Got to bed early last night around 11:30. Unfortunately, I woke up at 4am, was coughing...so much fluid. Had to take my inhaler. When I was done - my chest hurt like I'd coughed up a lung. Couldn't get back to sleep so I just lay in bed until 630 then took some meds and felt ok so I went to work.

Around 3pm, I started coughing again. I was in one of the instrument rooms analysing a sample so I was trying to suppress the urge to cough. Big mistake. I had to run to the bathroom...tears started streaming down my face...really long fits of coughing. Guess most of the meds I took earlier were completely gone from my system. Took my inhaler and decongestant. Still felt kind of ill. That's when my voice started becoming hoarse again. It had gotten better since Sun even though my throat has been sore the whole time. So I left work just before 4pm-dead early for me, most fri I'm there till at least 5 or 530.

Couldn't sing tonight-too hoarse and when I talk/sing, I start coughing. Still went and just enjoyed the service. Depends on how I feel tomorrow night if I'll go to the vigil Mass. If not I'll just try for Easter Sun. It always feels kinda weird when I sit in the pews with the congregation since I'm so used to sitting with the choir (we have pews behind the altar). Plus it's like I learned all those pieces of music for nothing if I don't get to perform them. Most of the pieces we're doing Sat night are repeated on Sun so I won't miss too much if I only feel up to going on Sun.

Will most likely go to C&T's for Sun brunch. Have to do serious cleaning and laundry. Kitchen's a mess but I'm too tired to take care of it tonight. Tomorrow'll be here soon enough. Definitely going to bed in a little bit. Got to do the stupid gargling (which does actually relieve some of the irritation in my throat).

If I still have this stupid sore throat which seems to have progressed instead of going away then I'm calling the doc again. Don't think I really need antibiotics. Usually I have a feeling for whether or not I do. A couple people left work early today, one from my lab b/c they were coughing and had runny noses etc. Maybe I've just become reinfected with another virus. C was saying that maybe it was bird flu :)

I wouldn't wish whatever it is I've got on my worst enemy. It sucks.