[[flat-out complaining alert]]
i went to the dr. last week for a checkup, and mentioned my stuffy nose - unless i take claritin d daily, i can't breathe through my nose at all, and it's been like this for over a year. he said that for chronic stuffy nose (sounds like a relative of ibs, diagnostically) i should be on steroid nose spray. he gave me a couple of bottles, and i read all of the included materials - i wasn't psyched when i heard 'steroid,' but everything seemed fine.
it worked pretty well, except for a bad taste in the back of my throat for a minute after spraying, but a few days ago i noticed a sore throat, and weird taste in the back of my mouth - felt related to the way i feel right before getting a bad cold. but the cold never came, and the throat-yuckiness lingered. i realized it could be the nose spray dripping post-nasal and drying out the back of my throat, so i stopped taking it and went back to claritin, to see if the throat thing cleared up.
it's been three days, and i still feel *gross.* my voice is hoarse, i still have a weird taste in my mouth, and it just hurts. not super-painful, just irritated and scratchy. tea, ricola, and popsicles help, but boo.  i just feel yucky and annoyed.
okay, done complaining now. thanks for reading. 
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jaime
ibs-a (mostly d) // vegetarian
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