Pain is a sneaky foe; my personal threshold for it varies wildly. To claim I can handle more than the next person reads well, but it is a lie. Brand me average, momma. I’m straight C’s in the pain tolerance department. <\/p>\n
When and where pain erupts, matters more to me than the actual discomfort. Context is also the primary factor in triage, and determines whether any corrective action is necessary. A Charley horse at five AM merits instant treatment. It gets my attention because that sort of ailment interrupts sleep. Like a eight-year-old cranked on refined sugar, a severe muscle pull will not be ignored.<\/p>\n
However, a sore throat that runs twelve days \u00e2\u20ac\u201c growing more intense daily – a ringing in both ears, and a constant state of dizziness, I ignore. Or, for those bound by grammar, I ignored. I denied those symptoms existed. At least until the ringing reached a point where eavesdropping on nearby tables in restaurants became impossible. Actually, hearing people seated at my table was difficult. I smiled and laughed my way through the rough patches. Perhaps, I said something appropriate. Maybe not, though.<\/p>\n
And so, I visited a local Doc-in-a-Box. She discovered fluid in both ears and a bacterial infection. A very unglamorous diagnosis. She scribbled a prescription for antibiotics, anti-histamines and ear drops, and wished me luck. Excellent work for ninety-seconds.<\/p>\n
Well, one side benefit of the treatment, concentrating at the keyboard is much easier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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