The Case Of The Sickies

I'm pretty sure this might be the most my family has ever been sick. No joke. Back in the fall Dominick came down with the flu. We didn't realize it was the flu at the time because it was a 24 hour bug. Come to find out it was going around base and quickly. By the end of the weekend Ryan was super, super sick too. Thankfully, the rest of the house didn't get it.

Then while Ryan was in ALS he ended up getting the flu once more. He told me he thought it was food poisoning, but I knew it wasn't. We had all had the same foods and nothing was different. Off to the quarantined room he went. This time nobody but Ryan got sick. I cleaned our house and disinfected it to the max.

Right before we went to Michigan Dominick came down with an ear infection. He was on an antibiotic for that and took the last dose as soon as we landed. While we were there he was having a rough time and just not bouncing back. We took him to the ER and they said he looked great, a couple days later we took him to a pediatricians office and sure enough he had a double ear infection (so bad there were blisters in his poor ear). Can you imagine how mad I was at the doctor from the ER? We got a second dose of antibiotics and headed back to CA.

Once we got back to CA the poor guy got a horrible diaper rash that turned into a yeast infection from his antibiotics. We were just getting that cleared up and Ryan comes back home with...the flu! The fourth time since June. FOUR times! Since he is active duty it is mandatory for him to get the flu shot every year. Clearly he has the worst luck ever and is once again quarantined to the guest bedroom.

As for me I wasn't lucky this time. Thankfully, I don't have the flu, but I did bring a cold back from Michigan that is still lingering. It got a little better and then turned it's ugly head. Monday morning I woke with a sore throat and a cough and it felt like I was starting back at square one. Monday night I woke up at 1:30 with a sore throat I even contemplated going to Urgent Care it was THAT BAD. Tuesday I called in sick and rested. I also made a dr's appointment where I was told I have a viral infection and it's starting over again. Sweet. She said in about two weeks I should start feeling better. No joke.

To say I'm ready for our house to be healthy again is a complete understatement. Instead of starting the new year in the gym and on the right track we are starting our new year in bed by 8 and sick. Here's to next month!