Non-Stop Fun!

[kyra_ojosverdes]

I woke during the night, feeling like there was something caught in my throat. Something big that wanted to get out. (Not pleasant, no.) Becoming awake enough to reason that since I hadn't swallowed anything living, nothing could possibly be trying to climb out of my throat, I coughed and gagged for a bit, then checked the mirror and realized that the tissue at the back of my throat (as well as the rest of my neck) had swollen to an alarming degree. I struggled to swallow some water, managed to get a couple of ibuprofen tablets down, and had to find a sleeping position that would keep my airway open. For a couple hours, I considered leaving a message on Renfroe's work phone, asking him to please call and check on me when he got in... just in case I did, in fact, stop breathing in the night. I thought about calling Chuck, who would probably still be up. I decided to give it another hour, since it was nearly dawn and everything looks better after dawn.

I slept fitfully, waking about every 45 minutes to assure myself that though it felt like I was choking, I was not in fact, in any danger, so my heart could stop racing, thank you, my adrenaline levels could drop, and I could choke down some more water and go back to sleep. The ibuprofen has gradually helped the swelling a bit, and I'm now able to eat soup. My airway is completely clear now... I was wheezing pretty badly for a few hours there. (Yes, if not for the fact that I'm hypothyroid, I'd have been panicking, as I assume most normal people would on discovering that they can barely swallow water and are struggling a bit to breathe.)

I called Renfroe around noon, to tell him I'd like to cancel my request for an iodine-laden cheeseburger, due to the fact that water was about all I could manage to swallow. We laughed at the irony. Fucking irony.

Ahhh, yes. Always interesting. *rolls eyes* The swelling in my salivary glands has gone down, so that's a good thing. It gives me hope that the swelling in the rest of my neck will also go away soon.

Comments

ACK!

[mindscat.livejournal.com]

sending you many, many good and 'neck swelling go-away' vibes. :D

Re: ACK!

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

The swelling is still gradually but steadily decreasing... I'm staying on the ibuprofen to encourage that trend!

At the moment, I'm eating eggs over easy, cooked in butter. Ahhhhhhhh, bliss.