sick as a dog

I hate this. Every couple of months I get miserably ill with a wicked sinus infection, sore throat, cough, earache and headache. I've been sick since I went to bed on Sunday night. I have done the neti pot thing twice, and both times gotten huge green gobs of ick flowing out of my nose. And I *hate* the neti pot. This morning I was so stopped up that I could hardly even get it to work.

I have this weird feeling of panic when I'm eating or drinking since I can't breathe through my nose. Like I'm going to choke to death or something. I couldn't sleep last night, despite taking sleeping pills, and today I'm exhausted but I still can't sleep. And I can't do much of anything else either - my body just goes, "Whoa! What do you think you're doing? Putting away dishes? I don't think so. A little light-headedness should get you right back on the couch where you belong. There now. Isn't that better for all of us?"

I just need someone to drill a hole into my sinus cavities and suck it all out. What sweet relief that would be. (How bad a day is it when you're fantasizing about someone taking a power drill to your face???)