Being sick is the worst!

Honestly though, for the past couple of days, I have had a horrible cold. It started off with a really bad sore throat that lasted for two days (and I told myself if I had it for one more day, I would go to the clinic), then Friday my throat didn't hurt at all and suddenly my nose was constantly running like a faucet and my lymph nodes in my neck were really swollen and tender (which, thanks to the nursing program, I am now able to palpate). Also, my sinuses were causing so much pressure in my head, I had a near-constant head ache.  My nose is still red and scaly in recovery (gross, I know). I had to call into work sick the next day (Saturday) after closing the night before until 2 am. I felt guilty, but I felt even sicker, so whatevs. And then Sunday I woke up and my nose wasn't really bothering me that much anymore; instead, my chest was acting up and my voice started to go. It was like the cold was slowly targeting each part of my body; next would be my blood, then my heart, then...I would die. So I called in sick to work yesterday too. :( No money for Allison. But I actually feel a lot better today, and I know that I would have been miserable if I had gone to work.

So yeah, that was my weekend. It consisted of me watching Community on Netflix (GREAT show, by the way) and laying in bed being all sick and stuff. When I finally was feeling well enough to shower, it felt great. Tomorrow I have an OSCE, which is pretty much this really intimidating nursing exam where you go into this room with a standardized patient (actor/actress), an examiner, and a camera up in the corner of the ceiling and you pretty much have 25 minutes to go through an assessment on the patient, as though they are an actual patient. Also, you don't know what their reason for care (what is wrong with the patient) beforehand, so you have to know EVERYTHING (which is just like any other test, I suppose). I have been practicing with classmates and family members non stop and I feel like I know my stuff, but I can't help but feel really nervous still. Once this exam is done, I really just have to study for my other written exams, which I am not foreseeing to be too hard considering we just had midterms not too long ago. But yeah, next couple of days will be me primarily being lazy while I can and then studying when I absolutely have to. Tonight, my brother let me practice both an eye and then a head and neck exam on him, which helped...I sincerely hope I don't forget anything! And in school today, I got to go through literally every system with my classmates, which was good. When my mum finishes watching the news I will be able to practice the final two systems on her and then I am calling it a night for OSCEs.

Oh yeah! And then tomorrow for my Anatomy lab, we get to do blood testing! Just like in the Twilight book (don't judge me)! I already know that I am AB+ (the ultimate universal receiver), but it should be interesting to actually test it myself. I'm quite excited. Although shortly afterwards, I will be crapping my pants because I will be so nervous about my OSCE. I can't wait until it's over and done with. Gahhh.

I want Christmas break to be here NOWWW!