False alarm

I’m not normally a hypochondriac but kind of went overboard a little with the sore throat thing.  I looked on line for some of my symptoms, well the one that concerned me the most-swollen uvula.  To be honest I misnamed the “piece of tissue” and was corrected by my beloved to its name.  I google swollen uvula and the causes there of.  Here’s the culprits of my ailment:  dry mouth, dehydration and could be viral or bacterial infection (because my lymph glands are like golf balls).  Since I detest going to the doctor this is the world I live in. 

There ya have it.  How does one get ride of swollen uvula you ask?  Lots of warm liquids to rehydrate, sleep on your side, don’t be a mouth breather while sleeping, suck on lots of cough drops (lemon/honey) and the ole stand bye ibuprofen!  So glad I didn’t go by a bunch of herbs this go round.  I did however, buy some teas and will make some yummy home made chicken soup.

What did we learn from this adventure?  When I sleep on my back I’m a mouth breather and don’t drink enough water.  Cotton mouth is got to be the worst on top of a swollen uvula!  I could hardly swallow!  Normally I sleep on my side but chose to lay backside in effort to alleviate shoulder pain from curling up in a ball!  I just can’t win!  Looks like I’ll have to deal with pain no matter what I do!

~ by itsjustmythang on January 22, 2009.