Turning a corner?

I think maybe I turned a corner this morning. My cough is a lot more conisistant but things have started draining leaving me with a...uh..productive cough and nose blowing bonanza. I still was running a mild fever last night and I feel crappy still this morning but maybe a bit improved. My throat is starting to hurt less at last. Last night I had a tummy ache that initiated a panic attack because I couldn't pin point where I hurt. I think I felt like a horse with colic. I had to get up and move around, bend over, twist, turn... eventually it hurt a bit less but said panic attack had set in and my heart was racing so I opted for reading a book for a while. It ended up being 2 am before I could sleep. I've been taking Dayquil religiously and my cough is pretty good at waking me up when it's time for the next dose. However, I don't remember taking a dose between 2:30 and 10:00 when my parents called to check on me (a daily occurance and sometimes several times a day since I've been sick) I finally feel like I got some sleep...although I do remember waking several times. My kitties have been really cuddly- I think animals can tell when you don't feel well. Whatever the reason it always makes me smile when I wake up and Puddin is stretched along the length of my arm with his head leaning on my hand. I'm fairly certain I'm not trained to give kitty pettings while I sleep but it doesn't stop him from trying.

Unfortunately, all this time off is eating through my vacation time and I may not be able to spend a week with my brother and SIL. I still hope to spend a long weekend though. It may turn out for the better...My brother and I still have our fits and starts and being locked together in a house for so many days with only Tami to mediate might not be the best. Both of them will have to work anyway so a week might not have been all that interesting without a car to travel in. Ah well. I'll have to see what I can do when I'm done being sick.

Tomorrow is baronial birthday bash and I had planned to go but I'm thinking I probably won't be up to it. It's a bummer because it's usually a nice laid back event. Still I have to do what's best for my health.