Illness and annoyance...hand in hand

So, during my Thanksgiving trip I picked up some sort of cold/sinus crap. Normally I just use over-the-counter stuff and let it play out but this time I went to the doctor because I was feeling really crappy! Now that I am getting better and the fog in my brain is starting to clear I have begun to think about all the dumb stuff that people say/do when you are not feeling well. For example, why does the doctor enter the room and say "How are you feeling today?" shouldn't she says something more along the lines of "What problems are you having today?" because it has already been established that you feel like shit...otherwise why would you be in her office with a nose as red as rudolphs and sound like you just smoked 3 packs of cigarettes?

Then you have to face the co-workers...you know the ones that have to know if you are contagious because of course they are bound to catch it and BLAME you for it instead of oh, maybe WASHING THEIR HANDS? It isn't like you scraped the inside of your nose and rubbed it on them! This goes with the disclaimer that we are all adults and should know that when we cough you cover your mouth and when you sneeze, use a tissue. I have one particular co-worker that stated "You sound snotty" WOW....yes rocket scientist....its called a sinus infection aka I have enough crap in my nose to cover you head to toe if I decided to forego that tissue.

Oh, and why does everyone keep asking how you are feeling? Uh, like crap! See the red eyes, hear the coughing? Those aren't signs of me feeling like skipping down the street singing Christmas carols anytime in the next 2 days. This goes for moms too...my mother has called me 2-3 times a day since she found out I was sick just to see "How you are feeling?" I'd be feeling a lot better if the phone would stop ringing so I could get some freaking sleep!

So....there you have it, my views on being sick. Now I am going to go pop some more pills and get back to work...have a great day and leave my sick ass ALONE!