Flu and thyroid update, TV, a shameless plug, and cereal

[annathepiper]

The bad news is, I'm not over the cough yet. The good news, however, is that the Delsym seems to be helping. My coughs are slowly becoming less frequent, and the times I do cough seem to be feeling like stuff is getting shaken loose, so hopefully I won't have to be dealing with this too much longer.

I think I must have burned through the leftover naturally produced thyroid hormone in my system, because over the last few days I've seen a noticeable increase in various little symptoms that suggest I'm under par with the hormone right now. I'm supposed to stay at 75mcg till a week from Tuesday, at which point I ramp up to 100mcg, though I'm rather tempted to call up the endoc and ask her if I can ramp up earlier. My weight's gone up to the point where I was pretty much at the beginning of this year, which is Extremely Irritating. I'm sure part of this is because I've been knocked flat on my ass by this stupid flu, but weight gain is also one of the symptoms of hypothyroidism. So I need to take care of both of these problems, I think, before I'll really know what's going on. Bah.

Yesterday I mostly spent dozing, playing Nethack, watching TV (we're closing in on being caught up on season 1 of Lost, and we should be on track for the season 2 premiere this Wednesday), and reading (still working through Pattern Recognition). This afternoon, mamishka is coming over to get caught up on BSG and the pilot of Bones, and if we have time and interest, we'll start on Charlie Jade as well. This should be fun. I've bought kettle corn from the Farmer's Market as a TV-watching snack!

And speaking of Meems, time for a shameless plug! Those of you who have both of us Friended should already know this, but for those of you who don't and who are Firefly fans, Meems' episode guide for Firefly is now OUT! Check out her post on her journal about it, here. It's her own little independent episode guide, providing an overview of the universe, episode summaries, translations of various bits of Chinese dialogue, and her own critiques on the various episodes.

Also, I would like to note a simultaneously amusing and scary innovation in the land of cereal: chocolate Lucky Charms. spazzkat bought some, and I tried it. That stuff's even scarier than the normal Lucky Charms, and I say this as someone with a major sweet tooth for that particular cereal. ;)

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[peregrine-ek.livejournal.com]

Ack. No one should have to go through what you are going through.

{{ Hugs and Get Well Vibes }}

[annathepiper]

Awww, thank you. Much appreciated. :)