23 days and still counting...

This morning, I went to the doctor because I have been sick since Valentine's Day and I was well past my 7-10 day mark of waiting to pay for a doctor visit (since most viruses last 7-14 days). Since I've now been sick for 23 days (!!!) - I finally decided that it was worth my $25 co-pay to go see the doctor. I got up early since I knew we had a busy day today and - surprise, surprise - there was not a lot he can do for me (gggrrr!!!). THIS is why I HATE going to the doctor - whether it's been 14 days or not! :( Oh - and he said to prepare myself for up to another 2 weeks more of coughing - FABULOUS! I cannot wait...sign me up.

My ribs are SO SORE from coughing for the past 3+ weeks - it's almost more than I can bear. He said if Advil didn't help, he'd give me a prescription pain killer to help with that. I have tried every kind of cough suppressant out there - OTC and Rx - and nothing is working. He did fax another cough suppressant Rx to the pharmacy - but again - do I want to waste another $25?! (I have not picked it up yet...not sure if I will or not?!)

In case you haven't had enough of my complaining, here's a little bit more before I tell you about the rest of our day today:

BREATHING makes me cough - it's ridiculous! And now, thanks to my SUPER sore ribs, even breathing HURTS - seriously. I tried laying on my side on the carpet tonight to play with Charlie & the kids tonight - OH MY! That hurt soooooo bad...I think my mother-in-law could be right...I may have torn some muscles in there...I have been coughing really, really hard for a long time...UGH!!

CAN WE *PLEEEEEASE GO TO HAWAII NOW?!* IS FLU SEASON OVER YET?!

Depsite my waste of $25 bucks this morning on a doctor appointment...the rest of the day was fun. Mr. G had a basketball game this morning. Those are always fun to go to. Here is my crazy husband playing with Ms. P's cheerleader pom-poms:

My brother was able to come to today's game, too so that was neat: