Puffs Plus indeed...

So let me tell you about my yesterday.  My sinus issue had hit an all-time high (or low I guess you could say) and I decided that I really needed to just suck it up and call the doctor.  The nurse I talked to squeezed me in at 4:30--a time that was perfect because I only had to leave the office an hour earlier than usual.  I got there at 4:20 and they called me back immediately.  Wonderful!  And then i sat in that stark examining room, sitting on a VERY uncomfortable chair with nothing to do but concentrate on the fact that I could not breathe through my nose and that my face had more pressure in it than the tires on my car for a total of 39 minutes!!! 

I can hear the doctor's voice right outside the door, teasing me with how close he was to my room.   I began to panic, thinking I had been forgotten, and wondering if all the lights would be shut off and I'd be locked in for the night.  I was just about to get up and check to see if anyone remembered the poor girl in the back room when the doctor finally came in. 

Conclusion: sinus infection.  Yep.  At least I'm on antiobiotics now so hopefully it won't be too long before i can taste and smell again.  Doesn't that just stink?  I'd already lost the ability to breathe or speak like a normal person but then, to add insult to injury, I have completely lost my ability to taste anything or smell anything.  The not being able to smell part could come in handy for certain situations (going in a public restroom, the guy who wears too much cologne, my husband after eating, etc.) but the not being able to taste part is just mean!  It's a slap in the face to the girl in a life change. 

If I had to find a silver lining--and it's hard, trust me--it's that I didn't over eat at all this week.  I ate just until I got full and then I was done.  And guess what?!  I lost five pounds!  That's right, at last night's weigh-in, when I was hoping (fingers crossed and everthing) that I had at least not gained, I actually lost.  My grand total is 21 pounds!  And I put on a pair of pants I haven't worn in two years yesterday.  I wish you could see my smile right now.  It's obnoxiously huge.  It makes having a sinus infection almost better.  Almost. 

Ok, off to blow my nose.  Again.