Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Can I Get An "Oh, poor baby..."?

What Hurts When You have a Sinus Infection:

  • Hot liquids
  • Cold liquids
  • Luke warm liquids
  • Brushing your teeth 
  • Mint tooth paste
  • Trying to rinse mint toothpaste out of your mouth because it hurts
  • Chewing
  • The sensation of having your teeth pushed out from the inside
  • Standing up
  • Lying down
  • Trying to sleep sitting up
  • Sleep deprivation
  • Focusing
  • Swallowing horse pill-sized antibiotics 
  • Stomach from antibiotics
  • Stomach from ingesting copious amounts of Advil
  • Touching your face
  • Loud noises
  • Bright lights
  • Eyebrows
  • Cheekbone
  • Sensation of someone trying to push your eye out through the socket
  • Your cheek resting against your jaw
  • Puffing out your cheek so it doesn't rest against your jaw
  • Hot food
  • Cold food
  • Ears
  • Breathing through your mouth


What Doesn't Hurt When You Have a Sinus Infection:

  • Standing under a hot shower with water beating on your face.

12 comments:

  1. Oh, I'm so sorry...sinus infections are so miserable. Here's hoping relief comes soon.

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  2. I can say "Oh MY poor baby!
    Did you try warm cloths onto your face?
    Get Better!

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  3. oh, sinus infections are so painful. Hope you are better soon!

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  4. Poor baby!! ;) Feel better soon!

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  5. Wimp! Er, I mean, "Oh, poor baby!"

    Good God, that almost sounds worse than a migraine.

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  6. Hope you get well soon. Everyone in our house has been sick for two weeks. I can sympathize with a lot of this post.

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  7. How good that you found something that feels good!!! :)

    Being sick and miserable is no fun. Feel better soon!

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  8. Im sorry. That really sucks. I hope you are better real soon!

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  9. Urg. Hopefully you are feeling better.

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  10. When I have one, I should bring a snorkel in the shower so I can stand there longer! Hope you are feeling better by now!

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Stayed for coffee.