Josh and Becca Thrap and Family

Yes, I have been struck down with strep throat. It has kept me more or less in bed since Friday night. I had a late dinner Friday then Josh and I watched some tv, my throat started to bother me, but it felt more like something was caught in it causing irritation and since I am the queen of getting things caught in my throat, I tried washing it down but when it staretd feeling actually painful I went to bed. I couldn’t sleep. Every time I had to swallow I would wince with pain. During the few fleeting moments of sleep that I did manage to get I had a dream that I was carrying around a bottle of chloraseptic spray and constantly spraying it into my mouth which would then feel numb for a fraction of a second and then hurt again so I kept spraying. At 5 am I couldn’t take it anymore so Josh called the First Nurse hotline and she recommended that we go to the emergency room just in case… So Josh’s sister Jenny came over at about 5:30 am to stay with the kids and Josh took me to the emergency room in Des Moines. Long story short–too late, they swabbed and tested and treated me for strep. It wasn’t until we were almost home that it really hit me with the fever and the body aches and exhaustion. It really knocked me out. On Sunday, I was only able to stay awake in half hour increments. Yesterday was better, I was up a couple hours between naps. Today so far I have not napped, but I do feel slightly woozy–will probably nap soon. I did get to watch some great History channel shows. Wow, ok, losing lucidity. Will post more later.