I'm baaaaaack!

It's still hard for me to believe that I am as old as I am -- until I get sick. Not even really sick, just "off". Which I've been for nearly two weeks.

A couple-three weeks ago, I ran out of Zyrtek, an allergy med I take year around. I have this online, mail-order prescription plan that saves me a ton of money but I have to stay on top of when to reorder a new 3-month supply for any given drug -- and I was not diligent. If you feel younger than you are, you tend to forget drug management until you open the medicine cabinet twice a day to get toothpaste! (I guess I need a laptop in th bathroom so I don't forget.)

So I ordered some and waited. I noticed that when I played bridge that Friday and the following Monday that I didn't have to visit the men's room more than once in each 3-1/2 hour session. (I said I was old, right?) Hmmmm. And one night I noticed that I could lie comfortably in bed in any position. Previously, certain positions were completely untenable. Double-hmmm!

Now, with my wonderful engineering education, I immediately decided not to jump to conclusions and started taking Zyrtek again to see if the peeing and pain would come back -- NOT!! Are you kidding??? Man, I'm off Zyrtek!!

But about two weeks ago, I started a little cough. Just a little one. And then I got tired. And then my wife said, "Go to the doctor or sleep in the guest room!" (She didn't really say that!) But the master bedroom has the 42" HD TV and the guest room has no TV, so I called the doctor who examined me and said, "Looks like irritation caused by post-nasal drip. You have allergies, right?" Grrrr. However, he was sympathetic when I told him my Zyrtek experience and gave me some Singular samples. And I'm getting better! I did notice that there were two uncomfortable positions in bed last night, but the prostate is still happy and the cough is almost gone!!

We're going to Boston for our granddaughter's fourth birthday this weekend. The pit bull and rottweiler will stay home.