Life pro tip. Avoid sinus infections. I’d rate them 0/10.
That’s right. Due to this lingering infection, I’ve got nothing made this week, for the second week in a row in fact. I woke up on Fathers day to the room spinning like I was drunk, but minus all the fun and my head feeling like it was in a vise grip, along with constant vertigo! I ended up spending the next 2 days in bed before coming back from the cape (because of course we were down there when all this happened). A trip to my doctor confirmed that A) I was not having a stroke, and B) I had a pretty nasty sinus infection and put me on antibiotics. The first round expired last Sunday but I was still feeling the effects afterwards so I got another weeks worth which will finish up this weekend.
Suffice to say I have not had any booze these last two weeks since antibiotics and alcohol don’t really mix too well. Which is super unfortunate because right before I got sick, BFC sent me this nice care package:
That is some cherry heering, and some quality sweet vermouth. I’ve had that before, but need to start stocking it on the regular clearly. Now I had big plans for the heering. I was going to re-make a Remember The Maine, which was one of the first drinks I made in this column. I used maraschino liqueur instead so it wasn’t quite the same. Figures now I can do it properly and I’m unable to do so, at least temporarily.
Thankfully I’m about 95% better. The constant vertigo is gone, and has been for days now. I just have lingering sinus pressure that still affects my balance slightly when I’m walking around (THANKS INNER EAR!). Next week I’ll be back to my regular self and making some tasty cocktails.
(Banner image courtesy Matthew Tetrault Photography)
Yeah BFC really is the best, isn’t he?
Ok now how do we log back out of burner accounts?
I think I gave myself this when I whacked my head against a tree branch.
https://www.pennmedicine.org/for-patients-and-visitors/patient-information/conditions-treated-a-to-z/benign-positional-vertigo
Turning my head a certain way spins my gyros. It’s getting better.
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Feel better. The inner ear infections are fucking awful. Like constantly being sea sick and not being able to get off the boat.
Right? The balance issue is slowly going away. More when I move my head a lot while walking it throws me off. Its annoying as fuck
Forgot to mention the ear isnt infected thankfully, but (as my dr informed me) It can’t drain into my sinus so thats what fucks up the balance
Most sick I have ever been was a sinus infection which made the flight to get back home sheer torture. The only silver lining was not being able to hear the people beside me for the entire flight.
THIS GUY SHARKBAIT I CALL HIM THE SITTING PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BECAUSE HE’S EXPERIENCING CONSTANT VERTIGO, IT FEELS LIKE HIS HEAD IS IN A VICE GRIP, AND HE’S ACCEPTING GIFTS FROM ALL AROUND THE GLOBE BUT HE’LL BE BACK NEXT WEEK BECAUSE THE ONE THING WE CAN SAY FOR SURE IS THAT HE ISN’T HAVING A STROKE SPECIFICALLY AND THAT’S GOOD ENOUGH FOR MY SUPPORT!
If only I was the president.
A liberal bartender? Yeah, you got my vote.
[shuffles off, kicks rock] – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez