u/tiredafi

I would really like to replace the duvet cover i have as funny enough, it is a bootleg hello Kitty duvet that I think is around 30 years old and I have stitched it back together way too many times. I have been looking the past couple of years for a Rilakkuma duvet cover /quilt but have never found one that that fit the dimensions of a north american queen bed which makes sense, but I would love if one existed. if anyone has any leads that would be awesome thank you so much 🙏

Hi internet parents i have had quite the month.

At the beginning of the month, I 24F flew home to another province for minor dental surgery, but between healing and complications, I ended up being gone for two weeks and spent most of that time indoors recovering.

then, two days after I finally got back home, I suddenly developed a really sore throat and a runny nose. Since then, I have lost my voice, dealt with constant nasal congestion, and eventually ended up with an ear infection. I have not had a fever, chest pain, or a cough.

I have been doing everything I can to get better. I have been taking Mucinex, Tylenol Cold and Flu, and Sudafed for the last couple of days. I have been drinking lots of tea, water, and electrolytes, using a neti pot, and sleeping propped up, but it feels like nothing has helped.

I have also been covid testing using new tests, and every test has been negative (nose and throat swab). I did go to the doctor, and they prescribed antibiotics for the ear infection but my chest sounded fine, my temperature was normal, and they said that I was already doing everything they would recommend.

I work a hybrid job and when I was approved for my dental surgery, my work said remote work was fine as long as it did not become a long term arrangement. However, because of my prolonged sickness, I still have not returned to the office. I have kept them updated, and I am staying home both for my own sake and out of consideration for others, but it has almost been a month at this point and I feel incredibly guilty because none of this is intentional and if I was feeling better I would just go to the office!

What’s getting to me the most is it feels like my recovery and time inside keeps doubling and every time I think I am finally getting better, something else flares up or lingers. Normally when I get sick, I am better within a week but this has been going on for much longer, and I do not understand why.

I feel cooped up, isolated, and stuck in this strange middle ground where I am probably not contagious, but I also do not feel well enough to get back to normal life. When I tried talking to my parents about it, they basically responded with, "Everyone hates being sick too."

Tonight, on day 9 of my illness symptoms while lying down, I noticed my throat burning again after a few days of improvement, and I just felt defeated. I am so frustrated. I do not even know what I am looking for by posting this. I think I just needed to tell someone how exhausted I am.

I just really do not want to keep doing this (being sick). I just want to feel better but i don’t know why im not getting better.