Cold Season Makes Me Nervous

I woke up today, sick. I have been feeling the sore throat tickle the past couple days but was hoping to stave this off. No such luck to be had here. I knew this extreme weather change would do me no good as I have had the internal shakes ever since the change (a week and a half?). Temperature changes aren't normally great for POTSies and I feel worst so for hyper POTS patients with the high and low bp (blood pressure) problems. 

I feel congested, the good old post nasal drip and the dry throat. Colds aren't too bad for me as they are nothing in comparison to the other illness stuff but they make me nervous. I have not officially been diagnosed with MCD - Mast Cell Disorder but the POTS specialist and the Immunologist said it is very likely that I have it. Basically I have a clinical diagnosis. I am prone to all kinds of problems after getting a basic common cold. I chronically get pneumonia and bronchitis above all but I also get chronic sinus, chest infections, strep throat etc. When I get these it flares up my POTS and other illnesses to an extreme. I am incapable of much of anything when I get to that point. It's awful.

I was suppose to go today for a follow up with the gastroenterologist but it was a 10am appointment, I live 2 hours away, it's freezing outside and we've had a lot of snow lately and I regretfully had to cancel. I push myself all the time in everything. I'm a perfectionist (a huge flaw of mine for the most part) and constantly strive to do everything and do it well. This means I try to shove whatever I can into my day. All my disorders/illnesses make me rethink my life, forcibly. So today I am staying at home and seeing if I can get better. Now not getting any work done and relaxing might be too much to ask of myself. So I'm hoping to help a bit with my bf's business, post more on the house blog, obviously post this, look at my thesis and maybe sort out some Christmas crafts to sell. Worst comes to worst if I can't move from this bed all day, I shall make more scarves as the needles, yarn etc. are in reach. 

Wish me luck. I think I need it.

Sick face silly face selfie