Can I please catch a break?

I have been sick for more than 2 weeks. It all started with a hacking cough. I haven't slept more than 3 or 4 hours at a time because I wake up coughing so bad and can't stop! No other symptoms, just coughing. I tried cough syrup to no avail, so I have just had to put up with it. My ribs hurt!

Then about a week into the coughing spells, I get a UTI. It got so bad that I actually went to the ER because I started freaking out a little bit over one of the symptoms that I will not reveal as it is probably TMI. So, I get the antibiotic and go on my way. Now, mind you, I have had kidney stones in the past, so when I was talking to the doctor he kept asking me if I had pain in my back, as that would indicate more stones. To tell the truth, I have had pain in the kidney area of my back ever since I had my gallbladder out 3 years ago, but, of course, that particular day...no pain! So, he sends me on my way and says, if I get a fever and the pain comes back that I should probably come back. Guess what....the pain came with a vengeance about 3 days later. Now, since I have had stones in the past, I know what it feels like. This is NOT the same. So, now, I am debating whether to go see a doctor now, 5 days before I leave for China, or wait till I get back. Hmmmm...I think I'll wait. I've put up with it this long, I guess I can wait another couple of weeks.

So, I start feeling better from the UTI, and here's come the reason for the title....I wake up this morning completely congested! Come on...Can I please catch a break? I have been resting and resting for the last 2 weeks, knowing full well, I need to get on a plane for 15 hours next week. I have been trying so well to get better and I just can't catch a break. Just my luck! Oh, and if you're still wondering about the coughing....it hasn't stopped. It isn't as severe, but I still wake up coughing 3 or 4 times a night, and if I get talking too much, I start coughing so bad.

Oh...and while I'm on trying to catch a break....Have you heard about the worst snow storm in 50 years happening in China??? Yep, of course this would happen in the few weeks prior to our once in a lifetime trip we have planned! Oh well, it is my mission that Aspen and Sierra have the most fun and educational trip of their lives!! Nothing, not even a little snowstorm can distract me from that goal. Aspen, Sierra and I leave Tuesday night for Chicago and fly out Wednesday morning for Shanghai!

Come on now...Can I PLEASE catch a break?!?