Throat Saga

I was supposed to go to another choir rehearsal last night. I was actually looking forward to it because Kris is out of town and there would be child care so I would have something to occupy my evening and distract me from his absence while not being constantly pulled to and fro with whines and cries of hunger. I had a low fever yesterday and though I honestly felt good enough to go, I didn’t want to be the jerk who spreads sickness along to everyone else. We have assigned seats in the choir loft and I sit right next to a girl named Tania who is a doctor (I think in orthodontics) and I would feel terrible if I gave something like this to her. So I let the boys play outside most of the evening…Okay, I let Owen play outside, Ivan sat in the swing for a while and then I held him as I sat on the ground and talked to Sherri, our next door neighbor. Owen had a blast. He of course cried when we came inside, even though it was completely dark outside and the neighbor boys had gone in, he would have continued playing as long as his body would let him. He was filthy too so he needed a bath and I needed a bath and Ivan probably could have used one too but he can get one today. It is almost 7:00 and they are both still sleeping. I love having quiet mornings to myself. I’ve been waking up early, partly because of not feeling well and partly because of the time change I suppose. I don’t mind as long as I actually have the energy to be up and today I do.

So…back to me and my little bout with my tonsils…I still have a very slight rise in temperature but the body aches are mostly gone. What is interesting to me is how my body tells my brain what I need to get better. Yesterday morning I woke up and thought “I should drink lots of liquids maybe nothing but liquids (oh I can’t due to breastfeeding), NO SUGAR, and I’m going to need to get lots of rest to allow my body to heal.” Now I know those are somewhat common but it was as if my body just laid out a plan for my brain and I knew what I needed to do. Later, I read in my Healthy Healing book the 6 diet and superfood therapy suggestions for tonsillitis are: “1) Go on a 24 hr. or 3 day liquid cleansing diet to clear out body toxins. Then eat only fresh foods for the rest of the week during an attack. Get plenty of vegetable protein for healing. 2) Have lemon juice and water each morning with plenty of other high vitamin C juices throughout the day, such as orange, pineapple, and grape fruit juice. 3) Take a potassium broth or essence once a day 4) Have an onion/garlic broth each day. 5) Avoid sugars, pasteurized dairy products especially, and all junk foods until condition clears. 6) Drink 6-8 glasses of bottled water daily to keep the body flushed.” And in the lifestyle support therapy…”get plenty of bed rest during acute stage” it also said to crush ice and wrap it in a towel to place around your neck and chill the throat. I did that before I went to bed last night. Ouch. Oh…and Tisra, yes it does recommend warm salt water gargles 3 times daily (and there was no mention of a kerosene gargle although I did find this on the internet).