[mattglet]

Don't worry everyone, I didn't pull a preakness. I'm still here.

I went to urgent care this morning, I was really hoping they were going to diagnose an ear infection and call it a day. Sadly, no.

They have no idea what's wrong. No fever, no ear infection, no covid - their best guess is an irritated nerve that might be a precursor to shingles. kcuf if I know. I took a sick day from work and mostly kept away from the internet to get some rest. I slept 9 hours last night for the first time in like 10 years.

Every 20 seconds I feel like someone is stabbing me in the side of the head and it literally makes me wince with pain each time. Thankfully 400mg of advil keeps it at bay. So I'm enjoying a cocktail of Zyrtec, Flonase (allergy meds to keep those things out of the equation), and Advil. I'll give it a couple of days and then if it's not better I'll have to see what a real doctor can figure out.