i've got the herx

i'm sick.  again.  probably sicker than i was with all the other colds combined.  however, at least this time i'm sick for a reason, which makes feeling like crap only slightly more tolerable.  after a jaunt to the doctor on thursday,  i was diagnosed with a sinus infection, which has been causing both the intense pressure in my face and all the lovely colds.  i felt more or less fine when i went to see the doctor - i was just simply curious about the pressure pain in my cheeks.  hilariously enough, i started feeling completely shitty after taking the first dose of antibiotic yesterday and have spent the entire day today in bed, so fever-y and disgusting that i don't even want to eat (which means this is very serious business).  apparently, this reaction to antibiotics is call the "herxheimer reaction," and is the parting gift of all the bacteria i am killing with the drugs.  when the antibiotic destroys bacterial cells, they release all their toxins so fast that the body can't handle the deluge of ickiness (i've been doing a lot of internet investigating laid up in bed all day).  therefore, i'm smack in the middle of my body's gigantic inflammatory response to all the dead bacteria.  yummy.

i've never been a very good patient, because i'm a cry baby, so i'm hoping i get better soon or luke will probably totally lose his gourd.