurse line at 1:00 a.m. and talked to someone. I'm not really sure what she said and Nick said that it didn't really make much sense and it was hard to hear her so it didn't really do any good.
I sat in the bathroom while the shower ran as hot as it would go until it ran out of hot water and then I had my head over the humidifier for awhile. I never did go back to sleep ... I just tried to wait it out until morning because I didn't want to sit in an ER all night.
Our fantastic neighbors took Layla in the morning so we could go to the clinic and I got my diagnosis. Pneumonia and a probable cracked rib which was causing the pain in my back and chest. My symptoms suggested a cracked rib but apparently unless it is pretty severe it doesn't show up on an x-ray. I did get a demonstration with a tongue depressor from my very funny doctor. Either way there is no treatment for a cracked rib so he gave me my meds for the pneumonia and sent me on my way. Did I mention that all of the poking and prodding (swabs up my nostrils and down my throat and checking out my back and chest) was just as uncomfortable as a pap? It was not pleasant.
The antibiotics are already doing their job and the Ibuprofen (now that I'm taking the right amount ... Thanks Kathy!) is taking care of my back. I slept for fourteen pain free hours last night (I did wake up twice to take more Ibuprofen because it really works when you take the right dose ... again ... Thanks Kathy!)
Hopefully I'll be feeling back to normal by Thanksgiving so I can eat the meal that Nick will slave over and then have dessert with my family.