So, a few people have asked how I am and if I'm feeling better.Thank you .
Basically the answer I'm afraid is no !
Some will know as I have mentioned it before but I have suffered with sinus problems pretty much all of my adult life (And that's quite some time π)
This particular episode started on 27th November, the day of Tim's run .
I was sneezing all night long and woke up with a really bad headache.
I have a steroid nasal spray that I hadn't needed for some time so started to use it again and with occasional paracetamol this kept things under control for a couple of weeks, then it started to get worse with constant severe headaches around my forehead and behind my eyes which paracetamol just wouldn't touch , the pressure was unbearable so the Sunday before Christmas I called 111 at 11:50 am , after 1.5 hours on hold the call was picked up by a call handler who took lots of details and told me I would get a call back from a clinician later !
This call came at 8:50 pm !
I was asked all the same questions again and then told a doctor would call me back within the hour.
I did not get that call back.
Monday morning I rang my doctors and managed to get an emergency appointment 2 hours later .
I was examined and given a 6 day course of antibiotics and Codeine to be taken with paracetamol for the pain .
This approach seemed to be working within a few days, then after a couple of days after finishing the antibiotics it started to get worse again .
So today (29th Dec) one month since this flare up started I was on the phone again to the doctor's who have basically doubled the dose of my nasal spray and given me another 5 days of different antibiotics (Phenoxymethylpenicillin)
It's a high dose of 500mg 4x a day !
And a referral to ENT .
So, that's where we are at the moment .
The running unfortunately is of course on hold yet again !
I'm really hoping that I can get running again early into the new year fingers crossed π€π€π€