Laryngitis

Last Saturday's visit to a second GP confirmed I had laryngitis - infection of the voice box. I thought I felt better by Monday and went to work. But I came home with a running nose instead, and the sore throat persisted. I had difficulty swallowing my food and saliva. I lost my sense of smell, taste and appetite. I was dependant on panadol, anti-inflammatory medication and Strepsil lozenges to work, speak and sleep. A friend who had chemo last year told me she took 3 months to fully recover from a cold, so I felt I had to be patient. 

Yesterday morning, after 2+ weeks, I still woke up with the pain in my throat. I was concerned that it was something far more serious and decided to go back to the GP. She said viral flu can last a little longer! On my way home, I asked myself "where am I with God?" Feeling a bit sorry for myself, I said "Where can I go from your presence God? Good or bad, I cannot run from your presence but I do feel like I have been running on the spot for the past 2 weeks. 

I slept the rest of the day away because the doctor prescribed me with Actifed for the cough. At about 11.30pm, I woke up after too much sleeping during the day - insomnia.  I decided to do what I did last week, youtube. I don't know why I didn't see it then, maybe because my search on Sarah Reeeves was too specific. In yesterday's search, I saw that she had just released her first single "Nowhere" in early April. The chorus of the song goes: "There's nowhere that I can go, There's nowhere that I can hide, When I feel like I'm alone, Your love and my heart collide."

When I was ready to go back to sleep, I brushed my teeth and for some reason I decided to use the enzymatic moisturising mouth wash that the oncologist prescribe to prevent mouth ulcers from developing during chemo. I tried it 2 weeks ago, but it didn't make a difference then. But I tried it again yesterday night, and I felt the soreness leaving and I was able to sleep.

Even though I didn't need it when I was undergoing chemo, I needed it now to moisturise my recovery from laryngitis. Lesson learnt.

Psalm 139: 1 - 8
You have searched me, Lord,
and you know me.
You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue
you, Lord, know it completely.
You hem me in behind and before,
and you lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.